Public Service Reform (PSR) is the central mission of the newly elected SNP minority government, with the cabinet secretary in
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Briefing 173 Council Budgets Crisis
The Accounts Commission has published a stark warning about the state of council finances in Scotland. It warned that overall
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More than nine in ten council staff struggling with cost of living, says UNISON
Cost of living pressures mean more than nine in ten local government workers in Scotland are struggling to make ends
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West Dunbartonshire school learning assistants vote for strike action in job grade dispute, says UNISON
School learning assistants who support pupils with profound needs in West Dunbartonshire have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute
Read moreBriefing 171 Local Government Benchmarking Report 2024/25
Every year the Improvement Service carry out research on how councils are performing against a range of measures, giving information
Read moreUNISON is here for you in every corner of the UK.
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Read moreMSP Briefing – Children (Care, Care Experience & Services Planning) Bill, Stage 1 Debate.
UNISON has written to MSPs about the Children (Care, Care Experience & Services Planning) Bill which goes before the Scottish
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West Dunbartonshire’s school learning assistants to be balloted for strike action in job grade dispute, says UNISON
School learning assistants who support pupils with profound needs in West Dunbartonshire are to take part in a strike ballot
Read moreBriefing 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.
Read moreBriefing 167 – Scottish Government Public Sector Reform Summit
On October 14th 2025 the Scottish Government held what they billed as a “Public Sector Reform Operational Summit” . The
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