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In practice, the Scottish Government already receives the equivalent of UK Government AME funding through Block Grant Adjustments and has taken the decision to fund additional costs arising from Scotland’s Social Security system.
This impacts on IJBs’ ability to commission and procure care and support for individuals and their carers, given the funding available and workforce pool has not increased in line with demand.
Having that £350 million held centrally allows us the flexibility to respond to issues and allocate funds, depending on where we see demand coming through as we get towards the end of the year.
The first subsection, Perceptions of Funding Structure's Efficiency and Flexibility, explores how funding mechanisms support or constrain local flexibility and financial sustainability, drawing on Chart 2.1 a and Chart 2.1 b.
Both budget lines don’t necessarily paint a positive picture. Scottish Funding Council receives only a 2% increase, and the total Skills & Training budget reduces by 3.6%, with Skills Development Scotland (within that total) facing a 4.3% cut.
Both budget lines don’t necessarily paint a positive picture. Scottish Funding Council receives only a 2% increase, and the total Skills & Training budget reduces by 3.6%, with Skills Development Scotland (within that total) facing a 4.3% cut.
It should press the UK government to support a realistic licence fee as the best model for PSB provision; Stable funding is critical to the BBC’s ability to deliver public value.
Something like 2 per cent of the flexibleworkforcefund has been spent on retail, and the number of retail modern apprenticeships has fallen by 44 per cent.
We believe this is key to improving the quality of care.The Continuous Professional Learning framework provides a more flexible approach to learning that supports the workforce to develop the right skills at the right time in their career journeys.