Publications

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Homelessness affects us all - action is needed

Having a safe, secure, affordable home is not a luxury. It’s a fundamental necessity.

Integration Joint Boards: Financial analysis 2021/22

Scotland’s Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) face considerable financial challenges and immense pressures on their workforce.

Encouraging progress on education data but still a long way to go

Encouraging progress on education data but still a long way to go to understand variation and improve outcomes.

Learning the lessons of Covid-19 has never been more important

Councils played a crucial role during the Covid-19 pandemic, with staff working hard and at pace to support communities, protect jobs and maintain

Reporting on the vital role of Scotland's housing benefit services

Councils’ benefit services are a lifeline service to people often in urgent financial need, seeking support at what can be the most difficult and compl

Briefing: Scotland's public finances: Challenges and risks

Faster reform of Scotland’s public sector is needed to protect services in the long term and improve people’s lives.

Why Best Value matters, now more than ever

We’re reminded daily of the pressures and spending constraints facing local councils – increasing demand for services, a real-terms reduction in funding, com

Radical action needed on data

Scotland is facing enormous challenges.