UNISON Scotland responded to the consultation on “Redesigning the Community Justice System” in April 2013 in which we supported Option
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Draft Budget 2015-16 Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee response
The call for evidence has two parts: ‘Increase exports’ – focusing on the ‘increase exports’ national indicator2 in the National
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Health Inequalities in Scotland
This paper on health inequalities in Scotland was developed as our submission to the Health Inequalities Review commissioned by Neil
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Draft Regulations relating to Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act – Set 2 response
There appears to be total disregard for the Staff Governance Standard within the document and there was an expectation that
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Draft Regulations relating to Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act Set 1 response
As far as we can see there is nothing in these regulations that refer to the Chief Officer of the
Read moreThe cuts don’t work
The impact of ‘austerity’ cuts on Scotland’s public services Lilian Macer, UNISON’s Scottish Convener : “It’s impossible to take this
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Inquiry into the Flexibility and Autonomy of Local Government
UNISON believes that the public sector provides a means to both deliver services cost effectively and to allow citizens to
Read morePublic Service FUTURES Issue 8 – Spring 2014
PublicServiceFutures08_Spring2014 Public Service FUTURES Issue 8 – Spring 2014: Property Tax Winners Results from new reports on funding local government
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Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill response
UNISON raised a range of concerns in our submission to the 2012 consultation on what was then called the Community
Read morePublic Service FUTURES Issue 7 – Winter 2013
unison-scotland.org/…/PublicServiceFutures07_Winter2013.pdf Public Service FUTURES Issue 7 – Winter 2013: Commission on Local Democracy; Regulatory Reform Bill; taxation in Scotland; and
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