{"version":"1","article":{"id":"scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants","slug":"scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants?lang=en","title":"Scotland report tracks fair-work criteria in public contracts and grants","summary":"Scotland’s 2026 Fair Work report says the share of regulated public contracts with a scored fair-work criterion rose from 25% in 2019/20 to 54% in 2023/24.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Scottish Government","url":"https://www.gov.scot/publications/fair-work-action-plan-indicator-report-2026/","publishedAt":"2026-10-07","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-fair-work-report-tracks-contract-criteria-and-grants?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["A Scottish Government indicator report published on 7 October brings together the latest available data on medium-term Fair Work Action Plan outcomes. It says the share of regulated contracts awarded by public bodies that included a scored Fair Work First criterion increased from 25% in 2019/20 to 54% in 2023/24. In 2022/23, 95% of suppliers with a live Scottish Government contract had committed to pay the real Living Wage.","Between April 2025 and March 2026, public-sector organisations in Scotland awarded 5,720 discretionary grants with Fair Work First conditionality, worth nearly £4.0 billion in total. Exceptions were approved for 278 grants valued at £577.7 million. The report cautions that indicator periods vary and that data lags and quality issues remain, so the measures are not a single contemporaneous outcome score."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Scotland’s 2026 Fair Work report says the share of regulated public contracts with a scored fair-work criterion rose from 25% in 2019/20 to 54% in 2023/24.\n\nA Scottish Government indicator report published on 7 October brings together the latest available data on medium-term Fair Work Action Plan outcomes. It says the share of regulated contracts awarded by public bodies that included a scored Fair Work First criterion increased from 25% in 2019/20 to 54% in 2023/24. In 2022/23, 95% of suppliers with a live Scottish Government contract had committed to pay the real Living Wage.\n\nBetween April 2025 and March 2026, public-sector organisations in Scotland awarded 5,720 discretionary grants with Fair Work First conditionality, worth nearly £4.0 billion in total. Exceptions were approved for 278 grants valued at £577.7 million. The report cautions that indicator periods vary and that data lags and quality issues remain, so the measures are not a single contemporaneous outcome score.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}