21 September 2020

We talk to Holyrood magazine about post-covid recovery

Julie Welsh gives her views on how Scotland Excel can support the public sector recovery

In the past few years, councils have experienced increasingly stretched budgets, but due to the onset of coronavirus this has become even more acute, with the loss of income from paid facilities coupled with the increased pressures of continuing to provide key services through the outbreak.

Right now, financial efficiencies have never been so vital as the sector moves towards recovery.

This is an area that local government shared service Scotland Excel specialises in. It has worked closely with councils during the pandemic and is ready to work with them and the wider public sector on the recovery. We spoke to Holyrood magazine about this and you can read the article via the following weblink:

Holyrood magazine