Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has published its Strategy for 2026–2031, setting out how the organisation will work to protect public health, promote healthier diets and maintain confidence in Scotland’s food system over the next five years. You can read the Strategy on the FSS website.
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Food Standards Scotland new five-year strategy
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Good Food Nation Plan
The first national Good Food Nation Plan has now been published and formally laid before the Scottish Parliament. The first national Good Food Nation Plan sets a clear vision for transforming Scotland’s food system. It outlines six over-arching Outcomes, Scottish Government food-related policies in place to achieve these Outcomes and the measures we will use …
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Our views about Good Food Nation
Our views about the proposed National Good Food Nation Plan About Good Food Nation The Good Food Nation Act (2022) Act places duties on Scottish Ministers, local authorities and health boards to produce Good Food Nation Plans. These Plans will set out the main outcomes to be achieved in relation to food-related issues, the policies …
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Community wealth building bill
Community wealth building is an approach to economic development. It focuses on ensuring that economic wealth is generated, circulated and retained in local communities. The Bill, as introduced by the Scottish Government on 20 March 2025, would instruct Ministers to publish a community wealth building statement. This would set out the measures they intend to …
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Writing a Good Food Nation Plan: a brief guide for relevant authorities
The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 places a duty on Scottish Ministers and relevant authorities to produce Good Food Nation plans. This guide from the Scottish Government is intended to give an overview of the steps that relevant authorities should follow when writing these plans. The guidance is available on the Scottish Government website.
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Scottish Health Survey 2023 report
This report presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2023, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland. Findings from the survey show that levels of food insecurity and obesity are the highest since the survey began in 2017. The report is available on the Scottish Government website.
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National Good Food Nation Plan: consultation analysis
Following consultation on the draft national Good Food Nation Plan, Scottish Government commissioned an independent research company to undertake analysis of all responses received to the consultation and during the consultation events. The consultation analysis report has now been published. The report presents the findings from the public consultation and explains the methodology that was used to analyse the …
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Physical activity for health: framework
The Scottish Government has recently launched this framework for action to improve levels of physical activity at both national and local level which is firmly founded on evidence-based international guidance. It recognises that plans and strategies across transport, education, planning and the environment have as great an impact as do those in health or sport …
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Third Sector Partnership
The Scottish Government is to develop an agreement with the third sector to strengthen its voice and improve lives. The Third Sector Partnership will be co-designed with the sector, guided by some of the key principles in the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisation’s 2026 manifesto, to set out how both can work together to enhance …