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I was shocked that the Open Government Partnership had considered me for nomination, let alone the Foundation,This approach has secured robust partnerships and progress between civil society and government on the,We’ve slowly crafted a space where government, civil society and others are all welcome, allowing a different

Action Plan as it helps give Open Government a home within Scottish Government But SCVO is aware of several,For more details visit the Open Government Scotland network website.,Overall: SCVO strongly welcomes the Open Government Scotland Action plan as it helps give Open Government,a home within Scottish Government.,This is important to maintain the momentum and enthusiasm within Government for the Open Government approach

SCVO response to Scottish Government 01 April 2019 Summary While SCVO welcomes the opportunity to review,We urge the Scottish Government to work with the sector to redefine what public benefit should mean in,To strengthen and enhance the role of OSCR, we also call on the Scottish Government to widen the discussion,SCVO believe that OSCR should be independent of government and report to the Scottish Parliament rather,While the consultation refers to important issues for OSCR, the Scottish Government and charities in

.: advice for groups applying; capacity building; governance, finance and business planning support.

In a scathing denunciation of austerity Britain, the Special Rapporteur condemned the UK Government for,Universal Credit is the first major government service to become ‘digital by default’.,While we can all agree that the UK Government’s approach to welfare reform has been callous, the digital,) people and communities across Scotland, and the rest of UK, need transparency at all level of government,As we await the full report let’s hope Governments across the UK are listening.

When our governments write about their record on human rights they should do it in a child-friendly way,Local authorities, schools and the Scottish Government should all acknowledge this, to combat barriers,However, the Government has only committed to consultation since thenand hasn’t even set out a timetable,It’s time for the Government to step up - we need a bill for UNCRC incorporation laid before MSPs before

It’s nearly one whole year since GDPR came into force, shortly followed by the Data Protection Act 2018 and things seem to have calmed down after the flurry of enquiries SCVO received in the weeks leading up to 25th May last year. But, to be honest – I’m a bit concerned, surely...

In 2018 The Scottish Government introduced a new fund (the Carers Act Transformation Fund), administered

instead focus on changing things - being positive and optimistic, mindful that funders and even Government,Our outcome is to produce a report for Scottish Government by Autumn, so if you have thoughts, views