Auditors have raised serious concerns about a Scottish council’s financial sustainability because of its lack of planning and other management weaknesses
A powerful budget department similar to the UK Treasury should be set up in Scotland to control the stark spending choices now facing the Salmond administration, a leading think-tank has suggested...
A groundbreaking deal to supply electricity to the entire public sector in Scotland was set to be announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney on April 30
The right to buy scheme is to be abolished for tenants of new-build social homes in Scotland, Health and Wellbeing Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced
The finance leader of Scotland’s biggest council has called for a pay freeze across the public sector to meet tightening spending targets and avoid widespread job cuts
Scotland’s Finance Secretary John Swinney is heading for a battle with the unions after setting tight limits on pay awards for thousands of workers in the public sector
MSPs have called for a new standards watchdog to be formed out of the merger of existing bodies as part of plans to slim down the number of ‘czars’ funded by the Holyrood Parliament
Council leaders and the Scottish Government have been accused of denying the public and MSPs vital information on the progress of a policy concordat by holding talks in secret
The Scottish Government’s flagship plans to replace the Private Finance Initiative have suffered a setback following a decision by council leaders to look at ways of bypassing the scheme
The Scottish Government is on track to cut the number of quangos by at least 25% and streamline the scrutiny of public bodies, Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced
Senior public sector officials in Scotland have been urged to publish full details of their expenses as part of a new model of leadership aimed at restoring public trust
Against all odds, the SNP and Alex Salmond have stayed in power and stormed through their manifesto. Critics say the minority government cannot last but the first minister begs to differ
A unified civil service should be set up in Scotland, covering central and local government, the health service and agencies, a commission on devolution has been told
South Lanarkshire Council has been criticised for a ‘surprising and disappointing’ lack of openness and audit committee arrangements that ‘fall well short of established best...
