Have your say and take part in the work of Scottish Government.
Find opportunities to get involved
When Scottish Government is creating new legislation or policies, we often want to hear from the public, organisations and businesses to see what they think. Read more about the Scottish Government and what the Scottish Government does.
If you are looking to find out about MSPs you can find this information on the Scottish Parliament website.
Find out about work Scottish Government have been doing to involve the public and hear their views on our Participation blog.
Find opportunities by interest
Find current activities related to your interest. Use the search function to filter by interest. Some of the topics you can explore are:
- Arts, culture and sport
- Building and planning
- Education
- Environment and climate change
- Equality, welfare and rights
- Health and social care
Take a look at summaries of the outcomes of recent consultations. Browse our published consultation analysis reports (a summary of the responses received for a consultation).
Get involved
Have your say on Marine Protection Areas in Scotland
This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded.
Flood Incident Reporting Survey
This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. We want to better understand where flooding is most prevalent in our borough, the causes of flooding and how it affects the community. We are therefore opening this survey indefinitely for residents, property owners, tenants, or employees to report flooding that they encounter in a property that they live or work in. This should allow us to collect...
Report an Issue (with publishable replies)
This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. We are always interested in hearing about ways we can improve the city and make it a more enjoyable and safe place for everyone to live in. It is vital we hear from you when you experience problems or something you don't like around the city - click on the link below to let us know of any issues you have encountered so we can make Arlen Hill a...
Our approach to involving people
How we involve people in our work
Read the Scottish Government guidelines on consultation and our participation framework for our approach to involving people. See best practice for involving children and young people.
The Scottish Approach to Service Design guides the way involve users in designing services, alongside the Planning with People guidance for health and social care.
Read the Institutionalising Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Working Group report on how Scottish Government can involve people in our work more in the future.
Why we involve people in our work
Scottish Government are a member of the Open Government Partnership which commits us to openness, transparency, and citizen participation. We create regular action plans to do this work.
Scottish Government are working to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This includes the right of children to have a say in decisions affecting them.
Ensuring people and communities are involved in Scottish Government’s work is a part of our Covid Recovery Strategy.
Work with us to involve people and engage the public
If your organisation specialises in participation and engagement, register with Public Contracts Scotland to bid for Scottish Government tenders.
Search for jobs in Scottish Government if you’re interested in jobs in the field. You can also follow us on Twitter @scotgovjobs.
Most relevant job roles are user research, service design and content design in the Digital, Data and Technology professional group. You may also find social research jobs (gathering and analysing data) or communications jobs (engaging stakeholders).
Search key words: design, user, engagement, participation, research, stakeholder