Lobbying
The following information is kindly provided from SCVO's Parliamentary
Information and Advisory Service. PIAS aims to assist
voluntary organisations in participation with the Scottish Parliament.
Formulating
a Campaign Strategy: The implications
of the Scottish Parliament for your organisation; work-plan and check
list.
Who
to Lobby: The Political environment - Ministers, MPs,
MSPs, Civil Servants etc.
Lobbying MSPs: Targeting MSPs; Lobbying timing and techniques.
Using the Media: Introduction, press releases, letters to the
editor, broadcasting media, dealing with phonecalls, dealing with bad
press.
Evaluating your Campaign: Importance of evaluation; evaluation
checklist
Code of Conduct for MSPs
For
information and queries related to the Scottish Parliament you can contact
Jill Flye, Parliamentary Information Officer at the Scottish Council
for Voluntary Organisations:
by phone - 0131
474 6157
by email – jill.flye@scvo.org.uk
by post – Jill Flye, SCVO, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield
Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.
