Open Consultations - February 2023
There are a number of consultations currently open from Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and Historic Environment Scotland.
Consultation for Scotland's new historic environment strategy
Historic Environment Scotland are consulting on a new strategy for Scotland's historic environment.
This consultation draft is the product of months of engagement with people and organisations across Scotland. HES are seeking input on testing and improving on it.
The consultation closes on 20 February 2023
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Proposed Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill from Sarah Boyack, Lothian.
The bill proposes to ensure policy development and implementation by public bodies is in line with principles of sustainable development and wellbeing by introducing a duty for public bodies to promote these principles and establishing a Commissioner for sustainable development and wellbeing.
The consultation closes on 24 March 2023
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Culture in Communities call for views
The Scottish Government’s Culture Strategy recognises the importance of taking a ‘place-based’ approach to culture. This means giving people a greater say in shaping the cultural life of their local communities. This could be through community choirs, book clubs and theatre groups, live music, or festivals and galas. The Strategy also identifies the role that a place-based approach to culture can play in developing communities.
The Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee wants to know more about what is happening in our local communities. What works well? And what barriers are there to putting on or taking part in cultural activities?
The consultation closes on 31 March 2023
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Alcohol advertising and promotion
The Scotish Government are consulting on their planned approach to restricting Alcohol advertising and promotion in Scotland.
The proposed changes include provisions for sponsorship of events, which may impact those in the Culture sector.
Culture Counts are currently compiling a response to the consultation. Please get in touch if you would like to be involved in this.
The consultation closes on 9 March 2023
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Community Wealth Building
The Scottish Government has adopted the internationally recognised Community Wealth Building (CWB) approach to economic development as a key practical means by which progress can be made towards realising our wellbeing economy vision outlined in the National Strategy for Economic Transformation.
The consultation closes on 25 April 2023
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International Culture Strategy
The Scottish Government has committed to developing a strategy to support the international aspirations and potential of Scotland’s culture sector. Through this survey we want to understand views of all interested parties in this work to inform the shape the strategy take.
The consultation closes on 26 April 2023
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