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Scotland

Scottish Government workforce up 2.8% in a year

There has been a 2.8% increase in the Scottish Government’s directly employed workforce over the last year, while the number of contractors and agency workers has dropped. At the end of September, there were 9,014 full-time equivalent (FTE) directly ...

17 Dec 2024 at 10:31

Keir Starmer to set out ‘plan for change’ with ‘milestones’ for key missions

Sir Keir Starmer will set out a “plan for change” with milestones set in key policy areas to achieve the targets laid out in Labour’s manifesto, Downing Street has said. The Prime Minister will this week kick off what he has called the “next phase” ...

01 Dec 2024 at 00:14

Senior minister declines to rule out extending freeze on income tax thresholds

A senior minister has declined to rule out extending the freeze on income tax thresholds as speculation about possible tax increases in the Budget continued to mount. Wes Streeting said he would not guess measures that the Chancellor might ...

20 Oct 2024 at 14:33

Scotland

Findlay vows to set up Scots version of US Department of Government Efficiency

Russell Findlay has pledged to set up his own version of the US Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) as he said the Scottish state had become “supersized”. The Scottish Conservative leader said the Scottish version of the US ...

19 Feb 2025 at 17:47

Scotland

Public sector leaders urged to be ‘bold and innovative’ to deliver reform

Leaders of public bodies must be “bold and innovative” in order to deliver reform in the sector, Ivan McKee will say. The public finance minister, who has been tasked with overseeing public sector reform in John Swinney’s ...

13 Mar 2025 at 16:09

Scotland

‘List of opportunities’ in Scottish quangos, minister says

A “list of opportunities” is being drawn up among Scottish quangos, the minister in charge of public sector reform has said. However Ivan McKee cautioned that large-scale reorganisations often end up taking much longer ...

13 Mar 2025 at 20:38

Northern Ireland

Leaders call for ‘bold decisions’ from Executive to reform public services

Public sector leaders have urged the Stormont powersharing Executive to turn optimism about its return into “bold decisions” that will transform public services in Northern Ireland. The State of the State 2025 is an ...

25 Mar 2025 at 14:00

Scotland

Government’s transparency on public sector reform ‘unimpressive’, says MSP

The convener of Holyrood’s Finance Committee has hit out at “not impressive” transparency from the Scottish Government on its public sector reform plans. Kenneth Gibson made the comment on Tuesday as MSPs on the ...

07 Jan 2025 at 22:43

We’ve reached our limits around tax in Scotland, says Robison

The Scottish Government has reached its limits on income tax, the Finance Secretary has said. Shona Robison defended the SNP’s tax hikes on workers but signalled the policy had been exhausted. During a fringe ...

12 Oct 2025 at 11:55

Scotland

Public sector needs to be bold on reforms to drive savings, says McKee

The Scottish Government will “lead from the front” when it comes to reforming services, the public finance minister has said. Ivan McKee, however, said that services across the public sector need to be ...

14 Oct 2025 at 11:13

Mahmood says Home Office ‘not fit for purpose’ after secret report

Shabana Mahmood has admitted the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” after a secret report found failures including a “culture of defeatism” on immigration within the department. The Home ...

22 Oct 2025 at 21:03

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