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highlight the importance of the Fund remaining in its unique position of being independent from government,Therefore, we respond to this UK Government consultation on the proposed Directions for the UK-wide funding,It is not statutory in the same way as government funding as it doesn’t distribute taxpayer money, yet,these positive elements of the Big Lottery should be reflected in the new Directions set by UK Government,We remain concerned that the Fund can provide resources to local government and statutory bodies, and

Well, the UK Government is now questioning why we should care about vulnerable people when we can focus,The Department for International Development was nurtured by successive Labour governments.,While not going as far as scrapping the legislation, the initial moves by Mrs May’s Government indicate,To use foreign aid to further Britain’s post-Brexit interests would be a shameful mark of our Government

use of human rights legislation In this case it was UK Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Government’s,Instead the Scottish Government has 42 days to give certain aspects a rethink.,The Government’s reaction was rightfully taken for granted, yet current examples around the world show,us full circle as Davis, alongside Labour’s Tom Watson, recently petitioned the ECJ on the UK Government’s

The Scottish Government is keen to tell us that we do things differently in Scotland.,(spare-room subsidy) and the sanctioning of claimants points to a clear divergence from the UK Government’s

, the awards are timed to coincide with the one year anniversary of the launch of the Scottish Government’s

world on the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review of human rights in the UK, and the Scottish Government,embracing its accreditation of ‘pioneer’ status within the Open Government Partnership, now seems an

The results helped us show Scottish Government ministers and council leaders how many charities had received,This led to me giving lots of anecdotal evidence to Holyrood’s local government and regeneration committee

We know that government money is tight.

We believe that the Scottish Government must use powers over employment to ensure that jobs in Scotland,The Scottish Government must work with the UK Government to ensure that these rights are protected.,Finally, the Scottish and UK Governments must also give consideration as to how they will continue to,Since the economic crisis, we have seen successive governments make spending cuts that are detrimental

The Scottish Government has acknowledged the potential of community participation in helping to address,The social contract which has governed our welfare state in the post-war era appears out-dated in the,sector already plays a significant role in supporting employability and wider participation, but Government,We understand that the Scottish Government does not have full responsibility for the employability agenda,Collaborative approaches are key to success and we urge the Scottish Government to assess opportunities