PE01828: Improve opportunities for employment

• SPICe Briefing (122KB pdf)

Summary

25 November 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and COSLA. Link to Official Report of Meeting 25 November 2020

27 January 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that employability services delivered by local authorities, such as Routes to Work South, are funded by those local authorities. As a consequence, the services are only available to residents and there is no obligation on the local authority to widen scope; and nationally available employability support programmes are in place to support people of all ages. The Committee also agreed to write to the Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills. Link to Official Report of Meeting 27 January 2021

Written submissions 

PE1828/A: Scottish Government submission of 4 November 2020 (58KB pdf)

PE1828/B: Petitioner submission of 5 November 2020 (9KB pdf)

PE1828/C: Scottish Government submission of 18 December 2020 (128KB pdf)

PE1828/D: Petitioner submission of 22 December 2020 (9KB pdf)