News
24 January 2012
CCPS welcomes positive step forward in European Commission Procurement review
European Commission (EC) proposals for a revised Public Procurement directive have been welcomed by CCPS as a positive step towards better procurement of social services, with potentially less frequent competitive retendering, and which will enable autho
24 January 2012
Scottish Parliament to review Community Planning and Single Outcome Agreements
The Local Government and Regeneration Committee of the Scottish Parliament has issued a called for evidence on a three-strand inquiry under the overarching theme of public sector reform and local government in Scotland, encompassing Community Planning, Single Outcome Agreements and shared services.
17 January 2012
£1m new investment funding in training for providers
Voluntary organisations across Scotland’s social care sector are to benefit from a £1 million investment in staff training from the Scottish Government’s Voluntary Sector Development Fund (VSDF).The funding for 2011-2012, announced yesterday by the new Minister for Children and Young People Aileen Camp
16 December 2011
Reform on health and social care integration announced by Cabinet Secretary
Nicola Sturgeon this week announced details of the government’s long awaited plans for health and social care integration. They centre around four main areas of reform: legislating for new health and social care partnerships to replace community health partnerships; a new set of nationally agreed outcomes; integra
29 November 2011
Change procurement rules to enable a Living Wage for care workers, says CCPS
CCPS has today submitted detailed written evidence to the Local Government Committee of the Scottish Parliament, which is holding an inquiry into a Living Wage in Scotland.Evidence from CCPS shows that up to two-thir