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| Date | Title | Summary | Location | Organiser | Information |
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| February 7 | Homelessness post-2012: Where next? | Shelter Scotland’s major homelessness conference marks the final year before Scotland’s landmark homelessness
legislation comes into effect, guaranteeing the right of every unintentionally homeless person to a permanent
home. The 2012 commitment has been the keystone for homelessness policy in Scotland for the last 10 years and
this major event is designed to help Scotland accelerate to the finishing line over the final year and look at
future challenges and solutions, along with best practice. This major event will expand the horizons beyond the removal of priority need, and set out new priorities for the post-2012 era. Bringing together policy makers, housing providers, homelessness service practitioners and a range of stakeholders, this challenging agenda will consider where we are, where we want to be and more importantly, how we get there. This will be an opportunity to hear from Housing Minister, Keith Brown MSP on future Scottish Government priorities and how homelessness will be kept high on the agenda over the coming term. | Edinburgh | Shelter Scotland | More information |
| February 16 | COSLA and Improvement Service Annual Conference | 16th & 17th February Entitled “Great Expectations” the 2012 event will explore a range of relevant issues and topics and look at how we can translate political aspirations into tangible improvements in the lives of people across different communities throughout Scotland. Councils, and their local partners, face severe spending constraints over the next 4 years. Not only will income fall, but demand for Services will increase sharply as well. If Services and Outcomes are to be protected for communities across Scotland, innovation and change will be necessary if our “Great Expectations” for Scotland’s many communities are to be continued to be met. | St Andrews | COSLA | Event flyer |
| February 16 | Who Will Pay the Price?: The Impact of Housing Benefit and Welfare Reform in Scotland | This conference, run jointly by SFHA with ALACHO and SCVO and supported by CIH Scotland and COSLA, will examine and consider the impacts of the Welfare Reform Bill from a genuinely Scottish perspective, taking account of how the Bill will impact on local authority and social housing providers and their Third Sector partners, many of whom provide services to and represent the interest of various vulnerable groups across Scotland. | Glasgow | SFHA | Register online |
| February 22 | Shared Investment in Sport and Physical Activity | This one-day national conference will consider how investment in sport and physical activity can open up budget options across the public sector and deliver best value for investment. It will explore sport’s potential to help generate efficiency savings, act as a primary conduit for preventative spending and integrate with existing programmes to help develop innovative delivery models for outsourcing and sharing services. Through a series of case studies, delegates will be encouraged to consider how they can use sport as an important strategic tool to cope with the uncertainties of the current public spending environment and the challenges created as a result. | Edinburgh | Mackay Hannah | More information |
| February 23 | Welfare Reform in Scotland | The Welfare Reform Bill promises a radical overhaul to the way benefits are calculated, administered and
distributed, with the aim of improving work incentives, simplifying the system and delivering vital savings. The reforms, including the introduction of a Universal Credit, have massive implication for Scotland’s devolved services, citizens and policies. Capita’s 2nd National Welfare Reform in Scotland Conference provides a valuable opportunity to consider the impact of changes on citizens and service demand, and prepare your organisation for the new benefit system. | Edinburgh | Capita Conferences | More information |
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