Audit Scotland has published its assessment of local authority budgets for 2025/26. This e brief presents the headlines. The Audit
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Briefing 153 – COSLA’s pay offer: the facts
This bargaining briefing gives the facts about COSLA’s pay offer of 17 February. COSLA’s 3% pay offer is a real
Read moreBriefing 152 – National Social Work Agency Update: March 2025
Plans are going ahead to create a National Social Work Agency (NSWA) as part of the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill,
Read moree-brief – Insourcing of Adult Residential and Home Care
This briefing provides recent examples of where, how and why adult social care services have been returned in-house (‘insourced’) to
Read moree-brief – Overview of Adult Social Care in Scotland
This briefing summarises the most recent national data about adult residential care and home care in Scotland. It looks at
Read moreBriefing 151 – Accounts Commission report: Additional Support for Learning
This briefing summarises the latest Accounts Commission report on Additional Support for Learning. UNISON members in pupil support roles play
Read moreBriefing 150 – NCS Bill Update: National Care Service abandoned
The Government has finally abandoned its plans to create a National Care Service (NCS). This was confirmed to Parliament on
Read moreBriefing 149 UK Budget 2024; Implications for Scotland
This Briefing outlines the measures in the recent UK budget and examines some of the implications for public finances in
Read moreSchool’s staff guidance: debriefing after a violent incident
This UNISON Scotland guide to assist staff working in schools and early years who have been involved in a violent
Read moreBriefing 148 – Census 2022: LGBTQ+
Over the course of this year detailed results have been being released from the 2022 census. The results show a
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