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support – leadership and a desire to do the right thing have been at the heart of Scotland’s devolved government,The UN conventions must also sit at the heart of the Programme for Government and drive how the Budget,This must continue to be challenged by the Scottish Government, political parties and wider civic society,We urge the Scottish Government to arrange an urgent convention to consider how civic society, public,services, communities and all levels of government can collectively prepare for these cuts.

How can we work with our elected representatives and Government officials to ensure that one area of

this would be to insert a Freedom of Information clause into all contractual relationships between government,on charities and social enterprises and would discriminate against them in respect of their non-government,We welcome that the factors outlined by the Scottish Government give consideration to whether coverage,We note Nicola Sturgeon MSP’s comments to the Local Government Committee in 2013: ‘I expect to open consultation,As Arms-Length External Organisations in their governance, funding and services delivered are essentially

followed shortly afterwards by the announcement of an informal Scottish review by the Scottish Government,SCVO was asked by Scottish Government to carry out this informal review.,(iv) funding from organizations - donations from regulatory sources (government agencies); (v) funding,This all needs government backing and perhaps a fundraising regulator needs to sit alongside OSCR more,have access to the support and resources that are being eroded shamefully by this present Tory Government

the existing clauses will serve to reduce the policy autonomy which current and future Scottish Governments,We ask the Committee to question UK Government officials and ministers about any impact assessment of,Some of the blame for this lies with the UK Government, the current neo-liberal economic approach and,Scottish Government), is effective.,The First Minister has committed her government to being open and transparent.

Assisted Digital Services: The provision of support services to anyone who cannot use or access government's,For a more detailed explanation, please see this blog from the Government Digital Service (GDS).,The centralised framework makes it simpler for 3rd sector organisations to contract with the Government

This was followed by a UK Government programme of austerity measures and welfare reforms.,What can the Scottish Government and public policy makers do to improve job quality in Scotland?,There are various means open to the Scottish Government and other policy makers to improve our economy,The Scottish Government has moved someway against this through its National Performance Framework (NPF,There is much the Scottish Government and other policy-makers can do to improve the current situation

Scotland Bill serves to devolve powers to the Scottish Parliament, not to the current Scottish Government,power directly to local authorities, or by devolving powers (or reserving them) with a specific government’s