However, there is also scope for a more strategic approach, working together, that is mutually reinforcing, in the public interest, and can enhance Scotland’s international reputation. Recent examples that show the value of such cooperation (both with the Scottish Parliament, as with the Scottish Government) are the European Charter of Local Self Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill and preparations for the recent visit of the Council of Europe delegation monitoring the application of the Charter in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK.