Scottish Service List

Scottish Service List (SSL3_09)

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Id	SSL3_09
Title	Scottish Service List
Description	The Scottish Service List is a collection of services that a Council (or other public sector body) in Scotland provides to or on behalf of those who live, work and pass through the area for which they are responsible. Not all councils perform all services in the list but it gives a common set of actions from which to choose. The Scottish Service List was compiled as a result of the A-Z Project funded by The Improvement Service to reflect the differences in service provision between Scotland and England. It is a sub-set of the Local Government Services List so that where services are the same they have the same ID number. A service is a set of actions or activities undertaken by a council (or other public sector body) to deliver a product or conclusion. Services are usually provided at the request of a customer either as a one-off request (for example planning applications, parking permits) or as a result of the circumstances of the customer (for example local resident, local business, disabled). Services are provided by a public sector body either as a power (a legal right), a duty (a legal obligation) or at its discretion. A service list provides a standard way of referring to each service when communicating within and between organisations. It uses unique numeric identifiers for each service, irrespective of the language and naming conventions that are used by different people and organisations to identify or describe services. The service list uses terminology that is recognised within the public sector but may not necessarily be understood by the customer. Other lists provide a customer facing view of services which can be used to provide information on services to the public (such as in a web site). Use - to define a core set of tasks that are common to most public sector bodies, allowing communication across boundaries by describing the responsibilities unequivocally within a controlled list of terms. The SSL and other related controlled lists are used by many councils throughout Scotland and is recognised as a standard by The Improvement Service.
Created	05 Feb 2010
Creator	esd-toolkit
Publisher	Porism Limited, SW9 8BJ info@porism.com
Issued	05 Feb 2010
Modified	05 Feb 2010
Rights	LGSL is made available for use, without guarantees and without licensing costs, by local authorities, community organisations and any other bodies referencing local and community resources. Neither the LAWs Project nor any other party will be liable for any losses due to errors or omissions in the List or associated resources. The content of LGSL and all associated resources on this Web site be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific permission. This is subject to the material not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. The source of the material must be acknowledged as the LAWs Project and esd-toolkit and the title all document must be included when being reproduced as part of other publications or services.
Type	Concept Scheme
Resource uri	http://id.esd.org.uk/ScottishServiceList/3.09
Latest version	http://id.esd.org.uk/ScottishServiceList

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Next version: 3.10

Submissions deadline: 14 May 2010

Planned release date: 14 June 2010

(Submissions deadline now passed, submissions being processed for publication. Future submissions will be considered for version 3.11.)

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Document	Type	Description
LAWs and Knowledge Management Generic Content	-	Zipped folder containing LAWs and Knowledge Management Generic Content
How to write Mediated Content	-	Document to: provide guidance on how to write mediated content, provide examples on the 29 mediated content headings, identify useful examples, and ensure the examples cover everything for mediated content and develop consistency in writing mediated content and share best practice amongst local authorities.
LGSL, LGNL and IPSV made simple	-	The three most commonly used lists and associated metadata made simple.

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this list is missing any reference to environmental health or health in any sort of public protection role undertaken by local government. would it be possible to port these definitions across from one of the other lists?--R M Buchanan 10:16, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Food Hygiene Information Scheme

Would it be worth adding a category to cover this in the Business -food bits as most of the LA's in Scotland will be operating the scheme in a few months--R M Buchanan 14:48, 12 August 2010 (UTC)