Details of Scottish Government policy frameworks that help support the development of financial capability strategy and practice.
Financial capability
Scottish Government policy documents on financial capability
The Financial Capability Discussion Paper and the Financial Capability Evidence Review are the starting point for the development of a co-ordinated Scottish Government policy.
Financial Capability and Inclusion Advisory Group papers
This Group is a key part of ensuring a co-ordinated approach to taking forward the Government's financial capability policy.
Financial capability and tackling poverty
Scottish Government: Tackling Poverty Board publications
A Tackling Poverty Board was established by the Scottish Government and COSLA in September 2009 to review policy and practice to reduce poverty in Scotland.
Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland
This document includes a section on how improving financial capability of parents can contribute to a reduction in child poverty.
Adult literacies
Adult Literacies in Scotland (ALIS) 2020: strategic guidance
This strategic guidance outlines more detailed plans to improve the literacies capabilities of Scotland's adults over the next 10 years.
Adult Literacies in Scotland 2020: Strategic guidance - Achieving our vision
This section of the Scottish Government guidance document includes financial capability as one of the key aspects of literacy and sets out a framework for action.
Social policy frameworks
Achieving our potential: A framework to tackle poverty and income inequality in Scotland
This framework sets out priorities for action and investment to deliver improvement in tackling poverty and income inequality in Scotland.
Early Years Framework
The Early Years Framework is about giving all our children the best start in life.
Equally Well – Scotland’s Framework on Health Inequalities
Equally Well, the report of the Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities was launched in June 2008. This was followed by a detailed action plan in December 2008.
Community learning and development
About CLD
Find out what community learning and development (CLD) is, what the national priorities for CLD are and the role of LTS in promoting CLD across Scotland.
Community capacity building
Community capacity building is a way of working with people to develop their ability to jointly influence what happens in their community.
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