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With Brexit negotiations between the UK Government and Europe leaders now underway, Scotland’s charities,With the UK Government and European Commission both releasing a series of papers of their own, we think,Over the last year, SCVO has been working closely with charities, the Scottish Government, the UK Government

have already been fired; the EU outlining its (collective) key negotiating positions and the UK Government,On the home front, the UK Government is about to set the ball rolling on The European Union (Withdrawal,To achieve this Herculean task within a reasonable timeframe, UK Government ministers intend to use a,While the government claims these powers are only required for expediency and to make “technical changes

I’ve since joined SCVO as Project Coordinator for Open Government.,Here’s four reasons why the open government agenda matters to you: 1.,how the Scottish Government will use the Open Government Partnership to improve the lives of Scotland,A chance to stand out As part of the Open Government Partnership, governments have an obligation to give,The open government movement is a priority area for me and SCVO over the coming year.

Digital Service Standards The build of the Universal Credit service was initially part of the Government,The GOV.UK Digital Service Standard and the related Scottish Government Digital Service Standard outline,An overview of key benefits With all this complexity, it’s no wonder that Scottish Government statistics,Ultimately though, ‘government’ still delivers services which suit its structures - whether organisational

willing to budge, and if you were looking for evidence of progress, it was scant - both the UK Government,Unsurprisingly the UK Government's performance got panned both in Brussels and at home.,Of course maybe I've just missed some detailed papers the UK Government had published.,You may even be forgiven for being optimistic about the next round if you thought the UK Government would,However with a Prime Minister in office but not in power, and a Cabinet & Government in disarray, it

This change would require primary legislation, however, the Group recommends that Scottish Government

With UK Government or Tory party policy – take your pick, depending on your perspective – disarray on,The new potential raft of powers for UK Government could potentially mean that Parliament is denied any,It's the Government that’s taking back control from us, and here's why - as it stands this Bill will,Well, the EU (Withdrawal) Bill makes it very clear that the UK Government is the one getting any control

for centrally-dictated services; their budgets and priorities heavily controlled by the Scottish Government,are greater, wards smaller, and councillor salaries are higher - the remoteness of Scottish local government,other hand, maybe people would prefer for councils to become more like extensions the Scottish Government

with the Scottish Action Plan on Human Rights and the SDGs - a commitment made by the Scottish Government,in its Open Government National Action Plan.,This agenda needs domestic leadership and the third sector can help the Scottish Government develop its,My next blog will consider the importance of a more transparent, accountable and participative government,– an open government – to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.