Search

The Scottish Government recently announced a review of business rates in Scotland to see how the system,In both cases, the Government heeded these calls.,This would mean that central government could grant charities 100% business rate relief.

Although on that point, it’s worth me flagging up the UK Government’s current consultation on tax digitalisation,This is the desire by the UK Government to put tax accounts online – both for businesses and individuals,Oh, before I go, I should let you know that we have also responded to the Local Government and Communities

across their organisations to individuals working at the highest levels of the UK and Scottish Governments

It won’t be easy, but it’s an aim that this Government is prioritising in all we do.,I believe this approach is vital to the decisions the Scottish Government makes on a day to day basis,It’s also why we’re opposing the UK Government’s proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act.,While we want to make sure we protect the human rights of people across these islands, the UK Government,The Scottish Government takes seriously the principle that human rights belong to all people equally,

and continues to advocate that reducing economic inequality should be prioritised by the Scottish Government,Income, Regional and Social Inequality SCVO considers that any future Scottish Government economic strategies,As the Scottish Government’s Expert Group on Welfare stated, it is important to both “promote work as,We are heartened by the Scottish Government’s commitment to tackling inequality and recognition that,We hope, therefore, that this debate will highlight some of the ways in which the Scottish Government

It was agreed by many that the UK Government should do more to make clear its stance on human rights,Whilst we welcome commitments from the Scottish Government to continue EU funding to 2018, there are,The spending decisions made by the UK Government in the Autumn Statement and in the Scottish Government,We ask the Scottish Government to consider this in their contingency planning.,and UK Government.

If you lead, govern, fund or support the third sector in Scotland, and want to get together with like-minded,Funders, regulators, government and infrastructure bodies all have an important role to play as well.

It was ESC rights the UN referred to when it said that UK Government austerity policies are a breach,Minister who seems, at the very least, open to incorporating ESC rights, and a new programme for government,And, of course, laws passed by the Scottish Parliament would only bind the Scottish Government and other

It will bring together representatives from across government, civil society, the private sector and,There will be an opportunity to hear the latest on relevant Scottish government programmes, such as the,Open Government Initiative and National Performance Framework, as well as identify new avenues for cross-sector

We have been selected as part of the International Subnational Government Programme.,The programme is led by the Open Government Partnership, set up by 69 of the world's leading nations,to make governments more responsive to their citizens.,Until now all of the action has been on governments eligible for full United Nations membership.,Firstly, the Open Government project requires governments to work out their commitments jointly with