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To ask the Scottish Government whether it provides guidance to officials and civil servants whose duties include the processing of applications for grants and the allocation of grants to third sector organisations, and, if so, what (a) formal and (b) informal guidance has been provided in the last five years, and whether any new or updated guidance was provided ahead of the new funding application window for the 2023-24 financial year.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 August 2023
To date there are 110 GP practices currently live with the new system. We expect all Health Boards to enter into agreements with the Supplier by mid-2024, and full rollout completed by 2026.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 August 2023
We will study the Marie Curie figures in comparison to our own ongoing analysis in order to assess increased palliative care need over future years to inform the development of the new strategy. S6W-20284
To note that the homes delivered through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme take various forms including; new build homes, rehabilitation projects, conversions and off-the-shelf purchases of both new and second hand homes, as identified in Strategic Housing Investment Plans (SHIPs) prepared annually by local aut...
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Education Scotland Improving Gender Balance and Equalities team developed new methods for achieving strong engagement with practitioners, as well as adapting to the new and unprecedented needs of schools, settings and local authorities.
In March 2022, the Scottish Government agreed that the Delivering Equally Safe (DES) funding period should be extended beyond September 2023, to allow suitable lead in time for a new funding model to be developed, following the conclusion of the Independent Strategic Funding Review.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will report on the progress of commitments made in its publication, Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start, and, if so, how it will undertake any such reporting.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 April 2023
To ensure local authorities have the capacity and resources required to deliver any new policy commitments, all new policy or changes to existing policy that have a financial cost for local government, including those put in place in an emergency, are approved through the formal financial governance process.