Publications

Drug and alcohol services in Scotland are complex and a clear plan is needed to improve people's lives and increase transparency around spending.

Urgent action needed to address critical issues in delivery of social care services. Action is needed now to change how Scotland’s social care services are...

Vaccinations programme makes excellent progress. The Covid-19 vaccination programme has made excellent progress in vaccinating a large majority of the adult...

Community justice aims not yet being met. The Scottish Government has yet to achieve its objective of ensuring that people convicted of criminal offences...

Longer-term approach needed to PPE planning. The rise in PPE prices at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic increased costs for the body that provides support...

This paper provides an overview of student loans in Scotland. It highlights some of the key data, provides trend analysis and notes some significant features...

Our latest paper focuses on how the Scottish public sector has been preparing for EU withdrawal. It highlights ongoing issues and potential risks, and features...

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.