- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been made available to the Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations, and what the objectives associated with that funding were, for each of the last five financial years.
Answer
Please see the following table outlining the funding made available to the Association of Chief Officers or Scottish Voluntary Organisations and the objectives associated with that funding for each of the last five financial years.
Financial Year | Grant name/amount | Objectives/Outcomes of Grant |
20-21 | ACOSVO Core Grant Funding £164,773 | The main objectives / expected outcomes of the Grant are: - Inspire: Champion Third Sector Leadership
- Excel: Build Skills and Confidence for Excellent Leadership
- Develop: Develop and Sustain ACOSVO as an Organisation which is an Example of Leadership and Governance Good Practice
- Support the government and communities in responding to Covid-19, as required.
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20-21 | Resilient Leadership Study £8,000 | - To support the study of “Resilient leadership in the third sector in Scotland”
- To expand intelligence gathering amongst third sector leadership to support this
- To deploy learning in support of leadership exchange work, the Scottish Leaders Forum and other priorities as agreed.
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21-22 | ACOSVO Core Grant Funding £219,697 | The main objectives / expected outcomes of the Grant are: - Inspire: Champion Third Sector Leadership
- Excel: Build Skills and Confidence for Excellent Leadership
- Develop: Develop and Sustain ACOSVO as an Organisation which is an Example of Leadership and Governance Good Practice
- Support the government and communities in Covid-19 recovery and renewal and responding to the end of the EU Exit transition as required.
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21-22 | Cyber Resilience – Voluntary Sector “Be Better Informed” Project £5,200 | - Increase access to, and use of, threat intelligence to inform understanding of risk
- Promote the use of NCSC’s Cyber Information Sharing Platform (CISP)
- Include information on cyber threat and risk in advice and guidance from third sector advisory and regulatory bodies
- Promote the range of cyber security standards and regulations available to support clearer choices for the Third sector based on their exposure to risk and their risk appetite.
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22-23 | ACOSVO Core Grant Funding £219,697 | The main objectives / expected outcomes of the Grant are: - Inspire: Champion Third Sector Leadership
- Excel: Build Skills and Confidence for Excellent Leadership
- Develop: Develop and Sustain ACOSVO as an Organisation which is an Example of Leadership and Governance Good Practice
- Support the government and communities in Covid-19 recovery and renewal and responding to the end of the EU Exit transition as required.
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23-24 | ACOSVO Core Grant Funding £228,485 | - SUPPORT, DEVELOP & INSPIRE voluntary sector leaders at all stages in their journey
- ADVANCE thinking, ideas and resilience for the future
- STRENGTHEN connections, organisations, governance, sustainability and partnerships.
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23-24 | £44,000 | The expected outcomes of the Grant are: - Implementing the recommendations of ACOSVO EDI survey on Learning and development;
- Transition and succession planning; and
- Participating in Delivering Equally Safe at Work
The targets/milestones against which progress in achieving objectives/expected outcomes shall be monitored are: Monitoring of progress against outcomes and objectives is expected to be a joint and shared process. We will develop with the Grantee a proportionate approach to monitoring and reporting, via enabling relationships based on partnership, a focus on outcomes, and mutual learning, that takes forward our shared thinking, and can inform future policy. |
24-25 | ACOSVO Core Grant Funding £228,485 | Outcome 1. SUPPORT, DEVELOP & INSPIRE voluntary sector leaders at all stages in their journey Outcome 2. ADVANCE thinking, ideas and resilience for the future Outcome 3. STRENGTHEN connections, organisations, governance, sustainability and partnerships. |
24-25 | £44,000 | The expected outcomes of the Grant are: - Implementing the recommendations of ACOSVO EDI survey on Learning and development;
- Transition and succession planning; and
- Participating in Delivering Equally Safe at Work
The targets/milestones against which progress in achieving objectives/expected outcomes shall be monitored are: Monitoring of progress against outcomes and objectives is expected to be a joint and shared process. We will develop with the Grantee a proportionate approach to monitoring and reporting, via enabling relationships based on partnership, a focus on outcomes, and mutual learning, that takes forward our shared thinking, and can inform future policy. |
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 17 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address reports of burnout and low morale among police officers in Scotland.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Police Scotland. The Chief Constable stated to the Criminal Justice Committee that the wellbeing of police officers and staff is one of her main priorities. Police Scotland has made a £17 million investment in wellbeing, which includes their 24-7 employee assistance programme that will focus on providing support wherever and whenever it is needed, and enhanced occupational health services to support officers and staff wellbeing.
The Chief Constable has provided reassurance that Police Scotland has a healthy recruitment pipeline, and more recruits have been taken on this (financial) year than at any time since 2013.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to improve accountability and performance management within the civil service, and whether it is reviewing dismissal procedures for any underperformance.
Answer
Performance management procedures in place for Senior Civil Servants and for Civil Servants at delegated grades, are regularly reviewed and include procedure in relation to management of poor performance and dismissal.
While workforce and terms and conditions of employment for Scottish Government civil servants are delegated to Scottish Ministers, the terms and conditions of Senior Civil Servants (SCS) are reserved to the UK Government and any changes made by UK Ministers and their application will be considered by Scottish Ministers in due course.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 28 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of skin cancer have been diagnosed in each year since records began.
Answer
Answer expected on 28 March 2025
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 28 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the legal status of first-cousin marriages.
Answer
Answer expected on 28 March 2025
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 28 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people seeking asylum are living in hotels in Scotland, and how many hotels are being used (a) partially and (b) wholly to accommodate asylum seekers.
Answer
Answer expected on 28 March 2025
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 14 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network since 2021.
Answer
The Scottish Communities Climate Action Network has received the following funding from the Scottish Government since 2021:
2021-22: £67,000
2022-23: £88,800
2023-24: £135,787
2024-25: £80,000
In addition to their core grant they received funding to support the design and set up of a number of climate action hubs. They employed regional co-ordinators to work with community groups to understand their needs and priorities and identify how this could be best delivered by a hub for their area.
To support this work they received the following:
2022-23: £441,000
2023-24: £393,921.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much it anticipates it will spend on disability-related benefits by 2030, and what steps it is taking to ensure the sustainability of Scotland’s devolved social security system.
Answer
Answer expected on 26 March 2025
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the efficiency and productivity of the Scottish civil service workforce, in light of its reported expansion over the last decade.
Answer
Answer expected on 26 March 2025
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how the recently announced apprenticeship funding compares with previous years in real terms, taking into account inflation and cost increases.
Answer
Answer expected on 26 March 2025
