Scotland's infrastructure and capital investment in challenging times: what happens next?

Tuesday 13th June 2023
Scotland's infrastructure and capital investment in challenging times: what happens next?

Scotland's need for capital investment in infrastructure is well researched, documented and signposted.  However, our ability to deliver in core areas such as net zero, transport, housing, digital infrastructure and projects supporting public service delivery is now acutely challenged by the state of our public finances following pandemic, war, recession and budget recklessness.  So, how bad is the picture on our infrastructure prospects and what can be done to prioritise spending, innovate on funding, attract additional investment and find new ways to partner in project delivery?

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The Scottish Legal Services Regulation Reform Bill: what's needed and what's next?

Thursday 27th April 2023
The Scottish Legal Services Regulation Reform Bill: what's needed and what's next?

The Scottish Government will publish its Legal Services Regulation Reform Bill sometime between now and June 2023. However the 2021 consultation on reform revealed striking differences of opinion on the way forward, particularly - though not exclusively - between practitioner and consumer interests. So how will the new Bill seek to deliver open, transparent regulation and enhanced accountability and consumer rights? How can this be balanced with concerns about avoiding political interference in the legal profession and legal services and perhaps higher costs to consumers? Most importantly what will this mean for the way the legal profession, legal practices and all those fall within the definition of legal services are scrutinised, regulated and held accountable in future?

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Debt Advice, Debt Prevention and Debt Advice Practitioners in Scotland: understanding and meeting the challenges ahead

Tuesday 18th April 2023
Debt Advice, Debt Prevention and Debt Advice Practitioners in Scotland: understanding and meeting the challenges ahead

Debt in Scotland has become a new epidemic. It has claimed more and more individuals and households as the cost of living has risen dramatically and the value of incomes has declined in parallel.  However, for many, options to tighten budgets in order to meet rising costs were already exercised long ago.  There is nowhere left to go.  What advice, support and assistance can be given to the rising number of people falling into debt that they cannot manage?  Can their debt be reduced and stability restored to their living costs?  Can our statutory debt management, debt relief and debt advice resources meet the volume of demand and the scale of need within that demand?

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Data Protection and Data Practitioners in Scotland in 2023: Understanding and meeting the challenges ahead

Tuesday 14th March 2023
Data Protection and Data Practitioners in Scotland in 2023: Understanding and meeting the challenges ahead

All organisations need to be aware of their data protection obligations. They have to be organised to comply with those requirements, be proactively engaged with the evolving contexts in which they are operating and they should be supporting their data practitioner staff in their roles and in their professional development. However the context in which organisations store, share and use data is fast evolving - both in terms of law and best practice and in respect of how public and private sector organisations operate. How therefore do organisations need to respond in order to remain agile in an ever changing data world so that they support the development and constant upskilling of their critical data protection professionals, ensure the organisation is always learning from best practice and collectively react swiftly to the planned and unplanned changes that can threaten data security?

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The Scottish National Care Service Bill in Parliament: how is it changing, what do you need to know?

Tuesday 28th February 2023
The Scottish National Care Service Bill in Parliament: how is it changing, what do you need to know?

The Scottish Government’s National Care Service (Scotland) Bill has been published and is now in its parliamentary stages toward becoming law.  However, the scope of the Bill has seen the original proposals grow to now cover adult, child, justice, substance misuse and some mental health services and also proposes a system which would be accountable to Ministers.  So what do you or your organisation need to understand about what was in the published Bill, the responses to it and its parliamentary progress?  How is Scottish Government thinking on the Bill evolving during its parliamentary stages and to what extent is it responding to concerns?

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Understanding Scotland's Government, Parliament and MSPs: how they work and how to influence them

Thursday 02nd February 2023
Understanding Scotland's Government, Parliament and MSPs: how they work and how to influence them

The Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, Ministers and MSPs control legislation, policy and spending decisions directly impacting upon the activities of all organisations and people in Scotland. Informed, good decision making is important in good times, but absolutely critical in bad times. These are bad times. War in Ukraine, a weakening domestic and global economy, high inflation, constitutional uncertainty, volatile UK Government and its stark consequences for public finances and public spending - all while still in the after effects of pandemic - require the best judgement. So, in the midst of wave after wave of uncertainty buffeting Scotland's public services, private sector and third sector, it is essential to understand how to effectively influence, inform and connect with the key decision makers as they respond to the challenges ahead.

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9th Annual Care of Older People in Scotland Conference

Tuesday 13th December 2022
9th Annual Care of Older People in Scotland Conference

How we care for our older people is one of the most basic indicators of whether a society and its services are functioning well. However in less than twenty years 25% of Scotland's population will be 65 or older and those over 70 will be living with an average of three chronic conditions. So, are we caring for our older people well now? Are we prepared for the increased demand ahead? What can we learn from current trends and good practice and what needs to happen next in spending and service evolution to prepare for both the challenges we face now and those that are imminent?

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Build motivation, credibility and wellbeing: achieve RED hot confidence

Wednesday 31st August 2022
Build motivation, credibility and wellbeing: achieve RED hot confidence

Everyone wants to be able to motivate, focus and present themselves as effectively as possible in any situation, both in person and online. Being able to do so directly affects how we are perceived at work and is also important for personal relationships. Therefore, understanding how to unlock your confidence, positivity and self-belief is an essential tool in setting and reaching professional and personal goals.

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Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Scotland: what will it mean for your organisation?

Thursday 03rd June 2021
Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Scotland: what will it mean for your organisation?

This webinar explores the legal and service delivery implications for all Scottish public authorities of the implementation of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child into Scottish law. It will examine how public sector bodies - and anyone undertaking functions or providing services to children with public money - can meet the challenge of acting compatibly with the incorporated UNCRC requirements, reflecting them in their day to day running, culture and practices.

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City Centres, Town Centres and High Streets after COVID: Rediscovering localism, redefining purpose

Thursday 15th April 2021
City Centres, Town Centres and High Streets after COVID: Rediscovering localism, redefining purpose

This webinar will explore the effects and consequences of the COVID pandemic for how we live and work in our city and town centres and our high streets. It will examine the opportunities for transformational change in the centre of our urban spaces and will consider current thinking and initiatives to turn threat into opportunity as dramatic structural changes are already unfolding.

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