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Holiday closure 2021/2022

Data and statistics, Digital, Event report/resources, Inequalities, Policy briefing, SeminarBy adminDecember 23, 2021

Policy Scotland is closed from 23 December 2021 to 5 Jan 2022.

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SHAPE of data – Seminar and Policy Briefing

Culture, Data and statistics, Digital, Event report/resources, Policy briefing, SeminarBy adminDecember 15, 2021

Seminar and policy briefing exploring new ways of innovating with social and economic data for societal wellbeing in inclusive, progressive, and trusted ways.

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Podcast: Truths, Damn Truths, and Government Statistics – 19th century data collection

Data and statistics, PodcastBy adminOctober 20, 2021

First in a podcast series by Professor Tomas J Scotto on government statistics, featuring an interview with a historian and genealogist on 19th centiry data collection.

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The Christie Commission 10 years on: Reflections on progress and areas for action

Caroline Gardner, Professor Graeme Roy, Professor James Mitchell, Public services, Scotland, SeminarBy adminJuly 15, 2021

Roundtable discussion, 10 years from the Christie Commission, considering why progress might have stalled, the lessons learned in service delivery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and where efforts should be focused now.

Investment and fare increases cannot compensate for decades of neglect, say rail experts

Governance, Professor Iain Docherty, Public services, transport, UKBy adminJanuary 7, 20141 Comment

A book by transport experts argues that decades of neglect in the UK’s rail network cannot be instantly rectified by short term Government investments and price promises.

The trouble(s) with regulation: How do we ‘police’ the public sector?

Education, Governance, Public servicesBy adminOctober 24, 2013

Mechanisms of accountability designed specifically to measure the effectiveness of public services

Centre for Public Policy Research: Briefing Note

Briefing, Central government, Professor Ken Gibb, Public services, Scotland, Tax, UKBy adminAugust 14, 2013

Briefing Note considering the implications for Scotland from the 2013 UK Spending Review (SR).

Do EU procurement rules discriminate against UK and Scottish construction interests?

Economy, Keith Kintrea, procurement, Professor Ken Gibb, Public services, Research report, Scottish GovernmentBy adminJuly 30, 20131 Comment

Short paper on procurement policy was written for the Scottish Government as part of its procurement review.

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