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The basic methodology is to calculate, on stated assumptions, the emerging benefits and establish the equivalent contribution rate (expressed as a % of salary) needed to fund these. 4.
Additionally, the UK Government has increased oversight of TrustMark’s operations, and introduced site visits from Consumer perceptions xm24-02-consumer-perceptions- retrofit co-ordinators to give an additional layer of on-site assurance.
Figure 11: Local government spend on social work services (2025-26 prices)The graph shows how much local authorities have spent on social work services since 2010.Scottish Government.
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2024-25
On 31 October 2024, the Scottish Government laid a draft Annual Report on the Scottish Government's commitment to align with the European Union where appropriate.
This represents a 3.1% increase compared to the 2025-26 budget. However, when one-off election project costs of £2.5 million are stripped out to allow a like-for-like comparison, the year-on-year movement of costs within the Parliament’s control is actually a decrease of £0.4 million or 0.6%.”
Other countries could look to our rules, and, if they find them acceptable, may adopt similar provisions themselves.1The Scottish Parliament. (2025, November 26). Official Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee.