The Scottish Government are proposing a new law on food – a Good Food Nation Bill. We believe they have some good ideas, but this law will need to be more ambitious to make the real changes that we think are needed. We have until the 29th of March to tell the Government what we think of their proposals. This is a public consultation, which means anyone who lives in Scotland is welcome to respond. You can respond individually, or on behalf of a group or community.
The consultation is quite technical, but it is very important. It is about a special kind of law called framework legislation, which does not tackle a one specific issue, but sets up the principles and guidelines that shape the whole food system. It is important to get this framework legislation right, so it does a good job of guiding new laws in the future towards achieving our ambition of a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system.
The consultation questions are not easy to understand, so we have created a few tools to help.
1) Guide to Responding (Preferred option)
This tool guides you through answering the consultation questions, it provides explanations and some ideas for what to include in your response. You will then submit your responses via the Scottish Government’s consultation hub. This will take about 15 minutes, but using this method will ensure your response is more impactful.
2) E-Action
This tool is a quick and easy method to send in your thoughts about a new law on the food system. It asks you some simple questions about why you care about changing the food system, and what changes you think need to be made. It will use your response to create a letter that is sent to the Scottish Government as a consultation response. This will take about 5 minutes.
Whichever way you choose – spread the word! We need everyone’s help to send a strong message to the Scottish Government that we want a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system.
The consultation is quite technical, but it is very important. It is about a special kind of law called framework legislation, which does not tackle a one specific issue, but sets up the principles and guidelines that shape the whole food system. It is important to get this framework legislation right, so it does a good job of guiding new laws in the future towards achieving our ambition of a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system.
The consultation questions are not easy to understand, so we have created a few tools to help.
1) Guide to Responding (Preferred option)
This tool guides you through answering the consultation questions, it provides explanations and some ideas for what to include in your response. You will then submit your responses via the Scottish Government’s consultation hub. This will take about 15 minutes, but using this method will ensure your response is more impactful.
2) E-Action
This tool is a quick and easy method to send in your thoughts about a new law on the food system. It asks you some simple questions about why you care about changing the food system, and what changes you think need to be made. It will use your response to create a letter that is sent to the Scottish Government as a consultation response. This will take about 5 minutes.
Whichever way you choose – spread the word! We need everyone’s help to send a strong message to the Scottish Government that we want a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system.