This consultation asks for views on options for the use of its share of UK Apprenticeship Levy funding being transferred to the Scottish Government.
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Under the auspices of the Scottish Cancer Taskforce, National Cancer Quality Performance Indicators (QPIs) were developed to drive continuous quality improvement in cancer care across NHSScotland. In January 2012, Renal Cancer QPIs were published, and following 3 years of national comparative...More
This consultation is shorter than the customary 12-week period given a need to clarify the legislative position within a time frame that fits with the operation of the Beef Efficiency Scheme. The technical and narrow nature of the question being asked and the specific range of interested...More
We want your views on our proposed framework and priorities to transform mental health in Scotland.
The new Mental Health Strategy will be published in early 2017. It follows a four-year strategy that ran from 2012 to 2015. The new Strategy will cover a 10 year period.
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A consultation paper and Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) has been published setting out the possible implications of being upgraded to Negligible Risk (NR) status.
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The consultation seeks views on the Scottish Government’s proposals for a Child Poverty Bill. The proposals include:
Enshrining in legislation our ambition to eradicate child poverty
Reinstating statutory income-based targets to reduce the number of children living in...More
Scottish Ministers propose to introduce The Road Works (Qualifications of Operatives and Supervisors) (Scotland) Regulations 2016, the aim of which is to revise the qualification structure and to require qualified road operatives and supervisors who wish to re-register their qualifications to do...More
The consultation is seeking views about whether the Scottish Government should propose amendments to legislation allowing specified forms of electrofishing to be utilised as a permitted method for catching razor clams in Scottish waters
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The Scottish Government is seeking views on the proposals for the implementation of the revised EU regulation on the rules for the identification of equines in Scotland. In response to the horse meat fraud in 2013, the European Commission (EC) set out a 5 point action plan. One of the actions...More
Thriving businesses underpin Scotland’s economic growth and future prosperity. Our approach to charging for water services has an important part to play in this.
In Ministers' Statement on the Principles of Charging for Water Services it was confirmed that surface water and roads drainage...More
The Barclay review group has been set up make recommendations that seek to enhance and reform the business rates system in Scotland better support business growth and long term investment and reflect changing marketplaces.
The Group will report to Ministers in August 2017. You are invited...More
Note: This consultation will run for a shorter consultation period of 8 weeks due to the limited number of stakeholders on what is a particular issue.
The Scottish Government has an option to put transitional relief arrangements in place to phase in any large changes in individual rate bills...More
Proposed management measures for Small Isles MPA were first subject of a public consultation from 11 November 2014 - 02 February 2015. In response to that consultation Scottish Ministers decided management of the Small Isles MPA would be implemented through a Marine Conservation Order (MCO). ...More
The co-ordinates and description detailed in schedule 1 of the existing designation order for the Small Isles MPA does not properly create the accepted boundary of the site that is shown on maps . In other words, trying to re-create the map from the description in the designation order is...More
The co-ordinates and description detailed in schedule 1 of the existing designation order for the Fetlar to Haroldswick MPA does not properly create the accepted boundary of the site that is shown on maps . In other words, trying to re-create the map from the description in the designation...More
The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 makes amendments to the operation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in relation to the treatment of mentally disordered offenders. It also creates a new victim information and...More
The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) has been carried out annually since 2008 and prior to this was carried out in 1995, 1998, and 2003. Commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the series provides regular information on aspects of the public's health and factors related...More
This consultation is relevant to anyone who is either involved or interested in arbitration as provided for in the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010.
The purpose of the draft Order is to remove the ability of arbitrating parties to contract out of using the new arbitration law provided for by...More
Throughout this document, we will refer to our paper, A New Future for Social Security in Scotland, which we published in March. In that paper, the Scottish Government made a commitment to work with people across Scotland to determine how best to use the new social security powers which will...More
The consultation sets out details for how Scottish Ministers propose to bring the requirements of European Directive 2014/52/EU, known as the Environmental Impact Assessment or ‘EIA’ Directive into Scottish legislation.
The EIA Directive requires an assessment of the effects of certain...More
This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to planning legislation (permitted development rights) on electronic communications infrastructure (e.g. masts, cabinets and antennas).
World class digital connectivity is vital to Scotland’s economy, whether in relation to: improving the...More
The National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS) are conducting a review on behalf of Scottish Ministers into the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 and surrounding policy framework on involving and engaging parents.
This review aims to:
identify and celebrate what has...More
The Scottish forestry sector contributes substantially to our rural economy and a number of social and environmental outcomes, including climate change mitigation, biodiversity, natural flood management, recreation and people’s health and wellbeing.
Scottish Ministers currently...More
This consultation seeks views on draft statutory guidance in relation to a series of amendments to the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 ("the 2000 Act") made by Part 1 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2016. In summary, the draft statutory guidance has been developed to support those...More
This consultation provides an opportunity to comment on the regulations expanding the Scottish Fiscal Commission’s functions. The expansion of functions reflects the Fiscal Framework agreed between the UK and Scottish Governments and the new powers devolved to Scotland through the Scotland Act...More
A consultation on proposals for regulations to require the disclosure of persons with controlling interest in landowners and tenants in a register to be held by the Registers of Scotland.
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Human trafficking and exploitation are abhorrent crimes, as well as abuses of human rights and dignity. They involve trading adults and children as commodities and exploiting them for profit or personal benefit and they happen in Scotland today. Adults and children are trafficked and exploited...More
We have observed substantial improvements in the oral health of children, and in access to NHS dental services for patients.
There are now over 4.8 million people registered with a NHS dentist. This is reflected in the unprecedented increase in the numbers of NHS dentists, where we have seen...More
Under the auspices of the Scottish Cancer Taskforce, National Cancer Quality Performance Indicators (QPIs) were developed to drive continuous quality improvement in cancer care across NHSScotland. In December 2012, Lung Cancer QPIs were published, and following 3 years of national comparative...More
Scotland’s current Digital Strategy , published in 2011, describes actions to enhance digital connectivity, increase economic growth and activity by growing the digital economy, promote digital participation and develop digital public services. While the high-level aims of the strategy...More