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Briefing 168 – Population challenges for public services and the economy

This briefing looks at the implications of current and projected demographic change. It summarises recent publications from the Improvement Service.

On October 14th 2025 the Scottish Government held what they billed as a “Public Sector Reform Operational Summit” . The

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals for financial transparency and profit limitation in children’s residential care. These are part

This briefing looks at the report on the local government workforce prepared for councils by SOLACE. The aim of the

This Briefing summarises the main points from the annual Benchmarking Framework report compiled by the Improvement Service for CoSLA. The

The Government has decided that some reforms recommended by the Independent Care Review for children & young people require legislation.

This is the latest (April 2025) edition of the Single Status Agreement (commonly referred to as the ‘Red Book’). It

Local government staff in Scotland have voted to accept Cosla’s two-year pay offer, says UNISON today (Monday). Members of Scotland’s