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Briefing: Tackling child poverty

Longer-term joint planning is needed to address child poverty in Scotland, which has increased since targets were set in 2017.

Scotland's councils' approach to addressing climate change

Councils have a critical role in helping Scotland achieve its national climate change goals, in particular reducing CO2 emissions and adapting and transformi

No room for complacency in public audit

The auditing profession is trying to build back the trust and confidence of users of their services, including investors, funders and most notably, the gener

Scotland's colleges 2022

Scotland's colleges responded well to Covid-19, but changes are needed to ensure they are financially sustainable in the long term and more students grad

Integration Joint Boards: Financial analysis 2020/21

Funding of Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) in 2020/21 increased by nearly 10 per cent in real terms, bringing total funding to £10.6 billion.

Inequalities in Scotland

That Covid-19 has exacerbated and deepened existing inequalities in Scotland is not in dispute.

Local government in Scotland 2022

Local authorities and Integration Joint Boards and the other local bodies overseen by the Commission continue to face a challenging and uncertain future.

Children and young people who need additional support for learning

Around a third of children and young people in Scotland’s publicly-funded schools (that’s around 233,000 pupils) need additional support.