Reports

Glasgow Community Planning Partnership has a clear sense of purpose and direction for tackling some of the city's deep-seated social and economic problems.

Councils have improved how they manage procurement but they can achieve further benefits and savings, says the Accounts Commission.

Councils need to keep an open mind in deciding how to best deliver services.

Councils need to consider a wide range of options when considering what services to provide and how to deliver them.

Scotland's programme to improve care for older people has brought together the different bodies involved in services costing £4.5 billion a year.  

Current approaches to managing staff numbers and costs in the public sector are unlikely to achieve the savings needed in the future.

Charges for council services should be consistent, clear and easily explained to the public.

The Scottish Government’s vision to provide an affordable home for all by 2020 is an ambitious one. The government needs to clarify how it will work with...