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28 April

Forestry Commission– Consultation Events

The Scottish Government’s Forestry Strategy was published in October 2006 and the draft Forest Enterprise Scotland – Framework Strategic Plan defines how the Forestry Commission Scotland will implement this strategy on the national forest estate and what other actions it requires from its operating arm. This Framework Strategic Plan provides direction for fourteen individual Forest Strategic Plans. Draft of the Framework Strategic Plan and the fourteen individual Forest Strategic Plans are open to for comment and can be found online at www.forestry.gov.uk/fesplans. For a hard
copy, please call (01463) 232811. The consultation period runs until the 9th June 2008 and there are a number of public meetings where the plans will be explained:
April 28th Edinburgh
April 29th Glasgow
April 30th Lochgilphead - Cairnbaan Hotel, 10:30 am start
May 6th Inverness
May 9th Aberdeen
For details of venues and start times please call (01463) 232811 or send an e-mail to strategic.plans@forestry.gsi.gov

A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland (Deadline 18/7/8)

This consultation will seek views on changes to local taxation in Scotland, including the abolition of council tax and its replacement with a fairer local tax based on ability to pay.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/11131725/0

19 February

Better Cancer Care (Deadline: 5/5/08)

Cancer remains a top priority and much has been achieved since the launch of the cancer strategy 7 years ago. The Better Health, Better Care Action Plan, sets the scene for the future. It is vital to ensure that we keep pace with the changes needed to ensure that we maintain the momentum for change and improvement and that we continue with our efforts to tackle the challenges presented by an increasingly ageing population, and
therefore a higher expected incidence of cancer. It is vital also to ensure services are best placed to deliver modern cancer treatments and care as more and more people are living with cancer as we see a continuing and welcome decrease in death rates. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/02/06140628/0

14 January

Meeting the Charities Test Guidance

In 2006, after consultation with the sector, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) published the Meeting the Charity Test guidance, which is a guide as to how OSCR applies the charity test under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. 
Since 2006 there has been considerable development in the application of the charity test.  OSCR is now seeking your views on its revised draft guidance for meeting the charity test.  We would like to consult as widely as possible and are keen to hear the views of the charitable sector, professional advisers and other interested parties.

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11 January 2008

A consultation got under way this week on plans for greater public involvement in the NHS and direct elections to health boards.
The consultation can be downloaded at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/01/04140108/6
The proposed Local Healthcare Bill will seek to enhance the role patients and the public play in decisions about how local health services are designed and delivered. The consultation asks for views on how this might best be done.

28 September

Choosing Scotland's Future: A National Conversation: Independence and Responsibility in the Modern World (No Deadline)

Scottish Government consultation on independence for Scotland and other constitutional options. The devolution settlement of 1998 recognised that the responsibilities given to the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government in 1999 could be changed, and could allow for further devolution. The Scottish Government is asking people for their views on the options available for Scotland's constitutional future. There is no fixed timescale for this consultation.
The Government suggests that there are three principal choices to be considered in the National Conversation:
• Continuing with the current constitutional settlement with no or minimal change
• Extending devolved power in Scotland in areas identified during the National Conversation
• Taking the steps to allow Scotland to become a fully independent country
There is no fixed timescale for this consultation. Responses can be submitted by email to joinin@anationalconversation.com or via the National Conversation website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/a-national-conversation