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Improvements have now been implemented through engagement with developers, updates to external guidance and updates to internal procedures including:Promotion of effective stakeholder engagement earlier in the process including updated guidance on pre-application engagement with stakeholdersFront loading the consenting process and reduced post consent consu...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 October 2023
Fair Start Scotland, our national employment support service, offers 12 to 18 months of tailored, person-centred pre-employment support, along with up to 12 months of in-work support available for individuals and their employers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 January 2023
Fair Start Scotland, our national employment support service, offers 12 to 18 months of tailored, person-centred pre-employment support, along with up to 12 months of in-work support available for individuals and their employers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 August 2022
As the Government focused on the emergency response to the pandemic, performance against the pre-pandemic response target fell. However the response rate improved in the subsequent year.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 April 2022
For example, our Public Social Partnership is working to improve the recruitment and retention rates of disabled people by developing and testing different types of support for employers, and our Parental Employability Support Fund (PESF) is delivering pre-employment and in work support for low income disabled parents.
There is no formal recruitment process, there is no diversity, there is no pre-vocational recruitment. It is basically a son—and in fewer cases a daughter—or someone you know who you think would make a decent apprentice.