Reports, briefings and responses

This briefing is on the Local Government Funding Settlement for 2024-25. It incl…

The General Principles of the National Care Service Bill were approved by Parlia…

This briefing sets out the current proposals for a National Social Work Agency. These plans are still under discussion and

Council tax is not working and does meet the challenges facing councils today

Support staff rely on school holidays for additional income or recovery from demanding workloads

This is UNISON’s response to the consultation on Monica Lennon MSP’s Proposed Ec…

The Scottish Government has radically revised its plans for a National Care Serv…

This briefing looks at local government finances, focusing on the provisional fu…

  The Scottish Government published their draft budget for 2024-25 in December. This briefing looks at the main features and

This is our response to the Education, Children and Young People Committee’s call for views on Additional Support for Learning

The Local Government Information Unit report warns of a risk that some Scottish councils could effectively go bankrupt.   It

The Health and Care Staffing (Scotland) Act comes into force in April 2024. The Bill gives staff in the NHS