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You may have heard about the Open Government Partnership.,governments to account and ensuring delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.,The most valuable aspect of the Open Government Partnership is that governments can't commit unless they,Both the UN and the Open Government Partnership have realised that most government action these days,The Open Government movement is a priority area for SCVO over the coming year.

Money, money, money ... and the easter bunny!

This is understandable, but, when it comes to charity governance, unfortunate.,Good governance requires trustees to view fundraising as integral to their charity’s operations and reputation,scrutiny of their charity’s fundraising strategies, controls and practices is at the heart of their governance,be noticeable from this list – which is not exhaustive – is its thematic similarity with other governance,Trustees and good governance have a big role to play here.

And, as the local government and communities committee points out, the Scottish Government has committed,More immediately, local government spending is constrained by a number of things: legal duties on teacher,Since its peak in 2009-10, total like for like local government funding from the Scottish Government,See the SPICe Briefing on historic local government finance for more information and context.,The future shape of the local government settlement is unclear, but local authorities are preparing for

people experiencing poverty over the coming weeks to develop our own series of asks for the local government

UK government cooperation is required in terms of ‘budgeting treatment’ of these guarantees.,This should be reflected in the Government’s Labour Market Strategy.,This will see the government work with local government and communities on delivery of the target of,Human Rights The Government reaffirmed a commitment opposing any attempt by the UK Government to repeal,Conclusion The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2016-17 is, by its very nature, a weighty

It's important for trustees to keep on building better governance

This stands in contrast to the Scottish Government, which has continued to support human rights explicitly,, including in its latest Programme for Government.,campaign, such as on the Children in Care Review, the Scottish Labour Market Strategy, the Open Government,crucial messages from the campaign around citizen participation in decision making and holding government,Jul-16 Held roundtable with networks and Scottish Government to discuss Social Security Consultation

out that this principle doesn’t lend itself well to private firms seeking to bend the ear of a government,Everybody knows Shelter wants the Government to prioritise homelessness and Energy Action Scotland wants,In light of the Scottish Government recently signing up to the Open Government Partnership - which is,charity lobbying – a situation that could skew public perceptions about the influence of charities on government

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