The Scottish Government’s National Performance Framework is to be the subject of a new inquiry by Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee.
First introduced in 2007, the framework set outs the government’s ambitions for society, identifying national outcomes and focusing spending on meeting these.
The committee has launched a call for views on how these outcomes shape the government’s policy aims. A statement added that it is particularly keen to hear from the public sector, businesses and charities.
Committee convener Kenneth Gibson MSP said: “The remit for this inquiry is to examine the current structures, processes and cultures that are in place to help deliver the national outcomes.
“We want to hear from national and local government, businesses and the voluntary sector, as well as individuals, about their first-hand experiences of delivering the national outcomes, what’s worked well and where improvements can be made.”
Some of the key questions that the committee would like written views on are:
- To what extent do the National Outcomes shape how your organisation works?
- How is your organisation held to account for how your actions and decisions impact on the National Outcomes?
- When it comes to spending priorities or providing funding to others, what role do the National Outcomes play?
- To what extent is any public sector funding you receive contingent upon demonstrating your contribution to delivery of the National Outcomes?
Written evidence can be submitted until 14 April.
The committee will hear oral evidence in late May and into June, with a report on the topic due to be published in September.
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