There are 37,040 results relating to "S6W-01975"
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Date answered:
30 April 2025
S6W-36476
Careers Advisers would support individuals to access information on the My World of Work site or direct to armed forces career centre sites if considered appropriate. S6W-36476
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Date answered:
29 April 2025
S6W-36963
Procurement legislation requires public bodies to treat suppliers equally and without discrimination irrespective of size when buying goods, services and works.Through the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, we introduced a legal requirement for public bodies to consider and act on opportunities to facilitate the involvement of small or medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’), third sector organisations and supported businesses in the procurement process, and also to advertise regulated contract opportunities openly and transparently on Public Contracts Scotland, helping SMEs to identify opportunities in the supply chain.We continue to focus on making it easier for SMEs to participate in public supply chains, including publishing an SME and Third Sector Procurement Action Plan in 2024 as part of our New Deal for Business.We continue to test, challenge and inform procurement approaches through industry engagement, such as round tables with SMEs, to underpin continuous improvement.The ‘annual report on procurement activity in Scotland 2022 to 2023’ (our most recently published report) shows that 61 pence in every pound of known procurement spend in Scotland went to an SME, and that, of the 18,079 suppliers awarded contracts through Public Contracts Scotland, SMEs received 77% of these contracts. S6W...
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Date answered:
29 April 2025
S6W-36479
Previous analysis published on 30 August 2023 identified physical and mental ill-health as possible barriers that prevent young people from entering the labour market (Economic inactivity of young people aged 16-24: Definition, reasons and potential future focus - gov.scot). S6W-36479
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Date answered:
29 April 2025
S6W-36287
This highlights the priority that Police Scotland places on supporting the health and wellbeing of the workforce, supported by a Health and Wellbeing Action Plan to underpin delivery. S6W-36287
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Date answered:
25 April 2025
S6W-35938
Additionally, the Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning fund provides third sector funding to improve emotional wellbeing of young cancer patients and their families and reduce financial worries. S6W-35938
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Date answered:
24 April 2025
S6W-36393
With more measures and legislation expected in the future; banning wet wipes containing plastic and a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers, we expect to see these litter levels reduce. S6W-36393
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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. S6W-36283
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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£ 5,649,335.502024-2025Microsoft Products£ 6,300,240.60Total:£26,991,134.97 S6W...
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Date answered:
23 April 2025
S6W-36501
Only if a local authority is not doing everything they can be reasonably expected to do to improve its waste management service and has no mitigating circumstances, could they then be subject to a deduction of their payment up to 20%.Effectiveness assessments can be brought in from 2026 if sufficient data is available to make assessments, but must be brought in by 2028. S6W-36501
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Date answered:
23 April 2025
S6W-35960
”Our own published analysis of how Scottish Child Payment interacts with the labour market concludes that it is not currently negatively affecting work incentives at scale in the economy.However, we will continue to analyse the impact of Scottish Child Payment on work incentives, and of the two-child cap mitigation when it is introduced. S6W-35960
