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As I mentioned in a previous piece on the Programme for Government (which lays the foundations for the,Perhaps this is only to be expected from a government in the middle of its third term.,With more devolution has come more responsibility for raising the money the Scottish Government spends,From a Scottish Government perspective, it’s a problem that has to be resolved sharpish.,So, when the UK Government makes big commitments on (for example and in this case) the NHS, Scotland

The Scottish Government and COSLA’s Public Health Reform aims to create “a Scotland where everybody thrives

Do you want to help transform government?,Imagine a country where citizens and governments come together to solve the most pressing challenges,What is open government? Governments use public money to shape the society we live in.,Do you have an idea for how government could be done differently in Scotland?,In June and July 2018 the Scottish Government and Open Government Network will be inviting the public

There are many types of Bill: Government Bills; Members Bills; Private Bills; and Committee Bills.,As Government Bills make up 80-95% of the Bills progressing through the Scottish Parliament at any one,time, in this session we focused upon Government Bills.,that the Legislation Team are best placed to do this.The less detail an amendment has the less Government,Less detail, however, also gives the government more power at regulation phase.

ScotReshuffle and thumb over the refresh button, we were treated to a deluge of news from the top of government,10 to 12, with new Cabinet Posts created to cover Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity and Government,Having served in government for eight years (in a number of roles covering education, skills and youth,Aileen Campbell, who earns promotion to the position of Cabinet Secretary for Communities & Local Government,this is no exhaustive list and there are other new appointments and changes to the structure of government

So far, we have: Worked with Scotland’s Third Sector Governance Forum to launch a new Governance Code

If you’re one of the more than 250,000 trustees in Scotland, you’ll know that good governance is vital,That’s why this week sees the launch of the new Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector.,the five principles of the Code is Leadership, because without good leaders, you can’t have great governance,as a trustee in a third sector organisation is to understand and respect the difference between governance,The lines between governance and management are easily blurred, but the broad difference is that governance