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Date answered:
22 May 2025
S6W-37595
The principal aims of the introduction of the Scottish Kept Bird Register was to communicate risk and best practice to Scotland’s bird keepers, whilst allowing for more efficient and effective surveillance during disease outbreak periods, thereby promoting animal welfare and public health.This information was previously not available to government and...
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Date answered:
24 April 2025
S6W-36283
The view of the Scottish Government is that locally elected representatives are best placed to prioritise the needs of the local community.
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Date answered:
23 April 2025
S6W-35960
Fixing a broken Universal Credit system would be the best way to alleviate the impacts of the pernicious two-child cap, however it is clear that despite repeated calls on them to do so, the Scottish Government can no longer wait for action.
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Date answered:
23 April 2025
S6W-36593
Any Microsoft procurement is managed through a government framework in order to ensure the best deal possible and safeguard the public purse.YearSoftwareFY Spend2020-2021Skype£ 119,464.16Microsoft Products£ 3,999,359.642021-2022Microsoft Products£ 5,043,649.342022-2023Microsoft Products£ 5,879,085.732023-2024Microsoft Products£...
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Date answered:
22 April 2025
S6W-36439
In line with the current funding arrangement with local authorities, it was a matter for local authorities to decide how best to use their allocated funding to help the support staff in their area.
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Date answered:
13 March 2025
S6W-35328
That is why the Scottish Government has made available over £14 billion to local authorities in 2024-25, a real terms increase of 4.3 percent, with a record £15 billion for 2025-26 set out in the Scottish Budget, a further real terms increase of 5.5 percent.In line with the Verity House Agreement, local authorities have the autonomy to deliver services to meet the needs of young people in their areas.In addition to block grant funding for local authorities, the Scottish Government funds a range of youth work initiatives, projects and programmes which aim to support diverse youth work models, promote partnership working and enhance the quality of youth work, supporting the best...
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Date answered:
27 February 2025
S6W-34222
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) undertake risk-based l audits in meat plants with frequency of audit informed by compliance levels of the business.FSS have a primary responsibility to monitor the performance of, and promote best practice by, enforcement authorities enforcing food legislation in Scotland where compliance does not meet legal requirementsThe ove...
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Date answered:
19 February 2025
S6W-34942
Communities in Scotland now have more options than ever before to take ownership of land and assets, including several distinct rights to buy, and they can now choose which route to community ownership best suits their aspirations.The Land Reform (Scotland) Act’s 2003 and 2016 give Urban Communities the right to submit applications under Part 2 (Commu...
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Date answered:
28 January 2025
S6W-33268
This covers:• Raising awareness of ash dieback• Preparing an Ash Dieback Action Plan• Taking action and responding to ash dieback• Recovery and adaptationOngoing support for local authorities provides help to develop Ash Dieback Action Plans and facilitates joint working and sharing of experience and best practice across local authoritie...
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Date answered:
27 January 2025
S6W-33790
We provide uplifts in our heat in buildings delivery schemes to help meet additional challenges faced by homeowners in rural and island communities.The Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan offers an uplift of £1500 to the grant funding available for energy efficiency measures in remote rural areas and islands.The Warmer Homes Scotland scheme operates a national customer price model to ensure equal access to grant funded installation of energy efficiency improvements across Scotland, including in rural and island areas.Both our Area Based Schemes and the Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund provide an uplift to reflect higher delivery costs in more remote areas, of 11% in rural areas and 22% in remote rural/island areas.We will work with Historic Environment Scotland, and other key stakeholders to find the best...
