Nine principles for the governance and delivery of SNAP have been identified. These are based on important learning from SNAP 1 and the SNAP 2 development process. 

The Nine Governance Principles are: 

1	SNAP should be a collaboration between government, other duty bearers, civil society, and people with lived experience of human rights issues.
2	SNAP should be a collaboration between government, other duty bearers, civil society, and people with lived experience of human rights issues.
3	SNAP should be a collaboration between government, other duty bearers, civil society, and people with lived experience of human rights issues.
4	SNAP should be a collaboration between government, other duty bearers, civil society, and people with lived experience of human rights issues.
5	Civil society organisations should have their time and expertise recognised, acknowledged, and valued through appropriate financial compensation.
6	Rights holders should be meaningfully involved throughout the design, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of SNAP actions, and in SNAP governance structures.
7	Governance and delivery structures should be as simple and streamlined as possible, and they should have clearly articulated roles and responsibilities for everyone to see.
8	SNAP should be accessible, visible, and accountable to people across Scotland through proactive and inclusive communications and appropriate reporting. This could include a formal accountability relationship with the Scottish Parliament.
9	Dedicated, independent secretariat support is needed to ensure the effective governance and delivery of SNAP, including support for rights holders’ participation and administration of events and meetings.