Restricting alcohol marketing is identified as one of the World Health Organization’s three ‘best buys’, the most cost-effective measures that WHO recommends to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm. Many our European neighbours have already taken action to restrict alcohol marketing including Ireland, France and Norway. This consultation sets out a potential approach for Scotland.
Alcohol is marketed through an integrated mix of channels including advertising on TV, on...More
In February 2021, the Scottish Government established an Independent Working Group on Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland, chaired by Baroness Kennedy QC. The Working Group was tasked with considering how the Scottish criminal justice system deals with misogyny, including looking at whether there are gaps in the law that could be addressed by a specific criminal offence to tackle such behaviour.
The Working Group published its final report in March 2022. That...More
The Scottish Government wants to ensure planning authorities properly involve the Gypsy/Traveller community in planning the future of their places. The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 therefore requires planning authorities to seek the views of Gypsies and Travellers in preparing Evidence Report for their Local Development Plans (LDPs) and to include a summary of the action taken by planning authorities to meet accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers.
A...More
We welcome your views on the draft revised upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer quality performance indicator (QPI) engagement document. Please refer to this document (bottom of page) for full details of each QPI.
Please provide comments whether they be on all individual quality performance indicators or only those relevant to you.
In particular we are looking for comments on:
the appropriateness of the QPIs that have been developed ...More
Having a choice about which school your child will attend is a fundamental feature of our education system. Choosing which school your child will attend is one of the most important decisions parents/carers will make. Most parents opt for their local catchment school while others will apply for a place at another school.
There are times when a local authority rejects a placing request. Under such circumstances, and when families do not agree with such a decision, they may wish...More
The Good College Governance Task Group's report , published in 2016, made a series of recommendations to improve the governance of colleges, including adding trade union nominees to the boards of management of college institutions.
Following consultation in 2017 on the Good College Governance Task Group's recommendations, the Scottish Government committed to introducing trade union nominees to the boards of the incorporated colleges, the Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board...More
Small landholdings are a part of our Scottish agricultural and national heritage, and we are determined to have them as part of our future. We are fully committed to modernising their truly unique legislative status to ensure small landholders have comparable rights with other types of land tenure, and the opportunity to contribute to our wider objectives.
In recent years we have seen a series of global shocks that have had, and continue to have, an impact on global food...More
The Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation (IRISR) was announced on 23 rd September. The IRISR will make recommendations to ensure that social care support services are the best that they can be for those that use them and work within them. IRISR will ensure a human rights and person-centred approach is central to the inspection and regulation of social care and will consider how this can be applied across linked services.
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Why is there a need for an independent review?
Recognising the need to look to the future, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills announced in October 2021 the intention to reform qualifications and assessments.
This was influenced by:
recommendations in the OECD’s independent review of Scotland’s school curriculum
the COVID-19 pandemic and a renewed debate around assessment following the cancellation of National...More
In September 2022, the Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, Youth Employment and Training set out to parliament that he would be initiating an independent review of the skills delivery landscape in Scotland as part of work to ensure that the skills system is fit for purpose for delivering Scotland’s national outcomes and meeting future economic challenges including the transition to net zero.
James Withers has been appointed as Advisor to the Review. The Terms of...More
This Cycling Framework and Delivery Plan for Active Travel in Scotland builds on the progress made through three iterations of the Cycling Action Plan for Scotland (CAPS) between 2010 and 2020. It reflects our aim to progress from CAPS and to develop an ambitious plan for Scotland for the next 5-10 years.
The Cycling Framework for Active Travel sets out our strategic priorities and shared actions to maximise cycling’s contribution in realising the Scottish Government’s long term ...More
A Stronger & More Resilient Scotland: The Programme for Government 2022-23 which was published on the 8 September 2022 committed to introducing the following Bill:
“Wildlife Management (Grouse)
The Bill will implement the recommendations of the “Werritty Review” and introduce licensing for grouse moor management to ensure that the management of driven grouse moors and related activities is undertaken in an environmentally sustainable...More
This consultation has been extended.
The Scottish Government has made a number of commitments to the Gaelic and Scots languages. Among these there are four key commitments which can be regarded as particularly significant with the other commitments falling under these broad areas. The four key commitments are:
to establish a new strategic approach to Gaelic medium education (GME)
to explore the creation of a Gàidhealtachd
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People who hadn't given their view on education in the past are exactly who we wanted to hear from. We wanted learners to be at the centre of our discussion and in particular we wanted to hear from people who do not normally have their voices heard in the education system.
In his recent report, Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education , Ken Muir made several recommendations.
The first recommendation was to hold this National...More
Your activities will help prepare your group to answer the national discussion's consultation questions.
This web form is the easiest and most thorough way for one person to feedback the points raised by their group's discussion. The form also offers you the chance to upload anything that might help describe the content of your group's discussions (e.g. videos, photos, mind maps, drawings etc).
Please know, that if there are people in your group who want to submit their own...More
We want a national conversation with everyone interested in what a new Dementia Strategy for Scotland should look like.
To help inform your response, we have put together a short discusssion paper . Please read this before responding.
We have also created an audio version of this document to ensure this Conversation is accessible to a wide range of communities.
This platform enables a written response, but we will also hold online...More
Click the resources below to download the relevant guides.
The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for parents and carers - PowerPoint
Discussion guide for parents and carers - Pdf
Facilitation guide for parents and carers - Pdf
Discussion guide for parents and carers - Gaelic - PowerPoint
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The National Discussion was co-convened by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA).
We appointed two independent facilitators, Professor Carol Campbell and Professor Alma Harris, to help shape the National Discussion.
The video below shows how they planned to engage everyone in the National Discussion, and in particular those we don’t normally hear from.
Read the blog from Professors Carol Campbell and Alma Harris on their...More
Aggregates make an important contribution to Scotland’s economy, providing materials for housing, construction, road-building and other uses, and supporting employment, including in rural and remote areas of the country. Aggregates are also required as construction materials to support the ambitions for the environment, including for diversification of the energy mix. They are used both in and of themselves and mixed with other materials to produce new products used in construction such...More
These focus groups are a chance for Scotland’s leading child rights and inclusion organisations to share the kinds of key educational issues that affect the children and young people they support with the national discussion’s co-facilitators.
Please use this form to tell us which focus group you'd prefer to attend and to tell us more about your organisation and the learners you represent.
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The time has come for a new national discussion on education, one which will give everyone the chance to have their voice heard. We’re inviting everyone who has an interest in the future of our education system: children and young people, parents and carers, practitioners, and those in the wider Scottish community to pause, to reflect and to contribute to a future vision for Scottish education.
This survey is now closed. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any...More
The Scottish Government is committed to realising our Vision for Agriculture and transforming how we support farming and food production in Scotland to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
Recent years have seen a series of global shocks that have had, and are continuing to have, an impact on global food security. These include EU-exit impacts, the COVID-19 pandemic and, most recently, the illegal invasion of Ukraine which is having an undeniable...More
These dedicated discussion guides helped teachers, parents/carers, youth workers and others to hold group discussions with children and young people.
The aim was to enable them to think creatively about the vision for the Scottish education system.
The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Access the discussion guides
Young children - learners 3-7 years old
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Further information and background to the National Discussion and other education reform processes.
Our qualifications and assessment systems are being reviewed and our education bodies are being replaced. Now is the right time to reflect on what works well, what we have learned about our systems, and to consider what comes next to help all our children and young people to thrive at school and throughout their lives.
It is vital that all the decisions we take are...More
Click the resources below to download the relevant guides.
The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for young children - not compatible with screen readers - PowerPoint
Discussion guide for young children - not compatible with screen readers - Pdf
Discussion guide for young children - screen reader compatible - external website link (thinglink.com)
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Click the resources below to download the relevant guides.
The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for children and young people - PowerPoint
Discussion guide for children and young people - Pdf
Facilitator notes for children and young people - Pdf
Discussion guide for children and young people - Gaelic - PowerPoint
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Click the resources below to download the relevant guides.
The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for young adults - PowerPoint
Discussion guide for young adults - Pdf
Facilitator notes for young adults - Pdf
Discussion guide for young adults - Gaelic - PowerPoint
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Click the resources below to download the relevant guides.
The online feedback form is now closed for new responses. Please email nationaldiscussiononeducation@gov.scot with any questions.
Discussion guide for adults - PowerPoint
Discussion guide for adults - Pdf
Facilitator notes for adults - Pdf
Discussion guide for adults - Gaelic - PowerPoint
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The 'Once for Scotland' Workforce Policies Programme is designed to review and transform existing workforce policies (previously known as Partnership Information Network (PIN) Policies) in line with our vision:
"Once for Scotland' workforce policies will promote NHSScotland as a modern, exemplar employer; showcasing our core values, and promoting consistent employment policy and practice that supports the implementation of the Staff Governance Standard and effective recruitment and...More
We welcome your views on the draft revised testicular cancer quality performance indicator engagement document. Please refer to this document for full details of each quality performance indicator.
Please provide comments on all individual quality performance indicators (QPIs) or only those relevant to you.
In particular we are looking for comments on:
the appropriateness of the QPIs that have been developed
the...More