Improvement Service
Official channel for the Improvement Service (IS).
The Improvement Service works with councils and their partners to help improve the efficiency, quality and accountability of local public services in Scotland by providing advice, consultancy and support. Our purpose is to help councils improve the health, quality of life and opportunities of all people in Scotland through community leadership, strong local governance and the delivery of high quality, efficient services.
Measuring social value in Scottish Local Authorities | IS Evaluation Webinar
Place Promotion and Housing Delivery | National Planning Hub
NatureScot - Scottish Biodiversity Metric - Update October 2025
Planning Skills: Forests, Woodlands and Trees
20 years 20 successes: Improvement Service 2025
6. Writing your Statement of Regard to Statutory Plans: An Introduction to NPF4
5. Processing the data you gather for your Local Place Plan
4. Designing an Engagement Strategy for your Local Place Plan
3. Project managing your local place plans
Freuchie community cafe | Community Councils Showcase
Role of Freuchie Community Council | Community Council Showcase
Christmas lights in Freuchie | Community Council Showcase
Freuchie Tattie Competition | Community Council Showcase
Planning Skills - NPF4 Planning Guidance Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
Working at the IS
Masterclass 5: Applying a Place based Approach
Dundee’s Approach - Fighting for Fairness
Welcome - Hanna McCulloch, National Coordinator for Local Action on Child Poverty
How is the voice of lived experience reflected through local child poverty action reports?
Dundee's Approach - Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Dundee’s Approach - Peter Allan, Dundee City Council
Dundee's Approach - What Matters to You
Rights-based approach in Aberdeenshire
Fairer Renfrewshire Panel
Argyll and Bute’s approach to establishing a Citizen’s Panel - Poverty Alliance
Planning Skills - Addressing Key Challenges in Rural Housing
Planning Skills - Information and training session on Electricity Act casework with the DPEA and ECU