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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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NewsPeer Collaborative Improvement updateNewsPeer collaborative improvement (PCI) supports local authorities to improve a specific area of focus with guidance and collaboration from peer local authorities. Updates from the approach include the… Read more
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LGBF Practice Sharing EventsNews -
Scottish Climate Intelligence Service update - June 2026News -
Annual Heads of Planning Scotland conference brings together planners from across ScotlandNews
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EventsOD/Change Managers Network SessionEventsThe network event will delve into the detail of local change and transformation plans, explore areas of commonality and difference and within the context of the Best Value Thematic Review of… Read more10:00am - 11:30am