Scottish Budget
Details of the Scottish Government's spending plans.
Communities and third sector
Policies
Featured
Fairer Scotland Duty: guidance for public bodies
Statutory guidance for public sector bodies subject to the Fairer Scotland Duty to help them actively consider how they can reduce inequalities of outcome caused by socio-economic disadvantage, when making strategic decisions.
Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland
First Minister John Swinney announced his first Programme for Government on 4 September 2024.
Publications
Consultations
Proxy voting by councillors: consultation
03 October 2024
National Good Food Nation Plan: consultation analysis
27 September 2024
National Good Food Nation Plan: consultation analysis - executive summary - easy read
27 September 2024
Statistics and research
Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report : October 2024 A summary of justice and safer communities statistics.
31 October 2024
Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: update to 30 June 2024
29 October 2024
Council Tax Reduction: local authority tables and charts - April 2013 to August 2024
15 October 2024
News
“Scrap charity lottery sales cap” - Social Justice Secretary
UK Government urged to remove limit on funds raised for good causes.
Promoting Gaelic in Islay
Support for local projects.
Orkney ferry funding
Government support to help council replace fleet.
People and directorates
Cabinet Secretary and Ministers
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Angela Constance MSP
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Graeme Dey MSP
Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
Directorates
- Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
- Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
- External Affairs Directorate
- Financial Management Directorate
- Justice Directorate
- Learning Directorate
- Local Government and Housing Directorate
- Public Service Reform Directorate
- Safer Communities Directorate
- Social Security Directorate
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