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Three, Scottish Government should use the new EU Directive on Public Procurement to make payment of the

Protect the space for civil society in a modern democracy to criticise government and hold it to account,Ensure the governance of our institutions is open and transparent.,the UK’s Lobbying Act, and the challenge on Human Rights from some of the current UK Coalition Government,Such a move would protect such rights from being removed by Government, and would mean that some of our,Ensure the governance of our institutions are open and transparent.

recent elections, and far lower in deprived than affluent areas, I’m really pleased the Scottish Government

The new questions around charity governance and training are straightforward, but the purpose of OSCR,If the intention is to get charity trustees to think about measures to improve their governance, issuing,best practice guidance on governance could be a better route to adopt, than asking questions in an annual,Given the role of Third Sector Interfaces, SCVO and other intermediary bodies in promoting good governance,charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance

Remember the hoo-haa around the Chancellor's announcement to get first time buyers a government supported,This money flows from that, and means the Scottish Government can only use the money for loans or equity,Could this be an opportunity to deliver the government's “decisive shift to prevention”?,We still see ring-fencing of increases in NHS spending from UK Government to Scottish NHS, provisions

representative democracy in Scotland, campaigns for improvements in the systems and processes of government

Our sector broadly aspires to work with governments and the Scottish Parliament to: reduce inequality,Taxation We expect that there will be broad support for the proposition that governments at all levels,Localism and local government There has now been much debate about the distribution or centralisation,of powers within Scotland, and between the Scottish Government and local authorities.,with direct funding and relationships between local government and, for example, the Department for

If you keep your eyes peeled then you'll see the Scottish Government's Let's Get On branding starting,to appear across lots of the things the government is doing, from getting superfast broadband rolled

We must build on this and it is incumbent on governments on both sides of the border, and of course organisations,The Scottish Government will legislate for a Carers Bill.

In June 2014, the Get IT Together project in Newtonmore hosted a session with the Scottish Government