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Single Outcome Agreements available on the IS site

Following the finalisation of Single Outcome Agreements by all Scottish local authorities, they are now available to view on the Improvement Service website. The Single Outcome Agreements of 28 of Scotland's 32 local authorities can be found in our Single Outcome Agreements document library. We expect to have all 32 available soon.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 August 2008 )
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Sharing lessons learned in planning

The different approaches to, and benefits of, student placements in planning authorities are explored in a new case study published by the Planning Development Programme.
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Audit Commission study on recruitment and retention in local government

Local authorities rarely plan or manage their workforce recruitment, development and retention strategically, despite it accounting for half of all service spending, according to a recent study by the Audit Commission.
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PSIF Welcomes another Two Organisations

The PSIF Board is delighted to welcome both The Highland and Scottish Borders Councils as part of Phase 2. Both councils will be adopting PSIF as part of a wider review on corporate performance management.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 July 2008 )

National Gazetteer Progress Update (1-30 June 08)

Local authorities are providing monthly extracts of their gazetteer datasets to keep the National Gazetteer current and demand for this national dataset continues to grow.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 July 2008 )
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