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Scottish Government and Scottish councils need a long-term plan for a schools system set to lose 90,000 pupils
By 2040, the number of pupils in Scotland is projected to be 90,000 lower than in 2024. Policymakers face a major choice over ...
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Scottish school spending, teachers and pupil numbers
Scotland’s schools are relatively well funded. Falling pupil rolls and workforce planning represent both challenges and ...
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Justice spending in England and Wales
We present the first consistent estimates of what has happened to Ministry of Justice funding since the early 2000s and put ...
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Scottish council tax: ripe for reform
Council tax in Scotland – as in England – is out of date, regressive and distortionary. How should it be reformed, and what ...
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How important is the OBR forecast?
The OBR forecast will underpin the Chancellor’s decisions at the next Spring Forecast. As the OBR comes up with its forecast, ...
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Response to ‘Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles’ consultation by MHCLG
This is a response by David Phillips and Kate Ogden to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s consultation on ‘Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles’. David ...
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The London Young People Study
Young people at risk of getting involved in violence are those in most of need of therapeutic support, but most unlikely to receive it. The Your Choice programme aims to shift how such therapeutic ...