A report made recommendations designed to improve the resilience and strategic focus of the museums and galleries sector in Scotland.
Source: Report by the Museums Think Tank: Scotland's Museums and Galleries, Scottish Government
Links: Report | Scottish Government response | Scottish Government press release
Date: 2010-Dec
A report examined the potential role of the third sector in improving the way in which Scotland's health and care needs were met.
Source: The Third Sector: A Key Role in Delivering a Healthier Scotland, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Date: 2010-Nov
An article examined whether policy-makers under the Scottish National Party government in Scotland thought that social inclusion still had a role within cultural services. Policy-makers' understandings of culture and social inclusion were 'vague, general and complex': the cultural agenda was seen as less of a priority within the new SNP administration.
Source: Vikki McCall, 'Cultural services and social policy: exploring policy makers' perceptions of culture and social inclusion', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, Volume 18 Number 2
Links: Abstract
Date: 2010-Jul
A report said that many local authorities in Scotland were putting price above quality when commissioning public services from the voluntary sector.
Source: Government and the Third Sector: Relationships at Local Level, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations/Voluntary Action Scotland
Links: Report | SCVO press release
Date: 2010-Mar
