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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

Not content to continue to push people down, this government gives them a good kicking at the same time

MPs have just complained about Oxfam's recent campaign poster on poverty, which challenges bad UK Government,, seems to be under pressure by government to restrict charity campaigning.,But governments buy into our mission, they don’t direct it.,enshrine the right to be a “critical friend” of government even when in receipt of government funding,policies than current Coalition Government policies.