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Social Outcomes Partnerships: Scotland

Asked by Euan StainbankLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 2 June 2026UIN 3967

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending Social Outcomes Partnerships to projects in Scotland.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

Social Outcomes Partnerships (SOPs) are a commissioning tool that commissioners in Scotland are already able to adopt to fit local needs. The policy areas that typically utilise this model, such as social care, housing and education are devolved. Devolved governments can adopt SOPs and outcomes-based commissioning to tailor public services to their local priorities.

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