Council reports and papers

Annual reports –

View Annual report for April 2022 to March 2023 

View Previous Annual reports


Research reports and papers from CLDSC

Report on Local Authority Community Learning and Development Budget Allocation 2023/24

Published November 2023

Pandemic and lockdown: how CLD practitioners have responded

Report on the 2020 survey. Published January 2021

Engage, Educate, Connect, Empower: CLD Resilience and Recovery

Paper approved August 2020.

Career pathways for CLD report and Improving Pathways for CLD practitioners Survey

Paper published July 2020 and survey conducted in 2021.


Recent Policy Responses and Commentary –

Response to Education Reform: A Consultation on the provisions of the Education Bill December 2023

Response to Hayward Enhanced Consultation: Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment – Public Consultation Response October 2023

Response to consultation on A Human Rights Bill for Scotland – October 2023

Effective Community Engagement in Local Development Planning Guidance Consultation Response -September 20232

Response to consultation on Local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods draft planning guidance – July 2023

Response to Consultation on Minimum Learning Hours – June 2023

Response to Consultation on Review of National Outcomes- June 2023

Response to the Community Wealth Building Consultation – May 2023

Interim Purpose and Principles for Post-School Education, Research and Skills Consultation Response – March 2023

Response to Professor Hayward’s Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment – public consultation – January 2023

Members Consultation Report on the National Discussion on Scottish Education – December 2022

Response to Scottish Government’s Skills Delivery independent review: call for evidence – December 2022

View all Policy Responses and Commentary