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Finance and Public Administration Committee
Economic and Fiscal Forecasts, Resource Spending Review and Medium-term Financial Strategy
Meeting date: 7 June 2022
Douglas Lumsden
It is still going up by 9.8 per cent.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
To go back to the point about the golden thread and local authorities, you mentioned the North Ayrshire Council submission. We also had a submission from Fife Council, which said:
“In terms of our funding to the voluntary sector we do not assess grant awards against their contribution to the National Outcomes directly, nor do we map the awards to the National Outcomes that they contribute to.”
I asked the council about that and it said, rightly, that they are mapped against its LOIP instead, and I think that I made the point that—
Finance and Public Administration Committee
National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
They are mapped against the local outcomes improvement plan. I would say that the golden thread still runs through that, because the LOIP has to have due regard to the NPF. However, although third sector organisations will be contributing to the NPF, they might not be aware that they are contributing. Do you see that as a problem? Is it an issue at all?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
Would it be a problem if a voluntary organisation was not aware that it was probably making a good contribution to the NPF?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
That might tie into what the Auditor General said last year, when he raised issues around accountability and delivery. He said that Scotland is suffering from
“a major implementation gap between policy ambitions and delivery on the ground.”
He went on to say:
“I am not convinced that public sector leaders really feel accountable for delivering change”.
Do you agree?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Skills Development Scotland
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
My first question is about the green jobs workforce academy. Is there any data yet on how effective that has been and how many people it has helped into new employment, or is it still early days?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Skills Development Scotland
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
As a last point on that, is there a review of those actions? Does that come back anywhere?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Skills Development Scotland
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
How do you keep them live? I guess that the documents should be changing quite regularly.
Finance and Public Administration Committee
National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
You have made the point that it is all fine, as long as the LOIP aligns with the NPF. Where is the check and balance done?
Finance and Public Administration Committee
National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
Meeting date: 31 May 2022
Douglas Lumsden
As Liz Smith suggested, is that about looking at how organisations are funded and using the carrot or the stick to make sure that they are aligned to the NPF?
