Policy groups Scotland

Introduction

This resource is at BETA stage and being tested.

This table lists the policy advisory groups we are aware of where government or influencers in Scotland engage civil society for reference, sounding or steering input for policy decisions.

We are mapping this against Sustainable Development Goal themes.

Note that Scottish Government has now also published a list of groups it runs and membership at its beta Government website. Beta.gov.scot/groups

By making this information publicly transparent and in one place, we can hopefully coordinate our efforts at progressing Scotland towards the globalgoals.

This is a crowdsourcing exercise - please add to and amend this table based on your engagements and involvement with government advisory groups.

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List of government advisory groups and engagement

Active Group	Sustainable Development Goals themes	Name of Group	Group Lead Organisation	Civil society members (Please add to this)	Notes
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	European Civic Forum	Civic-forum.eu	SCVO
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Electoral Commission’s Scottish Advisory Group	Electoral Commission Scotland	SCVO
yes	Health and care	Substance Misuse Memorandum of Understanding - expert review group	Scottish Government	Glasgow Council on Alcohol (nom via SCVO)	Nominee is Gary Meek, CEO of GCA
yes	Planning public services	SPSO Third Sector Sounding Board	Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO)	SCVO, One Parent Families scotland, Scottish Women's Aid, Citizens Advice Scotland, SIAA	Ombudsman is Rosemary Agnew
yes	Industry and infrastructure	Data Delivery Group	Scottish Government	SCVO, Open Rights Group	Chaired by Director General, Organisational Development & Operations, Scottish Government
yes	Health and care	Health Improvement Scotland Collaborative Learning Steering Group	Health Improvement Scotland	SCVO, VHS, CPAG, Shelter Scotland, CHEX
yes	Health and care	Health Improvement Scotland Stakeholder Advisory Group	Health Improvement Scotland	SCVO	Hosted by ihub, HIS
yes	Health and care	Third sector health and social care collaborative	VHS	VHS, SCVO, Alliance	health and social care integration
yes	Health and care	Drink Wise Age Well Scotland: Impact and Advisory Board	Addaction	VHS, Age Scotland	alcohol in later life
yes	Health and care	Healthy Start Voucher Scheme - Short Term Working Group	Scottish Government	VHS, SCVO	Children's Early Years
yes	Health and care	Cross Party Group on Improving Health	ASH Scotland, Alcohol Focus Scotland	VHS	Public Health
yes	Health and care	School of Forensic Mental Health Governance Committee	Edinburgh University	VHS	Forensic Mental Health
yes	Health and care	Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities	VHS, SIAA		Health Inequalities
yes	Health and care	Our Natural Health Service Advisory Group	Scottish Natural Heritage	VHS	Green Space and Health
yes	Health and care	Making it Easier Implementation Group	Scottish Government	VHS	Health Literacy
yes	Health and care	Scottish Public Health Network Advisory Board	NHS Health Scotland	VHS	Public Health
yes	Health and care	Public Health Oversight Board	Scottish Government & COSLA	VHS (nom. by SCVO), SAMH (nom. by SCVO)	Public Health
yes	Health and care	NHSScotland Volunteering National Group	NHS HIS/ Scottish Health Council	VHS	NHS volunteers
yes	An economy for all	E-Skills Scotland	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Northern Periphery Programme Regional Advisory Group	Highlands and Islands Enterprise	SCVO,
No	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	European Network of National Associations Board	European Network of National Associations	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	UK European Network	WCVA and SCVO	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Programme Monitoring Committee Interreg VA (irish cross border ESF)	European Commission	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Steering Committee Interreg VA	European Commission	SCVO,
yes	Social justice	Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform (SCOWR)	Poverty Alliance	SCVO, SIAA
yes	Social justice	Scottish Government Social Security Carers Allowance Expert Panel	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Scottish Funders' Forum	Big Lottery Fund, Scotland	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Scottish Third Sector Governance Forum	ACOSVO (Chair)	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	National Telehealth and Telecare Advisory Board, Scottish Government	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	dotScot advisory board, Scottish Government	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Digital Champions Programme, Scottish Government	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Ministerial group on digital participation, Scottish Government	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Cyber Resilience National Leadership Board, Scottish Government	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	NHS Inform Website Redesign, NHS 24	NHS 24	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Erasmus+ Country Advisory Group for Scotland	British Council	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Community Jobs Scotland Management Group	Joint group with Scottish Government, Jobcentre Plus, SCVO, SDS and SLAED	SCVO,
yes	Planning public services	Community Planning Partnership Networking Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Employer Recruitment Incentive Advisory Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Lowlands & Uplands Scotland Programme Monitoring Committee	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	National Rules Working Group for European Structural Fund and European Regional Development Fund	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Pathways to Employment sub-group of the Commonwealth Games Legacy Group on behalf of SCVO	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Scottish Employability Forum	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Scottish Structural Funds Monitoring and Evaluation Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Community Jobs Scotland Evaluation Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Youth Justice Strategy - Sub-Group on Employment	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Scottish Government Opportunities for All Sub-group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics Advisory Board	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Social justice	Scottish Privacy Forum	UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO Scotland)	SCVO,
yes	Planning public services	Third Sector Research Forum	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Planning public services	Evaluating Policy Influence working group	Evaluation Support Scotland	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Cross Party Group on the Scottish Economy	Scottish Parliament	SCVO,
yes	Planning public services	Cross Party Group on Volunteering	Scottish Parliament, Volunteer Scotland (secretariat)	SCVO, Volunteer Scotland
yes	Health and care	Scottish Government Health Working Group for Welfare Reform	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	ILIS Social Care Working Group	Independent Living in Scotland	SCVO,
yes	Gender equality	Engender welfare group	Engender	SCVO,
yes	Quality education	Scottish Universities Insight Institute Innovation Steering Group	Scottish Universities Insight Institute	SCVO,
yes	Planning public services	Scottish Government Community Choices Fund assessment panel	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Planning amenities	Public Procurement Advisory Board	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Planning amenities	Ministerial Public Procurement Advisory Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative	Poverty Alliance, Scottish Government, Living Wage Foundation	SCVO,
no	Social justice	Welfare Reform Scrutiny Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Social justice	Human Rights Check UK steering group, British Institute of Human Rights	British Institute of Human Rights	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Scottish Rural Development Council	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Delivery Group sub-group - Improvement and Support	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Health and Community Care delivery group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Quality Alliance Board sub-group - Increasing engagement between key NHS Board members and the third sector	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Quality Alliance Board sub-group - Third Sector Engagement - Accessible Resource	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Healthy & Active Ageing short-life reference group	NHS Health Scotland	SCVO,
no	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Scottish Government ‘Democratic renewal inquiry’	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Scottish Government ‘Out of Hours service review’ led by Sir Ian Ritchie	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Transformational Change Programme Board	Scottish Government	Previously - SCVO,	Group now closed to sector
yes	Planning public services	Scottish Volunteering Forum	Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (Chair)	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	National Economic Forum	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Planning public services	Scottish Legacy Executive Board	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Shifting the Balance of Care	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Skills Utilisation Board	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Four Nations – 5 Councils	Equal responsibility SCVO/WCVA/NCVO/NICVA	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Scottish Leaders Forum	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Planning public services	South Ayrshire Compact Working Group	South Ayrshire Council	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	South Ayrshire Local Social Economy Network	Girvan Horizons	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	Scottish Standards Advisory Committee on fundraising	Institute of Fundraising (Scotland)	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	Preventative Spend round table	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Responsive public institutions	Participatory Budgeting Working Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Climate action	Climate Challenge Fund Grants Panel	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Quality education	ESRC Peer Review College	Economic and Social Research Council	SCVO,
yes	Quality education	AQMEN Executive Committee (EC)	Applied Quantitative Method Network (AQMeN) in Scotland	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	HMRC Charity Tax Forum	UK Government HMRC	SCVO,
yes	Climate action	Stop Climate Chaos Scotland	Stop Climate Chaos Scotland	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	Advisory role, UK Charity Tax Group Management Board	UK Charity Tax Group	SCVO,
yes	Climate action	Voluntary Sector Sub-Group of the Resilience Advisory Board for Scotland	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Planning public services	What Works Scotland National Partners Group	What Works Scotland, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow	SCVO,
yes	Responsive public institutions	Participation duty Ministerial advisory group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	Data Management Board	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	SHRC Scottish National Action Plan working group	Scottish Human Rights Commission	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Digital Participation Ministerial Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Cross Party Group on Digital Participation	Scottish Parliament	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Glasgow Digital Participation Steering Group	Glasgow City Council	SCVO,
yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Digital Leaders Scotland Steering Group	Digital Leaders Group	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Cyber Awareness Raising Working Group	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Quality education	National Libraries Strategy Implementation Group	SLIC	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Cyber Resilience National Leadership Board	Scottish Government	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	(UK) Charity Sector Law Management Group	Community Matters (England)	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Highland LEADER LAG (Advisory member)	Highland Council	SCVO,
yes	Health and care	IRISS Advisory Group for 'Plan P' programme	IRISS	SCVO,
yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Better Culture Working Group, SHRC	Scottish Human Rights Commission	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	Scottish Charity Finance Group Management Committee	Scottish Charity Finance Group	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	Fund Raising Standards Board Management Board	Fund Raising Standards Board	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	The Pensions Trust Steering Committee	The Pensions Trust	SCVO,
yes	Industry and infrastructure	UK Third Sector Pensions Deficits Working Group	UK Government Department for Work and Pensions	SCVO,
yes	An economy for all	Sub Group on the Enterprise and Employability Vision and Strategy	Scottish Prison Service	SCVO,
yes	Responsive public institutions	Lobbying Register Working Group	Scottish Parliament's Lobbying Registrar	SCVO, Marie Curie
No	Health and care	Dementia Strategy Implementation and monitoring group	Scottish Government	Alzheimer Scotland
Yes	Health and care	Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care National Implementation Advisory Group	Scottish Government	Alzheimer Scotland, Marie Curie, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, CHAS
Yes	Industry and infrastructure	Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data	Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data	SCVO	Directly linked to Sustainable Development Goals
Yes	Reducing inequalities (social, geographical and digital)	Sustainable Development Goals Network Steering Group	SCVO	SCVO	Directly linked to Sustainable Development Goals
Yes	Responsive public institutions	Open Government Network Scotland	SCVO	SCVO	Directly linked to Sustainable Development Goals
Yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	OSCR's Fundraising Reference Group	OSCR	SCVO
Yes	Social justice	Disability and Carers Benefits Expert Advisory Group	Scottish Government	Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance Glasgow Disability Alliance Carers Scotland Joseph Rowntree Foundation Dundee Carers Centre East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau Scottish Recovery Network SAMH Health and Social Care Alliance SIAA Inclusion Scotland	Independent group chaired by Prof. Jim McCormick
Yes	Social justice	Strengthening Economic and Social Rights steering group	Scottish Human Rights Commission	SCVO
Yes	Social justice	Social Security - Communications & Engagement Partnership Group	Scottish Government	SCVO
Yes	Social justice	Social Security - Agency Operations Reference Group	Scottish Government	SCVO Independent Living Fund Scotland CPAG Macmillan Inclusion Scotland Citizens Advice Alliance Disability Agenda Scotland	Scottish Government
Yes	Responsive public institutions	Programme Board for Identity Assurance	Scottish Government	SCVO
Yes	Responsive public institutions	National Stakeholder Forum for Identity Assurance	Scottish Government	SCVO
Yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	NCVO Charity Tax Commission Reference Group	NCVO	SCVO	Chaired by Sir Nicholas Monatagu. SCVO rep is John Downie.
Yes	Social justice	Kindness Innovation Network (KIN)	Carnegie UK Trust	SCVO
Yes	Health and care	Health and Social Care Standards Leadership subgroup	Scottish Government	Voluntary Health Scotland	Care, Support and Rights Division, Scottish Government
Yes	Social justice	Health and Justice Collaboration Improvement Board (HJCIB) - Policing and Mental Health Sub-Group	Scottish Government	Turning Point Scotland	Police Division, Scottish Government
Yes	Social justice	Reference group for the First Minister's advisory group on human rights leadership	Scottish Government	SCVO
yes	Responsive public institutions	Audi Scotland Community Empowerment Group	Audit Scotland	SCVO	Group coming to conclusion.
Yes	Responsive public institutions	Audit Scotland Digital Advisory Group	Audit Scotland	SCVO
Yes	Social justice	Health and Social Care Standards Charter Scoping group	Scottish Government / Care Inspectorate	SCVO Voluntary Health Scotland	Care, Support and Rights Division, Scottish Government
Yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Strategic review on Scotland and Europe	Scottish Centre on European Relations	SCVO	Brexit
Yes	Social justice	Scottish Mediation Research project - Expert Advisory Group	Scottish Mediation	SCVO	Reporting to Scottish Government on mediation and the social security system
Yes	Better joint working between institutions and sectors	Scottish Government Ministerial Steering group - European Structural Funds	Scottish Government	SCVO	Brexit