Briefings and responses
UNISON reports, policy briefings and responses to government consultations
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Briefing 155 – Call for views: Restraint & seclusion in schools bill
A private members’ Bill has been introduced by Daniel Johnson MSP with the aim of tackling inappropriate use of restraint
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Briefing 154 – Consultation on rent control exemptions
The Housing (Scotland) Bill will introduce a system of long-term rent controls. …
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e brief Local Government Budgets 2025/26
Audit Scotland has published its assessment of local authority budgets for 2025/…
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Briefing 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,
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e-brief – Insourcing of Adult Residential and Home Care
This briefing provides recent examples of where, how and why adult social care s…
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e-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
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Briefing 151 – Accounts Commission report: Additional Support for Learning
This briefing summarises the latest Accounts Commission report on Additional Sup…
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Briefing 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
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Briefing 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
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School’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
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Briefing 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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Briefing 147 – Census 2022: Race, Ethnicity & Migration
Over the course of this year detailed results of the 2022 Census have been being published. They show a Scotland
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