SCVO has been a long-time supporter of the National Performance Framework since its inception in 2007,Such tools should not be viewed as an exercise in form-filling but rather to help policymakers think,The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, which puts Scotland’s NPF on a statutory footing, only,in Scotland to take complete account of their decisions' short and long-term impact by assessing the,Along with our community of 2,900+ members, we believe that charities, social enterprises, and community
https://scvo.scot/p/49998/2022/04/14/scvo-response-to-the-finance-committee-inquiry-national-performance-framework-ambitions-into-action
Key themes in Scottish Government plan New powers Economy Education Health Justice Community empowerment,to the Holyrood, MSPs will soon have to grapple with taxation rates and introduce a Social Security Bill,Of course the constitution is still top of the agenda with a focus on the post-Brexit landscape and plans,were unveiled to prepare a Bill for a potential second independence referendum.,Significant new announcements regarding community empowerment, local democracy and participatory budgeting
https://scvo.scot/p/13606/2016/09/08/scotlands-programme-for-government-and-the-third-sector
and detail on how the Scottish Government aim to embed prevention to improve outcomes and ensure the long-term,Community Empowerment/Local Democracy The First Minister expressed a view that economic and social benefits,In the next year the Community Empowerment Act will: “provide new rights for communities, place new duties,The introduction of an Islands Bill to take account of the needs of Scotland’s 93 island communities,powers to island communities will set a precedent in proving that real community empowerment works.
https://scvo.scot/p/13545/2016/09/08/analysis-of-scottish-government-programme-for-government
We need to build on empowerment, people’s own capabilities and human rights.,They may battle with hunger or struggle to pay their bills or heat their homes.,told Age UK they felt lonely “always” or “often”, while 350,000 elderly people said TV was their main form,Empowerment:
stronger communities, stronger Scotland “Community empowerment is… about giving communities,Engender:
Gender and other forms of equality are preconditions of sustainable, equitable growth.
https://scvo.scot/p/12034/2016/04/11/scvo-briefing-issues-for-the-third-sector-beyond-2016
Taxation
With the prospect of new powers over income tax through the Scotland Act 2012 and Scotland Bill,SCVO believes that we need to value all forms of contribution, not just jobs, and to tailor support to,Increasing participation – building greater capacity for participatory budgeting, volunteering and community,Agency and empowerment – enabling people to make decisions about things which affect them and take control,this to the idea of participation, i.e. enabling people to participate in decisions that affect their community
https://scvo.scot/p/10549/2015/11/05/scvo-2016-holyrood-manifesto-key-themes
We would like to make more detailed comments on two areas of the bill:
Part 4 - Engaging communities,However, the four tests in the Bill which communities must pass to utilise the Right to Buy powers must,the Community Empowerment Act 2015)[vii].,The new approach to community engagement in the Bill is a considerably more proportionate response than,2015/05/cls15-speeches/ [iii] http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/4845 [iv] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts
https://scvo.scot/p/9894/2015/08/14/rural-affairs-climate-change-and-environment-committee-enquiry-land-reform-bill
system so that it is truly progressive, with households who cannot afford to pay protected from high bills,might help to increase engagement in local politics – along with, we would argue, better participatory forms,progressive, assuming that those in the wealthier houses who are 'cash poor' are able to waive their bill,empowerment.,http://reidfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/The-Silent-Crisis1.pdf [v] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts
https://scvo.scot/p/9312/2015/06/10/commission-on-local-government-tax-reform
This disparity has been raised in the on-going discussions around the Community Empowerment (Scotland,) Bill where concerns have been raised that more affluent communities, who may have greater access to,, for example, legal advice, will disproportionately benefit from the Bill and take advantage of what,References
[i] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-boosting-the-economy-debate,15-01w-rev.pdf [iii] Again our full response can be found on the SCVO website: http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts
https://scvo.scot/p/7604/2015/01/19/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-tackling-inequalities-debate
