Joe Lepper 07 August 2025

Watchdog urges councils to improve staff support

Watchdog urges councils to improve staff support image
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Councils in Scotland have been urged by local government watchdog the Accounts Commission to improve staff support amid a raft of challenges impacting their wellbeing.

The watchdog warned Scotland's 260,000-strong council workforce was blighted by recruitment and retention problems, rising demand and record high sickness rates, and was struggling to keep ‘pace with ever-rising demand'.

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