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The BES Scottish Policy Group of ecological knowledge in Scotland. Our aim is to improve communication between BES members and policymakers, increase the impact of ecological research, and s

Animal health and welfare Policies to enhance animal health and welfare and to prevent, control and eradicate animal disease in Scotland.

Third, his successor Peter Housden took forward the ‘Scottish Approach to Policymaking’ with reference to three broad principles: to seek improvement in public services via collaborative government; to focus on people’s ‘assets’ (rather than ‘deficits’) when designing policy; and to co-produce policy with the public sector ...

In Scotland, this is not simply a shift from a Policy Model A to Policy Model B – rather, policy making is diversifying. The way in which policy is, and will need to be, developed and implemented should be customised to the circumstances at hand. There is no ‘one way’ of doing policy. Nonetheless, there was general support for a set of characteristics of good policy making (which are set ...

The Scottish Government’s former Permanent Secretary Sir Peter Housden (2013) labelled the ‘Scottish Approach to Policymaking’ (SATP) as an alternative to the UK model of government. Central to this self-described approach is the distinctive way in which it uses evidence to inform policy and policymaking. Yet, scholarship on Scotland focuses increasingly on broader comparative dimensions ...

The ‘Scottish approach’ refers to its distinctive way to make and implement policy. Its reputation suggests that it is relatively comfortable with local discretion and variations in policy ...

The Alliance has co-created a new Scottish policy making guide focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National Performance Framework (NPF). The guide supports holistic policy making that reflects our interconnected world and addresses the need to better navigate its complexities. The resource – Outcomes-focused Policy Making in Scotland – is designed to Continue ...

The Parliament's reform of the policy-making process will be shaped by the history of that process. What features of the current system will the Parliament want to reform? What features will be felt to have served Scotland well? The third reason is about inertia in the policies themselves and in the styles of policy-making.

Abstract The Scottish Government’s former Permanent Secretary Sir Peter Housden (2013) labelled the ‘Scottish Approach to Policymaking’ (SATP) as an alternative to the UK model of government. Central to this self-described approach is the distinctive way in which it uses evidence to inform policy and policymaking. Yet, scholarship on Scotland focuses increasingly on broader comparative ...

BES – SCOTTISH POLICY GROUP The BES Scottish Policy Group of ecological knowledge in Scotland. Our aim is to improve communication between BES members and policymakers, increase the impact of ecological research, and s pport evidence-informed policymaking. We engage with policymaking by making the best scientific evidence accessible to ...

This toolkit is designed to support Scottish policy making to be more joined up and coherent, across policy areas both within Scotland and internationally. The problems Scottish policy making aims to tackle are increasingly complex and exist across geographic and thematic boundaries. Our policy response needs to recognise and reflect this. This tool is aimed at all those developing and ...

However, it could also act as a useful reference for other agencies who aim to embed evaluation in their policy practices. Evaluation has become firmly embedded in the work of the Scottish Government as it helps us to better deliver outcomes for the people of Scotland by understanding which policies work best and why, and how to learn and improve.

The process of making policy is central to the working of a political system. In a democracy, it converts the political demands of society into governmental actions. If this job is done properly, the political system will be stable, and its activities will be beneficial to the social system (or systems) as a whole. The components of the Scottish political system have already been dealt with ...

Outcomes-focused Policy Making in Scotland: a policy making guide focused on the SDGs and NPF Scotland’s International Development Alliance has co-created a new Scottish policy making guide focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National Performance Framework (NPF).

The Parliament's reform of the policy-making process will be shaped by the history of that process. What features of the current system will the Parliament want to reform? What features will be felt to have served Scotland well? The third reason is about inertia in the policies themselves and in the styles of policy-making.

All are, or were, civil servants within the Scottish Government (previously Scottish Executive). Through this research it is clear that the development of a Scottish Approach to Policy Making was a deliberate move to create a more strategic form of government in Scotland.

The ‘Scottish approach’ refers to its distinctive way to make and implement policy. Its reputation suggests that it is relatively comfortable with local discretion and variations in policy ...

National Performance Framework How to solve a problem like policy for outcomes. Or ‘Outcomes-focused policy making in Scotland: A guide’ February 9, 2021 by Lesley Thomson | Category policy making, resource Almost exactly a year ago, on 13 February 2020, we sat down in St Andrews House with some lovely folks from Bridge 47, the IDEAS network, SDG Network Scotland, Scotland’s ...

Scottish policy-making will be deeply affected by the setting up of a Scottish Parliament in the year 2000. So any account of policymaking is bound to be provisional. Nevertheless there are three reasons to be interested in how policy is currently made, and how it...