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The Scottish Government has announced the highly anticipated Fairer Scotland Action Plan and the issue,The Scottish Government has been promoting ‘fair work’ through the living wage and the Business Pledge,employability in Scotland, particularly for disempowered and disadvantaged groups The Scottish Government,In this plan, the Scottish Government is singing from our hymn sheet and that presents a great opportunity,The Government has set itself a bold task to achieve fairer working lives by 2030.

to recognise the role of digital in everything we do, from supporting beneficiaries through to governance

So perhaps it’s premature to think all is well, despite the new found positivity from the UK Government,It’s been four months and we’re still waiting on a real plan from the UK Government.,One thing is clear: we can’t sit back and let the UK Government leave us with the Chris De Burgh records

Most other influential voices tend to agree with us, not least the Scottish Government.,It then argues these can be overcome if the Scottish and UK Governments take specific policy decisions,Inclusive growth is one of the twin pillars of the Scottish Government's economic strategy.,Her subsequent programme for government was founded upon three key priorities: participation, prosperity,Each of these inclusive growth principles has been carried forward into her current government plan.

We must continue to make the case for a comprehensive review, hold the government to account and break

Whilst our local government elections suffer from low turnout, the principle of subsidiarity is still,sound – so we ask to what extent it is desirable for central government to seek to implement such specific,to local tax Secondly, with the move to open data and transparency – something that the Scottish Government,is part of through the multilateral Open Government Partnership, and that civil society is involved,charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance

We hope that the Scottish Government will take this opportunity to reiterate their commitment to the,would welcome an open discussion as to how we can create something consistent that fits with local government,For this reason, perhaps it would be worthwhile if the Scottish Government and local government could,There are also calls from some in the sector for greater flexibility in terms of how local government,Guidance for local authorities, designed in collaboration between Scottish Government, local government

will help inform discussions and will add to those principles already outlined by the Scottish Government,We are pleased to see this principle within the Scottish Government’s own principles for tax. 2.,We welcome the commitment made by the Scottish Government in terms of participatory budgeting, and hope,The Scottish Government’s Community Choices Fund for participatory budgeting is very welcome, but if,– this implies a shift in how central and local governments negotiate their funding settlements. 3.