Contract awarded for next generation of digital public services
The Improvement Service has appointed four technology partners to further develop myaccount, the sign-in service for online public services, and its platform for digital public services.
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Green light for basic income pilots
Four Scottish councils are working with the IS and NHS Health Scotland to design local pilots of basic income after a successful joint bid to Scottish Government for £250,000.
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Parentsportal.scot ready to go live
A new online service designed to transform communications between schools and parents/carers is about to be launched. Parentsportal.scot is designed to replace the ‘schoolbag run’, giving parents online access to a range of school-related services.
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Scottish Financial Capability Week 2018
The IS will be taking part in Scottish Financial Capability Week from 12-18 November 2018, aiming to raise awareness about the stubbornly low levels of financial capability across Scotland, and encourage organisations to work together to address this issue and help people make the most of their money.
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Money Advice Services - Investing in the Future (Elected Member Briefing Note)
This briefing note seeks to highlight how community-based money advice services, targeted at individuals who are the most socially and economically disadvantaged, can make a significant contribution to reducing poverty and improving individual health and wellbeing.
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Why Adopt a Gendered Analysis of Violence and Abuse (Elected Member Briefing Note)
One in a series of briefings on the causes and consequences of violence against women and girls, highlighting some of the good practice around Scotland in tackling this issue. This briefing aims to raise awareness of the causal relationship between gender inequality and violence against women, and provide suggestions of the ways that elected members can help promote women’s equality.
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Local Outcomes Improvement Plans Stock-take - Emerging Themes
A summary of the emerging themes from a recent stock-take of all available Local Outcomes Improvement Plans (LOIPs). It also includes examples of practice under each theme.
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Scotland’s Councillors 2017-2022
Survey of councillors elected in May 2017 looking at demographic profile and questions related to their role including additional employment status, how they manage their duties and reasons for becoming a councillor.
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Scottish Mental Health Strategy (Elected Member Briefing Note)
This briefing sets out the main aims of the Scottish Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027.
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Our free workshops help elected members develop their knowledge and skills in order to effectively carry out the complex roles and responsibilities expected of them. For a full list of workshops, download the 2018-19 programme.
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Place-Making (East Renfrewshire)
18 Sept 2018, Giffnock
This workshop will explore the concept of place-making as an approach for the planning, design and management of public spaces.
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Community Participation (South Lanarkshire)
3 Oct 2019, Hamilton
This workshop will explore why community participation is so important, showcase good practice and look at the role of elected members in ensuring community participation is key to local decision making.
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Scrutiny (Glasgow)
5 Oct 2019, Glasgow
This workshop will explore the purpose of scrutiny, what effective scrutiny looks like and what power scrutiny has, as well as the key skills elected members need to carry out their scrutiny role effectively.
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Community Participation (Dundee)
3 Oct 2019, Hamilton
This workshop will explore why community participation is so important, showcase good practice and look at the role of elected members in ensuring community participation is key to local decision making.
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Public Health (Falkirk)
30 Oct 2019, Falkirk
This workshop will focus on developing awareness and understanding of the reform programme and the role of local government in improving the public's health across a range of functions including economic development, planning, housing and environmental health.
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