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The delivery of social care remains a challenge for local authorities and represents a significant portion of its spending. We were told this in our pre-budget scrutiny of the 2026-27 Budget at the end of 2025 where our focus was public service reform.iiiLetter from the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on the Committee's pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27 - 14 November 2025 It also arose during our discussions on the sustainability of local government finance ahead of the 2025-26 budget in 2024.ivLetter from the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on the Committee's pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26 - 5 November 2024 In both years, local authorities have argued that funding provided for the delivery of social care is being exceeded by demand.
You can read about the Committee’s own pre-budget scrutiny, including its report:
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Managing Scotland's Public Finances: A Strategic Approach.
They want to understand if this is this due to pre-existing conditions, or new conditions, such as long COVID, or other factors, such as stress brought on by pandemic experiences.
The Committee agreed not to make any recommendations to the Parliament on either instrument.
6 Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private):
The Committee considered its approach to Pre-Budget Scrutiny.
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This should include an assessment of where data is limited, and/or not disaggregated sufficiently.iEqualities and Human Rights Committee, Pre-Budget letter to the Scottish Government, 29 October 2020, paragraph 27(b).
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Date published:
10 February 2021