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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Planning and Infrastructure Bill: House of Lords second reading
A UNISON briefing for House of Lords peers, outlining UNISON’s key asks and demands
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Planning and Infrastructure Bill: report stage
This briefing outlines the key measures in the bill and UNISON’s policy
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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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Branch Officer Training Weekend 2025
The region’s annual branch officer training weekend, which brings together activ…
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Renters’ Rights Bill: House of Lords committee stage
A UNISON briefing for House of Lords peers, detailing UNISON’s key asks and demands
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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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Revised Code of Professional Conduct and Practice consultation (EWC)
Current proposals do not fully reflect the realities facing school support staff
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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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