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featuredNational Benchmarking Overview Report 2022/23
Financial, workforce and demand pressures mean tough decisions for councils
Councils are having to make increasingly difficult decisions about the shape and level of service delivery finds the 12th annual Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF) National Benchmarking Overview Report.
The report looks at data from 2022/23, when councils across Scotland were being faced with unprecedented financial challenges, in the shape of soaring inflationary pressures and the cost-of-living crisis, against a backdrop of significant external and internal pressures, including those resulting from the still ongoing effects of the Covid pandemic.
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featuredCollaboration is key to improving planning
Scotland’s National Planning Improvement Champion has published the findings of a ‘call for ideas’ asking for views on what a high-performing planning system looks like.
The report highlights that although there are differences of opinion on what constitutes good performance, there is a need for collaborative approaches to planning.
Read Planning Ambitions: Findings from the Call for Ideas on Planning Performance
01 Mar 2024 -
featuredShaping Places for Wellbeing Programme
Watch this new video from Public Health Scotland to learn how the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme, a collaborative initiative by Public Health Scotland and the Improvement Service, has been implemented within Alloa and Fraserburgh, two of the Project Towns the Programme is working in.
22 Jan 2024
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NewsMygovscot myaccount redesigned for easier sign up and use of the serviceNewsmygovscot myaccount, the easy way to access Scottish public services online, has been re-designed with a brand new look, making it easier to sign up for and use the service. Read more
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Complete our trauma-informed workforce surveyNews
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Financial, workforce and demand pressures mean tough decisions for councilsNews
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Improvement Service involved in developing UNCRC guidanceNews
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28FEBEventsMoney Guiders training in health and social care settingsEventsHear about how NHS Borders has piloted Money Guiders training with health and social care employees. Read more11:30am - 12:30pm
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13MARHow to work with arts and culture to deliver a sustainable future02:00pm - 03:00pm
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19MARWellbeing for Money Guiders – Manager wellbeing training02:00pm - 04:00pm
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19MARSupporting evidence-informed decision making with the Improvement Service12:00pm - 01:00pm