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The EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is made up of two pillars - rural payments and the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP). ... change mitigation. Type Policy. Alcohol and drugs. Actions we are taking to prevent and reduce alcohol and drugs harm in Scotland. Type Policy. Animal health and welfare. Policies to enhance animal health ...

“The Scottish Government acknowledges that key areas of policy such as the economy, transport, education and health can have a particular impact on rural communities, and seeks to reflect this in mainstream policy development.” (Scottish Government 2021) This report explores the evolution of rural policy in Scotland since the Second World War,

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. ... Our policies and guides include all the statutory requirements plus everything you need to be a good employer including guides to hybrid working, performance management and wellbeing.

The workforce policies below apply to all NHS employees in Scotland. They are inherent to the 'Once for Scotland' Workforce Policies Programme . Areas not addressed by these policies will continue to be covered by the current workforce policies of your NHS employer.

Scotland Short cultural policy profile Prepared by Andrew Ormston DATE: December 2021 1. Facts and figures Political system: The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national unicameral legislature of Scotland whose members are elected under the mixed member proportional representation system and have responsibility for culture in Scotland. ...

in Scotland, how policies are developed, and the difference between policy and legislation. Subsequent guides will focus on how scientists can get involved in the policy process at Holyrood and the various opportunities for evidence submission, such as to Scottish Parliament Committees. To find out about the policy making process at Westminster

Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education. ... There are a number of key policies that underpin Scottish education. Find out more about some of these here, including Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC), the national approach to improving the ...

This briefing describes how adult social care and support operates in Scotland. It includes information on the history, key legislation and policy to help explain the 'system' that comprises adult social care and support. It includes data from key sources and a summary of written evidence provided to the Health and Sport Committee's social care inquiry in 2020.

I am delighted to publish Scotland’s fourth National Planning Framework. I am proud that, for the first time, we have brought together our long-term spatial strategy with a comprehensive set of national planning policies to form part of the statutory development plan. The world is changing, and so are Scotland’s places.

Devolution in 1999 created not only opportunities for increasing policy divergence across the UK, but has provided the potential for more research specifically focussed on Scotland. These opportunities are clearly reflected in the growing body of literature in recent years on devolution in general and its impact on various policy fields.

These policies explain how the Scottish Parliament's Corporate Identity should be used by MSPs. Policy on MSPs' use of the Corporate Identity (63KB, pdf) posted 04 May 2021 Policy on the use of the Corporate Identity on MSP Office Signage (1MB, pdf) posted 04 September 2023

This chapter was previously Appendices A, B and C from the Autumn 2024 Scottish Variations from Policy Organisation and Rules. 5d.1. Constitution for a Group (Scotland) ... Comply with Policy Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association, including effective management of the Key Policies listed in Chapter 2 – The Equal Opportunities Policy ...

Source: The Scottish Office, Factsheet 1: the Scottish Office (Edinburgh: HMSO, 1996). successor, Malcolm Rifkind, fought the same cause, but was less successful and the works closed in 1992. The second arena of Scottish policy-making is the Scottish Office, together with the other Government departments in Scotland. The

Play Midlothian and Play Scotland worked in partnership to develop this tool to support individual settings, including schools to develop their own play policy. Drawing on their collective experience of play and play policies, it provides a step by step plan of how to work collaboratively in your setting to articulate what play means to you ...

This policy aims to ensure that Education Scotland staff are equipped with the information, knowledge, support and guidance to carry out their duties, roles and responsibilities in relation to equality. 1.3 Principles of this Policy Education Scotland subscribes to SG’s equality outcomes and mainstreaming equality approaches 2017-19.

5. Existing national PIN policies set good practice standards that have been negotiated and agreed in partnership and the starting presumption should be that these standards will apply at the core of future Once for Scotland policies. 6. Where a national PIN policy has been recently reviewed and is legally compliant, the

The Devolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Bill is a private member’s bill, sponsored by Stephen Gethins of the Scottish National Party. Its second reading is scheduled to take place on Friday 25 April 2025. The bill contains a single substantive clause: 1. Legislative competence for immigration

This briefing describes the key topics covered by the UK Employment Rights Bill. This Bill is a significant piece of legislation currently being considered at Westminster. Although a UK Parliament Bill, the Bill is important in a Scottish context, as most of it applies to Scotland.

Added expectations around registration of teachers in independent schools with the General Teaching Council for Scotland. Added requirements for child protection roles and training in independent schools as per the Registration of Independent Schools (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021. Para 2.62 : Para 2.63 : MA