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Delivering on Our Ambitions - Connecting National Policy and Local Delivery
61. In developing a framework that will contribute to the delivery of the GES and its Solidarity and other Golden Rules we will work with our partners in local government and with key stakeholders on how our national ambitions can be translated into action at all stages of the delivery chain. Central to delivery must be the Single Outcome Agreements and our new relationship with local government. Clearly the Scottish Government has a considerable role to play in tackling poverty, inequality and deprivation by setting a direction of travel, joining up the range of national policies and programmes that must be brought to bear, and working with its partners in local government, the NHS and beyond to help facilitate the delivery of agreed outcomes.
62. But poverty cannot be 'sorted' by national government alone. The Scottish Government cannot know the exact nature of poverty and disadvantage in each part of Scotland, nor can it identify each individual or family that needs help, or determine the unique package of support that they require. That is why this work must be taken forward together with local government and their community planning partners in the public and third sectors, and through effective engagement with the private sector.
63. The Third Sector has a crucial role to play and should be regarded as a full partner in the process. They provide crucial services for some of the most vulnerable in society and are usually a trusted source of advice and support for the hardest to reach, often those who are reluctant to seek help from public services. We foresee a strong role for the Third Sector in delivering our ambitions in this area and will be seeking views on how best their strengths can be harnessed.
64. Both CoSLA and the Poverty Alliance are advising on the development of the framework and the process of consultation. Throughout the consultation process we will be seeking views on how best we can harness the potential of the new single outcome agreements (including the Fairer Scotland Fund) and the associated performance management arrangements to maximise the impact of local action on poverty in Scotland. We will also be seeking views on what the respective roles of the various partners in the Community Planning process, including the Third Sector, should be, and how community planning partnerships should develop to enable them most effectively to deliver the joined-up services required.
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