Scottish Government Purpose

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Scottish GovernmentPurpose

• to focus the Government and public services on
  creating a more successful country, with
  opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish,
  through increasing sustainable economic growth

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New relationship

• Scottish Government (SG) and Local Government
  (LG) relationship why?
• Deliver benefits for the people of Scotland
• Implementation of key manifesto commitments
• Devolution of authority from national to local
  government

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Concordat between SG and CoSLA

• New relationship between Scottish Government and
  local government based on mutual respect and
  partnership
• Recognises LGs contribution to SGs Strategic
  Objectives and the successful delivery of
  national outcomes
• SG will set the direction of policy and the
  over-arching outcomes and stand back from
  micro-managing service delivery
• LG will have less bureaucracy and will be free to
  meet the varying local needs and circumstances
  across Scotland

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National Performance Framework
PURPOSE
PURPOSE TARGETS
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
NATIONAL OUTCOMES
NATIONAL INDICATORS AND TARGETS
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Strategic Objectives

• Wealthier and Fairer
• Enable businesses and people to increase their
  wealth and more people to share fairly in that
  wealth
• Smarter
• Expand opportunities for people in Scotland to
  succeed from nurture through to life long
  learning, ensuring higher and more widely shared
  achievements
• Healthier
• Help people to sustain and improve their health,
  especially in disadvantaged communities, ensuring
  better, local and faster access to health care
• Safer and Stronger
• Help local communities to flourish, becoming
  stronger, safer places to live, offering improved
  opportunities and a better quality of life
• Greener
• Improve Scotland's natural and built environment
  and the sustainable use and enjoyment of it

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It All Adds Up

• 5 Strategic Objectives
• 15 National Outcomes
• 45 National Indicators

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15 National Outcomes

• We live in a Scotland that is the most attractive
  place for doing business in Europe
• We realise our full economic potential with more
  and better employment opportunities for our
  people
• We are better educated, more skilled and more
  successful, renowned for our research and
  innovation
• Our young people are successful learners,
  confident individuals, effective contributors and
  responsible citizens
• Our children have the best start in life and are
  ready to succeed
• We live longer, healthier lives
• We have tackled the significant inequalities in
  Scottish society
• We have improved the life chances for children,
  young people and families at risk
• We live our lives safe from crime, disorder and
  danger
• We live in well-designed, sustainable places
  where we are able to access the amenities and
  services we need
• We have strong, resilient and supportive
  communities where people take responsibility for
  their own actions and how they affect others
• We value and enjoy our built and natural
  environment and protect it and enhance it for
  future generations
• We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive
  national identity
• We reduce the local and global environmental
  impact of our consumption and production
• Our public services are high quality, continually
  improving, efficient and responsive to local
  peoples needs

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45 National Indicators 4 impacting on Enteprise

• Increase the business start-up rate
• Increase proportion of school leavers in positive
  and sustained destinations
• Increase the proportion of schools receiving
  positive inspection reports
• Increase the social economy turnover

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Concordant Document

• For further information
• http//www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/923/005414
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