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Feb. 27 2024
Source Page: Use of Bute House for interviews by the First Ministers wife: FOI releaseFound: (internal website) Children and young people at work Published 29/09/23 The Scottish Government
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: Fit Note Reform: call for evidenceFound: • Clinicians ’ and non -clinical professionals’ experience: The experience of clinical and non -clinical
Feb. 19 2024
Source Page: New dementia strategy for Scotland: Initial 2-year Delivery Plan (2024-2026)Found: with colleagues in local and national government, our academic partners and lived experience networks
Oct. 28 2008
Source Page: Candidate Information Pack: Spatial Analysis Co-ordinator - SEO level analyst Pay band 5. 16 p.Found: Familiarity with the objectives of Communities and Local Government Applicants should provide a short
Written Evidence Apr. 25 2024
Inquiry: Devolution of employment supportFound: We believe that Government should now commit to further devolution of employment support, as a key
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane (Scottish Green Party - Highlands and Islands)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken since the publication of the Future Planners Project Report, which highlights the need for an additional 700 new planners over the next 10 to 15 years.
Answered by FitzPatrick, Joe - Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
The Scottish Government has been working with Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS), the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and other partners to progress the short, medium and longer term recommendations of the Future Planners Project Report since its publication in July 2022, to increase the number of new entrants into planning authorities and other parts of the planning sector. The recommendations cover diverse areas of action including support for funded postgraduate opportunities; extending opportunities for students to gain relevant work experience; supporting universities to maintain the viability of RTPI-accredited planning courses and increasing the number of home students where possible; as well as exploring possibilities to retain more international students in the workforce.
In 2023 HOPS launched a campaign toolkit for use by local authorities, employability services, government departments and other planning associated organisations to give young people an insight into planning as a career option. The pack contains links to promotional videos, social media graphics and a downloadable leaflet for use at careers fairs.
The Scottish Government has also provided funding for ten RTPI bursaries for students undertaking post graduate planning degrees in Scottish planning schools in 2023/24. We intend to continue support for bursaries and will confirm arrangements as soon as possible.
RTPI and the Scottish Government have been promoting the case for a planning or practice-based planning degree and will continue to support delivery of such routes into the profession. I wrote to planning schools in October 2023 to encourage their continued support for higher education in this discipline. I will shortly be meeting colleagues from across the planning sector, including industry, at the University of Glasgow, to discuss potential practical initiatives to support planning education and routes into a career in planning.
Work to develop a planning skills strategy is underway, drawing on experience from the approach taken to developing a strategy for building standards. The new National Planning Improvement Framework will gather data on workforce and skills requirements which will help inform the strategy for Scotland as a whole.
Our Investing in Planning consultation provides a more detailed update on the Future Planners report recommendations and action in relation to skills, recruitment and retention within the planning sector. The consultation seeks views on prioritisation of actions already identified and any other measures with the potential to make a significant impact. The consultation is open until 31 May 2024.
Correspondence Apr. 30 2024
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)Found: Government Finance Act 1988.
Report May. 30 2024
Committee: Local Government, Housing and Planning CommitteeFound: Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Annual Report 2023-24
Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department took to engage with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people's organisations when developing the Work Well programme.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
The 15 WorkWell pilot areas, which were announced on 7 May, will receive funding to locally design and lead their integrated work and health support services to meet the needs of their local populations. Pilot areas will be engaging end users, including disabled people, in the design and delivery of these services.
The lessons we learn from WorkWell will be critical to our longer-term work and will bolster the evidence base around what works to support disabled people to start, stay and succeed in work.
Prospective WorkWell pilot areas submitted applications which were scored against four criteria published in the WorkWell Prospectus on gov.uk (www.gov.uk/government/publications/workwell):
- Their understanding of the geography and demography of their chosen footprint;
- Their approach to work and health strategy integration;
- Their proposed delivery model for their WorkWell service;
- Their experience of and approach to, governance and working effectively with delivery partners across local systems.
In addition, a decision was taken to ensure that at least one site was selected in each of the 7 NHS England regions, and at least two of the 15 areas would be classified as predominantly rural.
The Department has commissioned an independent consortium of evaluators to carry out a national evaluation of WorkWell that will look to measure the effectiveness of the pilot, using surveys, interviews and econometric measures of success.