Does this include considerations and inclusion of the third sector and blue light services to avoid further work with Councils in terms of negotiation of separate arrangements for these services?
One of the key cornerstones of the IS Toolkit is efficiency. The Toolkit is developed for adoption when information happens between a Scottish public sector organisation and another party, regardless the nature of the party – hence including other public, private or third sector partners, within or outwith the UK.
It is also encouraged that training and awareness is developed in cooperation and in conjunction with the parties involved in the sharing, in order to understand each other’s issues when handling information to be shared and also to create a shared view of safe information sharing across the partners. In this sense, The Scottish Government is also facilitating workshops involving voluntary sector for early adopters of this model.