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Well why not join a local meet-up group and get involved in Open Government?,If you haven't heard of it, Open Government is a global movement where governments work alongside civil,Well, not really when you think governments at local, national and international level have operated,In 2015 the Scottish Government signed up to be an Open Government ‘Pioneer’, producing an action plan,targets, but to achieve the progress that we want to see, we all need to get involved in the Open Government

That’s why at Cancer Research UK we’ve been eagerly awaiting the publication of the Scottish Government’s,The consultation – A Healthier Future – sets out the three broad areas where the Government intends to,In particular, we’re clear that one of the most effective measures the Scottish Government can take to,So while we’re pleased to see action against such offers proposed in the Scottish Government’s strategy,The Scottish Government’s consultation closes on 31st January 2018.

Goals, built on a shared universal base of human rights, and commitment to greater openness of government,So next week, the Open Government Pioneers UK Project in partnership with the Northern Ireland Open Government,Third, we will tap into the increasingly powerful open government movement to set the actions we want,to see government and institutions take to bring about the transparency, accountability and participation

plan, and members have now agreed a way forward to work with the rest of the sector, business and government,The goals have cross-party support, they feature throughout Scotland’s Programme for Government, and

women’s human right to equality and non-discrimination, and maps out the range of actions that governments,Every five years, the CEDAW Committee asks the UK Government (and officials from the Scottish Government,Committee also hears from non-governmental organisations, including Engender, regarding the UK Government’s,We are currently preparing for our input into this year’s review of the UK government’s performance.,we will develop a list of questions for the CEDAW Committee to ask representatives from the UK Government

human rights are an important part of the work of both the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government,acute recent example of this was with the Social Security Bill and the refusal of the Scottish Government,balances are standard practice for any piece of human rights legislation but, sadly, the Scottish Government

For the pace of progress to increase, governments, civil society organisations, businesses and communities,This measures and reports on progress of government in Scotland and the Scottish Government has committed,A ‘whole-of-government’ approach to implementing the SDGs is vital.,Governments, civil society organisations, businesses and communities must work together and learn from,We need coherent implementation of the SDGs across Government and a meaningful forum for all parts of

full document here: SCVO Social Security Bill Briefing Stage 2 Part 3 Our position The Scottish Government’s,If the Scottish Government is committed to realising rights, we believe a rights-based approach must,To ensure the Scottish Government realises their human rights aspirations we would urge the Scottish,Government to further engage with the SHRC ahead of Stage 3.,and a Scottish Government amendment to the Bill.

Briefing As we have said before – most recently in the passing of the Scottish Government’s 2015 Procurement

Do we have good governance in place to ensure we are well run?,we are launching an ‘I Love Charity’ campaign to inspire trust in charities, to promote better governance