Publications
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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.
Scotland's economy: Supporting businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic
A detailed analysis of how Covid-19 business support funding was distributed during the pandemic is not possible due to gaps in data.
Drug and alcohol services: An update
Drug and alcohol services in Scotland are complex and a clear plan is needed to improve people's lives and increase transparency around spending.
Social care briefing
Urgent action needed to address critical issues in delivery of social care services.
Covid-19: Vaccination programme
Vaccinations programme makes excellent progress.