Population Taskforce
Overview
A Population Taskforce was established in June 2019 to consider Scotland’s future population challenges.
This includes intensifying existing interventions where they are effective and developing solutions to address demographic and population change. The taskforce meets quarterly.
The Population Programme dashboard can be used to monitor progress and understand the demographic challenges in Scotland.
Related groups
Members
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (chair)
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Training
Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, Youth Employment and Training
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development
Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport
Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
Minister for Equalities and Older People
Minister for Children and Young People
Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenant’s Rights
Other ministers may attend the taskforce depending on the items on the agenda.
Ministers and officials supporting the taskforce regularly meet representatives from local government and other partners, some of whom attend the Population Programme Board, which forms part of the governance structure of the taskforce.
Documents
- A Scotland for the future: opportunities and challenges of Scotland's changing population
- Population Taskforce minutes: January 2021
- Population Taskforce minutes: September 2020
- Population Taskforce minutes: January 2020
- Population Taskforce minutes: October 2019
- Population Taskforce minutes: June 2019
- Population Taskforce: terms of reference