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27 September 2024
NSET PAC to EFW Committee 27 Sept 2024
They should be making those priorities clear, engaging with us and making the best of the national programmes.” The Committee remains unclear how the NSET interacts with regional economic development partnerships, and that there may be scope for these arrangements to be improved.
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17 September 2024
Climate Change Emissions Reduction Targets Scotland Bill response from the Scottish Government
When we receive the Climate Change Committee’s expert advice on the expected timeline, which as noted they have indicated should be spring 2025, we will act as quickly as possible to set new targets so that a credible Climate Change Plan can be developed at pace – setting targets in regulations is the best avenue to balance this need for swiftness with the ...
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2 September 2024
Budget 2025 to 2026 Cab Sec Education 12 August 2024
The funding approach for the LEIP was developed with local authorities, and agreed with COSLA, to deliver the best possible long-term value. The Scottish Government will support local authorities via an outcomes-based funding model which links funding to keeping the new facilities in good condition - and other key outcomes related to low carbon, digital con...
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13 June 2024
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Fostering a Discussion on a Kindergarten Stage in Scotland: The Parliament debated S6M-12369 in the name of Fulton MacGregor—That the Parliament acknowledges the body of international evidence on the reported benefits of play-based early years education; believes that active, social play is a natural learning drive that helps develop physical fitness, social skills, cognitive capacities and personal qualities; understands that Scotland and the rest of the UK are outliers in Europe in starting formal education at four or five years of age; considers that, since the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) comparisons began, countries with later school starting ages have performed better than those with earlier starts; understands that the UN defines early childhood as being from birth to eight years of age, and that Scottish research has established that there are significant differences in children’s levels of development at age five; commends the work of organisations such as Upstart Scotland in promoting the needs of children in early years education based on relationship-centred, child-led, play-based environments, with a greater focus on outdoor learning; notes the belief that a universal play-based kindergarten stage, with a raised formal school starting age, could contribute to closing the attainment gap and be a significant anti-poverty measure, and that it would help provide a true level playing field for all of Scotland’s children, including those in the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency, giving every child time to develop the skills and capacities that underpin educational success, improving long-term outcomes and giving every child the best...
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28 February 2024
SPICe Briefing for petition PE2074
The petitioner is calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to increase the funding it provides to local councils, enabling them to deliver the best possible health and social care, and help to protect the vulnerable, frail and elderly population from the closure of residential and nursing care homes.
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30 January 2024
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Scotland’s Place in the European Union: The Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (Angus Robertson) moved S6M-12004— That the Parliament notes the Scottish Government's paper, Building a New Scotland: an independent Scotland in the EU, and believes that Scotland's economic, social and political future is best served by being part ...
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16 January 2024
Scottish Public Sector Accounts Permanent Secretary to PAC 12 Jan 2023
I look forward to any questions you may have in the meantime when we meet next week, and I would be happy to meet separately too if helpful to go through the detail with you further, as I appreciate this is an important matter. wishes, Best JP Marks Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government Annex A Public Bodies funded directly by the Scottish Budget S...
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9 January 2024
Redress Scotland Scheme 13 December 2023
Whilst the abuse of children in all circumstances is wrong, this issue was considered carefully during the Act’s parliamentary passage and there was an acceptance that specifying that the care setting had to be in Scotland best reflected the purpose of the scheme which was primarily for those children who were abused whilst resident in Scottish care setting...
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9 January 2024
Proposed Restraint and Seclusion Prevention in Schools Scotland Bill Consultation SPRAG response
This guidance would have the potential to lead practice change, provide a clarity for expectation that services should follow, as well as provide clarity for inspection bodies, advocates, parents and young people in relation to their rights, the law, and best practice. Positive practice examples and case illustrations which make clear the distinction betwee...
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11 December 2023
Future agriculture policy Tesco Scotland
Since the pandemic, invoices from our smallest suppliers are now paid immediately and our partnerships have resulted in our suppliers ranking Tesco as the best retailer for overall performance for the seventh year running in the independent Advantage survey.
