Have your say - Consultation on funding approach for the third sector

Children in Scotland invites members to contribute to its response to the consultation opened by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee at Scottish Parliament which examines Scottish Government's funding approaches for the third sector.

The Social Justice and Social Security Committee at the Scottish Parliament has opened a consultation to examine how the Scottish Government’s approach to fair and efficient funding can contribute to the continued effectiveness of the third sector. This is part of the Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny.

From speaking with our members, we know how recent challenges have made sustainable funding a priority area as so many third sector organisations struggle to build and maintain resilience.

Children in Scotland will be submitting a response to the consultation sharing our experience and learning from members and partners working across the children's sector.

We understand that some of our members may struggle to write a full response to the consultation due to pressure on staff capacity and the short turnaround. For this reason, we have created a short survey providing an opportunity for members to further contribute to Children in Scotland's response and help us to build our evidence base.

Questions in the survey ask members to consider the impact of different approaches to funding including a shift to longer-term, more flexible funding patterns, inflation-related uplifts, and the challenges of delivering the Real Living Wage and Fair Work for employees.

Respondents do not need to answer every question listed in the survey. You also have the option to ask us to anonymise any responses you submit.

The survey will close at 5pm on Monday 5 August 2024.

Click here to begin the survey

If you wish to respond to the Committee’s consultation directly, click here to visit Scottish Parliament’s website ->