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featuredNational Benchmarking Overview Report 2024-25The 14th annual National Benchmarking Overview Report has been published, looking at data from 2024/25.
It finds that funding levels for councils have not kept pace with growing demand, inflation and expanding national commitments. Scotland’s councils face ongoing financial, workforce, and demand pressures that have become embedded in the system and are approaching the limits of what they can achieve with current resources.
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featuredEconomic and workforce implications for Scotland’s changing populationWith Scotland’s working age population shrinking and ageing, skills and labour shortages are becoming an increasing concern.
Our new report, Navigating Population Change - Economic and workforce implications for Scotland, outlines the relationship between population change and jobs and the economy and how local authorities can address this.
Read Navigating Population Change - Economic and workforce implications for Scotland
19 Sep 2025
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NewsUpdates from the Performance Management and Benchmarking teamNewsFind out updates from Community Planning Improvement Board (CPIB) and the Peer Collaborative Improvement pilots, as well as newly published learning from LGBF practice-sharing events. Read more
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Updates from the Democratic Governance teamNews -
Employability Partnership - Strengthening relationships, aligning supportNews
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Scottish Climate Intelligence Service update - October 2026News
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1DECEventsResponding to Tech-Facilitated AbuseEventsThis webinar will explore the nature and impact of tech-facilitated abuse, current challenges in preventing and responding to it, and how services and partnerships can work together more effectively. Read more11:00am - 01:00pm
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3DECHidden Harm and Intersecting Experiences of Violence Against Women and Girls03:00pm - 05:00pm -
8DECViolence Against Women and Girls in Rural Areas11:00am - 01:00pm