Publications

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Investing in Scotland's infrastructure

The Scottish Government no longer expects to have enough money to deliver all its planned £26 billion investment in public sector infrastructure.

Scotland's colleges 2023

Scotland’s colleges are vital to learners and local communities.

Integration Joint Boards: Financial analysis 2021/22

Scotland’s Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) face considerable financial challenges and immense pressures on their workforce.

Briefing: Scotland's public finances: Challenges and risks

Faster reform of Scotland’s public sector is needed to protect services in the long term and improve people’s lives.

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

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.