1. Wellbeing in Scotland: Scotland Performs Anne-Marie Conlong Performance Unit Scottish Government

2. Summary Brief history Where we are now Reflections Moving forward

3. Brief History SNP come to power in 2007 Abolition of Departmental structures in Scottish Government:  discourage silos  facilitate effective cross-cutting government A partnership approach across central and local government & all public services An Outcomes- based approach with a shared Purpose

4. The Purpose To focus Government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth.

6. Where we are now Recommends a "dashboard" of different statistics, which should include the wellbeing of citizens and how the economy is working for them. Scotland Performs is one of the most recent “success stories” in wellbeing measurement “We did not expect to find international innovation on our doorstep. But our work has repeatedly found that the Scottish National Performance Framework is an international leader in wellbeing measurement.”

7. Reflections Cannot be complacent Improvements needed Leadership, consultation and persistence are key Impact on policy making

8. Moving Forward: The Round Table Collaborative approach to improvement  Cross- Party support  Carnegie, Oxfam, nef, Scottish Environment Link, STUC  Academics  3 Workstreams

9. Parliamentary Engagement Budget Scrutiny Embedding in Legislation Improving Indicators & Participation Indicator gaps: Environment, Employment & Communities Scottish Universities Insight Institute Presentation & Communications Website improvement Communications Strategy

10. Embedding & Impact Embedded within SG?  The Justice Strategy  Early Years Collaborative  Directorate Performance Frameworks Impact on policy making?  Case studies evidence exercise

11. Thank you for listening! Any questions? Anne-Marie.Conlong@scotland.gsi.gov.uk 0131 244 0310