Scotland’s Open Government action plan 2021 to 2025: milestones

Climate change commitment

Initial milestones

September 2021 to August 2025

Core group development and activity from autumn 2021 to spring 2022

• stakeholder mapping
• establishment of core group
• co-creation of action plan, including activities, targets and key milestones

Running and management of network spring 2022 to autumn 2025

• establishment of wider network
• gathering network input during key milestones
• reporting back to the network

Overall management and co-ordination of the network

Updated milestones 2023

Commitment 4: Climate change

The milestones have been developed based on the Terms of Reference drafted in the initial co-creation phase and agreed to during a meeting with our civil society representative Alex Stobart in December 2022. We are currently on track to deliver on our milestones for the coming year.

Milestone: Successfully launch the stakeholder network (February 2023)

Plan: Launch the stakeholder network, sending out initial invites to relevant organisations along with background material on OGP, the ToR, forward-planner of potential milestones, and resources for climate literacy and accessibility/inclusivity.

Success criteria: At least 20 stakeholders joining the network initially (monitored through digital platform).

Success criteria: Opportunities identified for the network to feed into core engagement processes and planning and their delivery (monitored by extent of engagement with SG teams).

Milestone: Network to advise on engagement activity for Just Transition Sector Plans (February 2023 onwards)

Plan: SG team to present opportunities for members to advise on engagement activity for Just Transition Sector Plans (JTSP), members to opt in to opportunities where they see their advice relevant.

Success criteria: At least 4 opportunities for network members to opt in to advise on JTSP engagement activity (monitored through digital platform).

Success criteria: At least 10 members to advise on each opportunity (monitored through digital platform).

Success criteria: Ensuring network’s input is utilised and ‘You Said, We Did’ type feedback is given to the network on the outcomes of their involvement at the end of each activity (monitored through digital platform).

Milestone: Network to advise on engagement activity for the Climate Change Plan (February 2023 onwards) 

Plan: SG team to present opportunities for members to advise on engagement activity for Climate Change Plan (CCP), members to opt in to opportunities where they see their advice relevant.

Success criteria: At least 4 opportunities for network members to opt in to advise on JTSP engagement activity (monitored through digital platform).

Success criteria: At least 10 members advise on each opportunity (monitored through digital platform).

Success criteria: Ensuring network’s input is utilised and ‘You Said, We Did’ type feedback is given to the network on the outcomes of their involvement at the end of each activity (monitored through digital platform).

Milestone: Deliver six monthly network meetings (July and January, annually)

Plan: Bi-annual network meetings, co-chaired by the Public Engagement team and members of the network, to offer discussion, reviews, feedback on previous six months and a forward-look of the next six months.

Success criteria: Attendance at the meetings by at least 50% of the network membership (monitored by attendance)

Success criteria: Ability to use the meetings for continuous improvement purposes, for example embedding feedback into the forward-look activities (monitored by level of feedback and relevant actions completed)

Milestone: Ensure a robust network (February 2023 onwards)

Plan: Continually evaluate the progress and success of the network, prioritising listening to member feedback, ensure continued engagement, relevancy and satisfaction with the network’s functions.

Success criteria: Representativeness of the network, including coverage of climate/non-climate sectors, and demographics/protected characteristics (monitored through digital platform and annual member survey)

Success criteria: Overall positive satisfaction by members with ability to engage and influence (monitored through annual member survey)