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ranging from how to set up a charity to dealing with GDPR, from safeguarding to the new Scottish Governance

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

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

That’s how long I’ve been Project Coordinator for the Open Government Pioneers Project.,interest in global corruption, made me jump at the chance to get involved with Scotland’s open government,Without doubt, it’s the Open Government Network that has provided me with the most interesting experience,been a challenge, especially at a time when Scotland has just started to deliver its first Open Government,My feeling is that this listening – by both Government and ourselves – will pay off.

Earlier in 2018 the Scottish Government launched a Cyber Resilience Action Plan for the third sector.,That’s why SCVO and the Scottish Government have just launched a second cyber grants programme, giving,Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your