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Minority government is an opportunity to be seized.,research team, led by Head of Policy, Michael Sharpe, highlighted that during periods of minority government,shared positions on a range of issues and achieve the numbers necessary to defeat the Scottish Government,Such changes are often achieved by encouraging the Scottish Government to move on controversial issues,Opposition parties, and indeed government, often have shared views within their manifestos.

In 2015, the First Minister confirmed that the Scottish Government would be one of the first anywhere in,In Scotland, the National Performance Framework (NPF) is the Scottish Government's main local mechanism,This is a major first step in Scotland, but for the pace of progress to increase, governments, civil,That’s why Scotland’s SDG Network and the Scottish Government are working in partnership to secure the,They are currently working with the Devolved Administrations – including the Scottish Government – to

Recent OSCR research found that good governance is one of the top things that promotes trust in charities,That’s why we’re a member of Scotland’s Third Sector Governance Forum – a dedicated bunch of governance,geeks who want to work together to improve governance and leadership in our sector.,Since the end of last year, the Forum has been working to develop a Scottish Governance Code for the,something we felt was needed, and there was such a positive response to the idea that Scottish Government

It should focus our minds on the need for good governance within charitable organisations to ensure they,helped by regulations, and while the three-month consultation launched in January by the Scottish Government,review charity law and encourages third sector organisations to have their say in the Scottish Government’s,Do we have good governance in place to ensure we are well run?,These discussions will inform SCVO’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Charities

Adult social care reform for Scotland – discussion paper SCVO response to COSLA and Scottish Government,Our response Introduction SCVO welcomes Scottish Government and COSLA’s joint discussion paper on reforming,In addition, 788,000 unpaid carers (Scottish Government 2017) who ease the burden on services are supported,Investment in community infrastructure Government, local authorities and communities themselves must,a shared understanding among communities who recognise their potential but also within Scottish Government

Over the last year I’ve worked with Scotland's Third Sector Governance Forum to draft a new Scottish,Governance Code.,I get that the process of governance is not that interesting or exciting for many, other than your governance,But governance matters. Our sector has faced many challenges over the last few years.,Many tabloid headlines could have been avoided if governance had been stronger and better.

COSLA have finally announced a deal with the SJC trade unions which is good news for the many third sector organisations in Scotland that use the scales to pay their staff. A three year pay offer has been agreed for 2018-2020, and SCVO members can access the new scales, as well...

January saw me start the new year with a resolution to promote the Scottish Governance Code for the Third,Sector With a call for trustees to get fit, governance style, I talked about how a board should make,Instead your board could use this month to focus on one of the core principles of the Scottish Governance,Commitment to a Code of Conduct can help set a standard for behaviour and good governance, and enable

demonstrating impact will be a challenge80% think managing relationships with local and national government,I'd like to see funders and government (local and Scottish) take more account of the fact that these,Public sector/ local authority cuts “One key challenge is that funding from the Scottish Government and,The challenge is that monies allocated by Government given to the NHS who are not always best placed,We are all doing more for local authorities and government but get very little back.”