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27 March 2026
CPG on WIE 16 March 2026
A (Corinne Goble): • Around 17% of WBC clients are startups; the majority are already in business and typically stuck at a particular growth hurdle • WBCs work with businesses across all stages, from sole traders to multi- million dollar companies 4 • The core process is the same: identify strategy and goals, address barriers through education and networking, determine the right type of capital, and connect the business owner with appropriate providers Speaker 2 – Jill McAlpine, Director, Highland Businesswomen / Founder, In Purpose Background: • Many growth-ready women-led businesses in the Highlands are excluded from public funding regimes because they do not fit designated growth-prime sectors • The Highlands has a £100 billion renewable energy opportunity, yet women- led and community-anchored businesses are largely absent from conversations about how to access and benefit from this investment • The Summit was established with the ambition of creating the most supported ecosystem for women-led businesses in the UK • A powerful framing: 54% of businesses are started by women, yet only 16% become employer businesses Key themes from the Summit: • Mentorship: A need for sustained mentorship beyond cyclical programmes, available to businesses at all stages including those trading for over ten years • Investment knowledge: Many women running successful, bootstrapped businesses had limited knowledge of angel investment and the wider investment landscape; infrastructure-level solutions are needed • Funding regimes: The overriding message was a need for permanent infrastructure support rather than time-limited programmes • The Women's Business Centre model was identified as closely aligned with all of these needs Speaker 3 – Ailsa Clark, Founder and Executive Director, Inspire Alba Context: • The Women in Social Enterprise Collective has been meeting informally for around six years • Research was commissioned with £5,000 of equalities, diversity and inclusion funding and conducted by Dr Liz Gardner and Cassandra Bryant over 18 months 5 • The social and community-led enterprise sector in Scotland is 61% led by women (previously above 70%), compared to approximately 20% in the wider economy • The research sought to understand why women's leadership thrives in this sector, what the blocks and barriers are, and how support can be improved Key findings: • Many women had not initially identified their activity as social or community-led enterprise; once they did, they often found existing support ecosystems did not recognise their leadership style • Women leaders frequently define value beyond profit — including care, wellbeing, and community benefit — not always reflected in mainstream support frameworks • Governance structures often evolved to reflect collective leadership approaches • A significant personal cost of care was identified, with some founders absorbing financial and personal risk to address unmet community need • Policy in this area was at best...
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9 March 2026
Letter from RMT Railway Bills LCMs 6 March 2026
Scottish Ministers argue the new management regime could allow for greater integration between track and train operations in Scotland – building on the current Alliance. How best could these new joint working arrangements be exercised to benefit rail passengers?
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4 March 2026
AO Written Authority Ardrossan Harbour Purchase 3 March 2026
I consider purchase of Ardrossan Harbour is the best possible solution moving towards a sustainable future for this important ferry route.
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4 March 2026
AO Written Authority Ardrossan Harbour 3 March 2026
I consider purchase of Ardrossan Harbour is the best possible solution moving towards a sustainable future for this important ferry route.
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4 March 2026
AO Written Authority Ardrossan Harbour 3 March 2026
I consider purchase of Ardrossan Harbour is the best possible solution moving towards a sustainable future for this important ferry route.
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5 February 2026
FPACLegacyIssues_ProfDavidHeald_4Feb26
My view is that delayed UK fiscal events are not in the UK’s best interests, as well as being disruptive to the devolved governments and legislatures.
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2 February 2026
Glasgow Disability Alliance
. • Throughout the co-design process of social care reforms, GDA members expressed that disabled people, connected to DPO’s, are best equipped to take on lived experience representation roles on Boards.
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28 January 2026
Scottish Human Rights Commission Tick Tock report 27 January 2026
Initial thinking on a National Support Panel to improve support and accountability, and hear from families and individuals about their individual circumstances informed the options around the scope and remit of the panel which were included in the Consultation on the Learning Disability and Neurodivergence Bill. 4) A National Peer Support Network should be established to facilitate people coming together to learn and share best...
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26 January 2026
Restraint and Seclusion Letter ECYP Committee Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Stage 1 Report
See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot Paragraph Recommendation Response Comments 184 The Committee notes the concerns regarding the risk of dual Partially The Scottish Government reporting for residential care accommodation and secure care Accept acknowledges the risk of dual accommodation services and recommends that the Member in reporting, but considers this to be a Charge works with the Scottish Government to explore how different matter best...
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15 January 2026
Scottish Government Response Wellbeing and Sustainable Development Scotland Bill 2025
We are also open to considering enhancements to Government to confirm whether the review of audit processes as part of the reform process. the NPF will include consideration of a requirement for best value audits to include specific wellbeing and sustainable development assessments. [284] The Committee notes that the Scottish We currently have a duty, in th...
