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believe that substantial powers devolved from Westminster would allow current and future Scottish Governments,On 20 December 2016, the Scottish Government published its compromise paper: Scotland’s Place in Europe,Whilst initially welcoming the publication of the paper, we understand that the UK Government has deemed,Following the UK Government’s decision to cease increasing benefit payments in line with inflation, the,The overtures from the UK Government are far from encouraging in this regard – with threats that the

resilience is being held up as the holy grail; when the move to participatory budgeting and open government,Supporting the unique third sector The Scottish Government, which is currently running a minority administration,But it is not just Scottish Government that should be working to improve here.,Unlike government, whether local or national, the third sector has no need to focus on vote-winning actions,like our contribution to […national] outcomes are not valued by local authorities or the Scottish Government

Turnout is traditionally low in local government elections but, at ENABLE Scotland, we know participation,Our members want local councils and Scottish Government to work together to end charging for social care

Our members recognise the scale of the challenges facing the Scottish Government with the devolution,Early indications from the Scottish Government have been positive, including announcements around a move,While we acknowledge that the UK Government continues to control the parameters of benefits, the Scottish,Government should assess how volunteering could become a key pillar of support services, without jeopardising,Two clear steps the Scottish Government should take to show it is serious about creating a better system

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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.

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