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Programme for Government The annual Programme for Government sets out the policies, actions and legislation that we will take forward each year. Policy A policy is a statement of what the government is trying to achieve and how it will do it. Policies describe the work the Scottish Government is doing to achieve its strategic objectives ...

All policies, publications, consultations and news relating to health and social care.

Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

WHAT IS A POLICY? ons in order to achieve an objective. A ‘government policy’, therefore, describes a course of action planned by t Documentation on all Scottish Government policies is publicly available through the Scottish Government website.

Introduction Following the recent statutory review of the National Outcomes, and the subsequent Scottish Parliament inquiry, the Scottish Government has committed to a period of reform of National Performance Framework to support the development and implementation of a more strategic and impactful framework for Scotland.

What can the Scottish Parliament decide? The Scottish Parliament has power to make laws on a range of issues known as devolved matters. Devolved matters include: agriculture, forestry and fisheries benefits (some aspects) consumer advocacy and advice economic development education and training elections to the Scottish Parliament and local government energy (some aspects) environment equality ...

The Scottish Government (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba, pronounced [ˈrˠiə.əl̪ˠt̪əs nə ˈhal̪ˠapə]) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. [2] It was formed in 1999 as the Scottish Executive following the 1997 referendum on Scottish devolution, and is headquartered at St Andrew's House in the capital city, Edinburgh. [3] It has been described as one of ...

The Strategy will provide the framework so that the Scottish Government and the wider public sector can apply a consistent focus on equality and human rights in policy and service delivery. It will guide the Scottish Government, the wider public sector, and our partners to improve embedding equality and human rights into all that we do.

The Programme for Government includes a pledge to spend £200m in 2025/26 on reducing the poverty-related attainment gap in primary schools by 30 per cent by next year.

The devolved government for Scotland has a range of responsibilities that include: the economy, education, health, justice, rural affairs, housing, environment, equal opportunities, consumer advocacy and advice, transport and taxation.

For a long time, the Scottish government’s instinct has been towards universal entitlements. Free university tuition, free prescriptions, free childcare, the baby box - all policies the SNP ...

Change of UK government and timeline for Scottish Parliament elections creates uncertainty about future policy and relationships, increasing political positioning / differentiation. Pressures on trust in government and public institutions: questions raised on transparency of decision-making (covid inquiry / post office) and corporate behaviour.

The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. The Scottish Government runs the country in relation to matters that are devolved from Westminster. This includes education, health, justice, rural affairs, housing, environment and transport. Find out more about what the Scottish Government does on gov.scot.

AGCC has called for a series of policy shifts from first minister John Swinney ahead of the 2025 Programme for Government.

On 18 April 2024 the Scottish Government announced plans to make ‘minor’ changes to climate change legislation, and a climate change policy package which includes 19 actions across policy areas including transport and land use. In announcing the proposed changes and accompanying policy package, the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, New Zero, and Energy, Màiri…

On 18th March, Liz Kendall outlined new reforms to UK social security policies. The UK social security system is generally considered to be highly centralised; however, through the Scotland Act 2016, the Scottish Government has developed various social security powers and responsibilities. Read Hayley Bennett and Kay Wiggan on what the UK Government reforms might mean for Scotland.

It’s time to build a fairer, greener Scotland, free from poverty. We are calling on the Scottish Government to deliver a just and compassionate policy prospectus that puts people first. Our briefing shows how the Scottish Government can take substantive action to ensure Scotland is a place where we all…

Scottish Government offices internationally The Scottish Government, along with the other devolved governments of the United Kingdom, pay the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office an annual charge to be able to access facilities and support in the embassy or High Commission in which the Scottish international offices are based. The Scottish Government's international network allows ...

All policies, publications, consultations and news relating to education.