Question reference: S5W-23483
- Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 May 2019
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 May 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in publishing statistical information regarding the devolved employment service, Fair Start Scotland.
Answer
Fair Start Scotland (FSS) is Scotland’s devolved employability support service and is designed to offer personalised support on a voluntary basis to help people, including those who are further removed from the labour market, who want help to find work and stay in work.
The Scottish Government has proactively published information on its devolved employability services since December 2017. Today we are publishing the third set of statistics on Fair Start Scotland, outlining performance during the first twelve months of operation. In addition, for the first time the Scottish Government will report on employment outcomes for this new service.
These statistics show a total of 10,063 people joined Fair Start Scotland in its first year.
The publication also provides further information on the transitional services introduced in April 2017 and the Health & Work Support Pilot, which launched in June 2018.
We will continue to publish statistics on Fair Start Scotland on a quarterly basis.