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It is hard to know why this has occurred, but it seems likely that the centralising of local government,And since the referendum, the Scottish Government has argued further for full fiscal autonomy from the,UK Government.,equalisation (the sharing of resources across areas according to need), but the principle that local government,charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance

Open government and open data - working jointly with civil society to take forward actions and commitments,through the Open Government Partnership.

interesting questions around the election, which has made me think of the fundamental importance of good governance,Charity trustees can do this by remembering the principles of good governance, and ensuring they: Understand

Introduction Passed by the Conservative-led coalition government in January 2014, the Transparency of

The report claims that ‘SCVO has expressed opposition to the Scottish government’s plans to inject some,suggested that it would be better if MSPs bear the burden for transparency, but we didn’t oppose the government’s,response to the consultation, it’s clear that we largely agreed with what had been proposed by the government,We argued against the exclusion of charities from the register and went further than the government proposals

as follows: Context setting - new approach to employability, taking in new powers, the Scottish Government’s,The emergence of a shared agenda between government and civil society to build on the high levels of,We urge the Scottish Government to work with our sector and others to formulate national outcomes for,The Scottish Government also need consult widely over how the new European Structural Investment Funds,Government figures suggest about £32,000 a year to keep a young person in Polmont for 1 year.

We recently announced that we've been awarded £1.3m from the Scottish Government to create more jobs

the job of SCVO to take these policies and represent the shared interests of the third sector to government

"People contribute to society in different ways at different times of their lives" The Scottish Government,Both the UK-wide Work Programme and Scottish Government’s current approach to employability have been,We think that more should be done through government-backed support to help people contribute in the,We hope as many people and organisations as possible will push the Scottish Government and others for,Update, 12 October 2015: SCVO's response to the Scottish Government consultation can now be viewed on