There are 134,159 results relating to "flexible workforce development fund"
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Date answered:
10 December 2004
S2W-12610
These figures are published annually in a National Statistics release; and the latest of these is Free Personal/ Nursing Care Scotland 2004, which is available on the web via the link http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00368-00.asp.As for (b), the projection of future costs, a strategy for evaluating the implementation of free personal care is currently being developed, and this will incorporate analysis of actual and projected costs.
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Date answered:
19 November 2004
S2W-12124
In addition, our Procurement department are developing a Responsible Purchasing initiative which will ensure fair trade issues are embedded in the way we procure goods and manage contracts.
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Date answered:
9 November 2004
S2W-11420
The Gateway Review process was first introduced by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), which has assisted the Executive in developing Gateway Reviews in Scotland. OGC’s guidance on Gateway Reviews is published on its website at:http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?
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Date answered:
2 November 2004
S2W-11257
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is confident that the use of PPP and PFI in the procurement of public services is compatible with the aim of “managing public sector resources more effectively”, as referred to in Framework for Economic Development in Scotland and reiterated in Building a Better Scotland Spending Proposals 2005-2008, and w...
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Date answered:
1 October 2004
S2W-10750
The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 will give all public bodies in Scotland a duty to further the conservation of biodiversity as they carry out their functions, and the Executive is currently working with public bodies to develop guidance on effectiveimplementation of this duty.
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Date answered:
15 September 2004
S2W-10108
It was launched in June 2004 and will run continuously until March 2007. The SCVS was developed in response to a fundamental review of the Scottish Crime Survey, which was held every three to four years, to improve the reliability and usefulness of the data obtained.
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Date answered:
26 July 2004
S2W-09315
Examples of specific activities include: providing support for the Scottish Civic Forum; promoting citizenship education in schools; supporting volunteering and the voluntary sector; promoting community engagement locally in Community Planning Partnerships and supporting grassroots capacity-building through the Community Learning and Development strategy. W...
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Date answered:
1 July 2004
S2W-09196
Preliminary output from this work should be available shortly and will inform the development of prevention initiatives, and the assessment of care and treatment needs.
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Date answered:
1 July 2004
S2O-02909
We are encouraging diversification in the use of forests and timber through ourwork in implementing the Scottish Forestry Strategy.Forestry Commission Scotland manages our national forests for a wide range of public benefits and examples of recent activity include:encouraging the Woods In and Around Towns initiative;exploring the potential for affordable social housing in appropriate parts of the national forest estate;the provision of world class mountain bike trails in Lochaber and the Borders;promoting the use of woodfuel, andhelping to develop...
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Date answered:
25 June 2004
S2W-08998
The Council also providedan assessment of a number of potential sites, including Sydes Brae, having regardto, amongst other things, the development plan designation, environmentaland amenity impact, ground conditions and availability of access.
