Publications

Having a safe, secure, affordable home is not a luxury. It’s a fundamental necessity. A home is the foundation of our mental and physical well-being - a place...

Encouraging progress on education data but still a long way to go to understand variation and improve outcomes. We know school education can have a huge...

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

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

Scotland is facing enormous challenges. Inequality is on the rise, an ageing population is increasing the pressure on health and care services, the cost-of-...

That Covid-19 has exacerbated and deepened existing inequalities in Scotland is not in dispute. But as the Accounts Commission’s recent overview of local...

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

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