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Local government in Scotland: Financial overview 2018/19

Most of Scotland’s 32 councils are increasingly relying on money from reserves to keep up with demand for services and balance their budgets.

Preparing for withdrawal from the European Union

Our latest paper focuses on how the Scottish public sector has been preparing for EU withdrawal.

NHS in Scotland 2019

Scotland's NHS needs to refocus its priorities to speed up health and social care integration and system wide reform, says the public spending watchdog.<

Scotland's new financial powers: Operation of the Fiscal Framework 2018/19

This briefing paper looks at how the Fiscal Framework is operating in practice and how the Scottish Government has used the powers available to it.

Finances of Scottish universities

Scotland’s universities face rising costs and funding cuts, and there is a growing gap in how well different institutions can cope, says the public…

NHS workforce planning - part 2

The Scottish Government is facing a significant challenge to increase the number of people working in GP surgeries, says the public spending watchdog.

Principles for community empowerment

This document aims to raise awareness of community empowerment and promote such a shared understanding across scrutiny bodies to support high-quality scrutin

Scottish Public Pensions Agency: Update on management of PS Pensions project

An IT project that ran into difficulties has cost Scotland's public sector pension body millions and set its planning back significantly, says the spendi