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Category: Local Government

Briefings Local Government

Public sector reform in social care and local government

8 September 2026 Clare Thomson

The public service reform (PSR) strategy has a cuts agenda. Driven by cost cutting, a huge transformation in how local

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Local Government News

Local Government Pay 2027/28

8 September 2026 Danny Phillips

UNISON Scotland submits 2027-28 local government pay claim UNISON Scotland’s local government committee has submitted its pay claim to employers

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Education Further education Health Higher Education Local Government Public Service Reform Responses Social Care Social Work

Public Service Reform Committee: Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027/28

31 August 2026 Susan Galloway

The Public Service Reform Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny inquiry looks at how the 2027/28 budget can support public service reform. This

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Briefings Further education Health Higher Education Local Government Public Service Reform Social Care Social Work

Briefing 174 Public Service Reform Update

7 July 2026 Susan Galloway

Public Service Reform (PSR) is the central mission of the newly elected SNP minority government, with the cabinet secretary in

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Briefings Local Government

Briefing 173 Council Budgets Crisis

7 July 2026 Susan Galloway

The Accounts Commission has published a stark warning about the state of council finances in Scotland. It warned that overall

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Local Government News Press release

More than nine in ten council staff struggling with cost of living, says UNISON

12 June 2026 Greig Kelbie

Cost of living pressures mean more than nine in ten local government workers in Scotland are struggling to make ends

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Local Government News Press release

West Dunbartonshire school learning assistants vote for strike action in job grade dispute, says UNISON

27 April 2026 Danny Phillips

School learning assistants who support pupils with profound needs in West Dunbartonshire have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute

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Briefings Local Government

Briefing 171 Local Government Benchmarking Report 2024/25

10 April 2026 Stephen Low

Every year the Improvement Service carry out research on how councils are performing against a range of measures, giving information

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Briefings Local Government

Local Government in Scotland Financial Bulletin 2024/25

29 January 2026 Susan Galloway

The latest Accounts Commission financial bulletin on local government says Scotland’s councils are at risk of becoming financially unsustainable and

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Education Health Local Government

UNISON is here for you in every corner of the UK. 

14 January 2026 Danny Phillips

  Check out our film reminding you that UNISON – the UK’s biggest union – is there for its members,

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