What does trust mean to you?
Exploring trust and transparency in government
 

Trust sits at the heart of relationships - and what trust means to you is the questions SCDC and the Scottish Government are seeking to explore with communities across Scotland.

Through a seres of sessions and self-facilitated discussions aimed at community members and people who support their communities, SCDC will be providing an open space to share priorities and reflections on their relationship with government.

You’ll have a chance to talk about and explore:

  • Your personal experience of trust - who do you trust and why?

  • Trust in government: What are you positive and negative experiences?

  • Trust in the process - what needs to happen for you to trust this engagement process?

 
 

Co-creating Open Government’s Action Plan 2026 to 2030

Your participation will shape the next Open Government Action Plan with trust and transparency being a core theme of the plan.

The Action Plan is a way for civil society and government to work together on agreed priorities. This partnership aims to ensure people in Scotland can see, understand, and be involved in the decisions that affect them.

Can’t attend a session? Share your view on what trust and transparency means to you in this short survey.
 
 

Get involved

Facilitated online sessions

Join SCDC for short online participative sessions to explore trust and transparency in government.

With a team of experienced facilitators, we’ll encourage participants to share their views and ideas and record these as part of the engagement process. 

A range of session times are available, and are scheduled for 1 and 1.5  hours. Space for 20 participants per session.

Self-facilitated sessions for equalities and lived experience organisations

These supported self-facilitated sessions are aimed at equalities and lived experience organisations and their members.

Groups can apply for a £250 stipend aimed at addressing the barriers to participation that people may face. Groups will be chosen to ensure a representative sample of organisations can take part.

Self-facilitated sessions

To enable as many people as possible to share their views, groups and individuals can download a set of materials designed to support local discussions around trust and transparency in government.

The facilitation pack includes everything you need to carry out a discussion and, crucially, capture people’s views to inform the wider engagement process.