Evaluation of Police and Fire Reform
Annual evaluations of the police and fire reform, which aim to assess if the aims of the reform have been met, identify lessons for future public service reform and evaluate the wider impact of the reform. The evaluations are produced by What Works Scotland, the Scottish Institut… Read more
Scottish Government Stakeholder Survey 2008
The purpose of the 2008 Stakeholder Study was to identify areas of strength and weaknesses in the Scottish Government?s approach to stakeholder engagement. Similar surveys were carried out in 2004 and 2005 on behalf of the previous Scottish Executive. Survey fieldwork took pla… Read more
Consultation on the key findings and recommendations from the National Parks Review - analysis of consultation responses
In 2008, a strategic review of Scotland?s two National Park Authorities (NPAs) was carried out as part of the Scottish Government?s commitment to ?More Effective Government?. A consultation on the key findings and recommendations from this Review was published by the Landscapes a… Read more
Evictions by social landlords in Scotland, 2008-09
This report follows Shelter Scotland's 2008 report 'Evictions by social landlords in Scotland' which set out the case for a concerted effort by social landlords to explore alternative mechanisms for dealing with arrears and to ensure that eviction is only used as an absolute last… Read more
How do public bodies respond to freedom of information legislation? Administration, modernisation and democratisation
This paper reflects on public service behaviour surrounding the early post-implementation period of the 2002 Freedom of Information [Scotland] Act. Drawing from research completed in September 2007 it examines the extent to which freedom of information (FOI) is generating new arr… Read more
Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Guidance: an analysis of consultation responses
This report is an analysis of responses to the Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Guidance Consultation, which sought feedback on draft guidance designed to assist public bodies in fulfilling their climate change duties. Part 4 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 places… Read more
Delivering affordable housing in troubled times: Scotland national report
Falling levels of public funding arising from the global economic crisis has obliged the Scottish Government to seek innovative alternative ways to stretch its limited resources further. This report surveys the different funding and delivery models being debated in Scotland. T… Read more
Scottish Government Budget 2020-21
The Scottish Budget sets out the Scottish Government's planned spending for the upcoming financial year. These SPICe pages provide information and analysis to support Parliamentary scrutiny. Includes handy data visualisation tools that let any user drill down into the budget dat… Read more
Public Service Reform: Learning Lessons from Five Countries
This report was produced by Kylie Barclay who was employed as a research and policy intern by SCVO through the Third Sector Internship Scotland programme. Her work involved looking at innovative examples of public service delivery in order to contribute to the current public serv… Read more
Measuring Social Value - the gap between policy and practice
This report provides a snapshot of the third sector's ability to measure and communicate the social value of the services it provides. It also investigates the range of frameworks available for measuring social value and assesses progress made towards using these frameworks, part… Read more