As a Commission, we wanted to hear views and experiences first hand, and therefore explore in more depth the issues raised in the written evidence. Over the past few weeks we participated in a series of 'Discussion Events' across Scotland.
These events took a variety of forms - round-table discussions with stakeholders, workshops, public meetings, and discussions at conferences.
In these events, we heard views and evidence on the following general questions:
- how best can our public services achieve positive outcomes for and with the people of Scotland?
- how best can wider organisational arrangements (including functions, structures and processes) support and enable the delivery of effective services?
- what shared values and ethos should underpin Scotland's public services, and how best can they be embedded in the delivery of public services in the future?
List of Events
The Gathering, 23 February 2011 - 2 workshops
Organised in partnership with SCVO
Society of Local Authority Chief Executives Annual Conference, 3 March 2011
Presentation and discussion
Local Event - Hamilton, 7 March 2011
- Round-table discussion with South Lanarkshire Community Planning Partners
- Round-table discussion with front-line staff
- Round-table discussion with the Lanarkshire Recovery Consortium
- Public meeting
Local Event - Inverness, 8 March 2011
- Round-table discussion with Highland Community Planning Partners
- Round-table discussion with Community Planning Performance Board
- Round-table discussion includes the Inverness City Partnership
- Round-table discussion with front line staff
- Public meeting with the Inverness City Forum
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities / Improvement Scotland, 10 March 2011
Annual Conference - presentation followed by discussion
Scottish Council for Development and Industry, 11 March 2011
Round-table discussion
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, 11 March 2011
Engaging Communities in Public Service Innovation in Scotland - presentations and discussion
Local Event - Aberdeen, 15 March 2011
- Round-table discussion with Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partners
- Round-table discussion with City of Aberdeen Community Planning Partners
- Round-table discussion with front line staff from across the public services
- Public meeting.
Directors of Finance Section in Scotland/ SOLACE, 16 March 2011
Joint Discussion Event - presentation followed by discussion
Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS), 17 March 2011
Quarterly meeting - presentation followed by discussion
Built Environment Forum Scotland, 17 March 2011
Workshop session
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), 18 March 2011
Annual Conference - presentation followed by discussion
Local Event - Livingston, 21 March 2011
- Round-table discussion with Senior Local Authority Staff
- Tour of Civic Centre, including meeting front-line staff
- Round-table meeting with Community Planning Partnership Board
- Meeting with staff and clients at the Craigshill Youth Inclusion Project
- Meeting with key stakeholders and members of the public
Local Event - Moffat, 22 March 2011
- Round-table discussion with Dumfries and Galloway Strategic Partnership
- Meeting with front-line staff
- Public meeting
Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS), 22 March 2011
Annual Conference - presentation followed by discussion
Citizen's Jury, 19-20 April 2011
- PwC and BritainThinks convened a Citizens Jury to complement the other evidence gathered by the Commission. The Jury of 24 citizens, broadly representative of the Scottish population, were recruited from all around Scotland.
- The Jury concentrated on three topics: (i) the values that should underpin public services; (ii) approaches to public service reform; and (iii) ways citizens can feel confident that money is being spent wisely.
- The report is available to download from the PwC website: http://www.pwc.co.uk/scotland/hottopics/citizens-jury.html