Policy and Practice resources

Scottish & uk policy documents

Social Enterprise Scotland
Oxfam
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
SCVO
South of Scotland Enterprise Agency
Sustainable Procurement Tools
Public Procurement and Property
Scottish Procurement and Property Blogs: Public Procurement and Property Public Procurement and Property – Scottish Government Blog
Scotland’s journey of achieving sustainable procurement outcomes 2002-2022: independent review
Measuring social impact in public procurement: SPPN 10/2020
Understanding Scottish Places
Place Standard
Scotland’s Export Performance monitor
Scottish Development International (SDI)
GlobalScot
Scottish Funding Council
Innovation Centres
Scotland CAN DO
Infrastructure Commission for Scotland
Institute of Civil Engineers
Scottish Futures Trust
Fairer Scotland Duty
Equality Act 2010
Scottish Business Pledge
Living Wage Scotland
Fair Work Convention
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Just Transition Commission
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Federation of Small Business Scotland
Business Gateway
Improvement Service
Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development Group
Institute of Economic Development
Fraser of Allander Institute
Scotland’s Centre for Regional Inclusive Growth
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Skills Development Scotland
Scottish Enterprise
Other Scottish Economy Publications
last held December 2019
National Economic Forum
Ministerial Trade Board
Council of Economic Advisers
Economy Statistics
State of the Economy
Wellbeing Economy Policy Design Guidebook (WEAll)
Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)
21st Century Wellbeing Economics: The Road to Recovery, Renewal & Resilience (Club of Rome)
Key COVID-19 Policy responses from the OECD
Sustainable Development Goals (UN)
Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy 2016-2026
March 2021
Social enterprise: action plan 
March 2021
Future skills: action plan
April 2022
Town centre action plan review: joint Scottish Government and COSLA
Good Growth for Cities annual report 2019 (PWC)
Community Wealth Building
Regional Growth Deals
City Region Deals
Scottish National Investment Bank
March 2021
Investing with Purpose: global capital investment plan
A Trading Nation – helping Scottish businesses to export
January 2021
Trade: our vision
August 2020
Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review 
January 2017
Scotland CAN DO: An innovation action plan for Scotland
February 2021
A National Mission with Local Impact: Infrastructure Investment Plan for Scotland 2021-22 to 2025-26
November 2020
No One Left Behind: delivery plan
September 2020
Youth Guarantee – No-one Left Behind
March 2019
A fairer Scotland for Women: gender pay gap action plan
March 2018
No One Left Behind: Next steps for employability support 
Framework for Fair Work in Scotland
February 2021
Fair Work: action plan
March 2021
Steadfastly European, Scotland’s past, present and future
Scotland’s Future Skills Action Plan
October 2018
The Enterprise and Skills Board: Strategic Plan
December 2020
Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018-2032 – update
February 2020
The Environment Strategy for Scotland: Vision and Outcomes
September 2019
Climate Ready Scotland: Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024 
February 2021
Climate change plan: 2021 update
March 2021
Just Transition Commission: A National Mission for a fairer, greener Scotland 
September 2021
Just Transition – A Fairer, Greener Scotland: Scottish Government response
August 2019
5G: Strategy for Scotland 
March 2017
Realising Scotland’s full potential in a digital world: A digital strategy for Scotland
March 2021
A changing nation: how Scotland will thrive in a digital world
October 2020
Shaping Scotland’s economy: inward investment plan
UK Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
September 2020
Protecting Scotland, Renewing Scotland: The Government’s Programme for Government 2020-21
June 2020
Towards a Robust Wellbeing Economy for Scotland: Report of the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery
March 2015
Scotland’s Economic Strategy
March 2021
Community Wealth Building infographic 
March 2022
Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation 
National Performance Framework
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