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It is a question which is alive now as the Scottish Government begins to grapple with potential new powers

There are a number of approaches that the Scottish Government could consider in how it might use its,Firstly, sanctions should not be part of the programme of a government that aims to promote children’

support – leadership and a desire to do the right thing have been at the heart of Scotland’s devolved government,The UN conventions must also sit at the heart of the Programme for Government and drive how the Budget,This must continue to be challenged by the Scottish Government, political parties and wider civic society,We urge the Scottish Government to arrange an urgent convention to consider how civic society, public,services, communities and all levels of government can collectively prepare for these cuts.

not in control of fundraising self-regulation 6.4 Trustees are not sufficiently exercising their governance,Also in July, the Scottish Government asked the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) to,The report was to be submitted to the Scottish Government by the end of August 2015.,Its remit was to assess whether the Scottish public, Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament could,The IoF commenced a review of its governance in autumn 2014.

How can we work with our elected representatives and Government officials to ensure that one area of

this would be to insert a Freedom of Information clause into all contractual relationships between government,on charities and social enterprises and would discriminate against them in respect of their non-government,We welcome that the factors outlined by the Scottish Government give consideration to whether coverage,We note Nicola Sturgeon MSP’s comments to the Local Government Committee in 2013: ‘I expect to open consultation,As Arms-Length External Organisations in their governance, funding and services delivered are essentially

followed shortly afterwards by the announcement of an informal Scottish review by the Scottish Government,SCVO was asked by Scottish Government to carry out this informal review.,(iv) funding from organizations - donations from regulatory sources (government agencies); (v) funding,This all needs government backing and perhaps a fundraising regulator needs to sit alongside OSCR more,have access to the support and resources that are being eroded shamefully by this present Tory Government

the existing clauses will serve to reduce the policy autonomy which current and future Scottish Governments,We ask the Committee to question UK Government officials and ministers about any impact assessment of,Some of the blame for this lies with the UK Government, the current neo-liberal economic approach and,Scottish Government), is effective.,The First Minister has committed her government to being open and transparent.