Fair work practices and the award of public contracts : statutory guidance
Guidance to help public bodies evaluate fair work practices, including the Living Wage, when selecting tenderers and awarding contracts.
Annex D Further guidance
Legislation
- Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/pdfs/asp_20140012_en.pdf - Equality Act 2010
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents - The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland)
Regulations 2012
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/162/contents/made - Human Rights Act (1998)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents
Other related statutory / guidance
- Statutory Guidance to Local Authorities on Contracting
(Section 52 guidance)
http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2006/05/11160409/1 - Public Private Partnerships in Scotland - Protocol and
Guidance Concerning Employment Issues
http://www.gov.scot/resource/doc/1069/0005205.pdf
Resources
- The Living Wage
http://www.livingwage.org.uk/what-living-wage - Living Wage Accredited Employer
http://scottishlivingwage.org/ - Considerations around using Procurement to achieve payment of
the "Living Wage" in Scotland
http://readyforbusiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lib-Living-wage.pdf - National Minimum Wage
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage - Fair Work Convention
http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Fair-Work-Convention-created-115d.aspx - Equality and Human Rights and procurement
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/devolved-authorities/commission-scotland/public-sector-equality-duty-scotland/procurement-guidance-scottish-public-authorities - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.aspx - International Labour Organisation
http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/introduction-to-international-labour-standards/conventions-and-recommendations/lang--en/index.htm -
UN Guiding Principles
on Business and Human Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf
Contact
scottishprocurement@gov.scot
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