Scottish Procurement Interim Professional Staff Service Framework Agreement

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The Scottish Government is establishing Environmental Standards Scotland - a new, independent public body - to help uphold Scotland’s high environmental standards. It is being created in direct response to EU Exit. At the end of the transition period, the European Commission will no longer have a role in scrutinising public authorities’ environmental performance and compliance with environmental law, including that of the Scottish Government and regulators. Environmental Standards Scotland will fill this governance gap and ensure our high standards of environmental governance are maintained. The body will be established on a non-statutory basis from January 2021, and will transition to full statutory status over the course of 2021. The interim professional will support the creation of this body by supporting the development of key aspects of the Governance workstream of the project established to set up the body. To commence on 17 August 2020 and will end on 30 June 2021 (this will include any 6 month extensions required) Outputs 1. Draft Framework document – key external governance document for Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) This will set out the relationship between ESS, Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Parliament with regards to governance, finance, and the operation of the functions of ESS. 2. Draft Board Standing Orders – key internal governance documents for ESS. This will set out arrangements for the ESS Board acting as a corporate board, applying to the operation of ESS.