CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES

COSLA elects new leader

By Hiba Mahamadi | 03 July 2017

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has elected a new president and vice president.

EDUCATION

New school powers will hinder local accountability for Scots

By Hiba Mahamadi | 21 June 2017

New powers awarded to schools by the Scottish Government will erode local accountability, the Con...

CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Four plan to rejoin COSLA

By Mark Conrad | 17 May 2017

A breakaway group of councils is poised to rejoin the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (C...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Tributes paid to former Accounts Commission chair

By Heather Jameson | 10 May 2017

Former chair of the Accounts Commission, Douglas Sinclair, died last week after stepping down fro...

WHITEHALL

UC rollout: pause needed

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2017

Councils have called for a ‘longer pause’ in the rollout of Universal Credit amid the emergence o...

FINANCE

Scottish councils cut spending by 11%

By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017

Scottish councils have slashed their spending by 11% over five years, new figures have shown.

FINANCE

Services still under threat, warn Scottish town hall bosses

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 February 2017

Council leaders have warned services could still be under threat, despite a last-minute announcem...

FINANCE

Scottish council funding row escalates

By James Evison | 31 January 2017

The Convention Of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has escalated its argument with the Scottish...

WHITEHALL

Pension fund pooling approved

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2017

The eight prospective local government pension pools for England and Wales have all been approved...

FINANCE

Finance warning over schools shift

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2017

Plans to take schools out of local authority control in Scotland could ‘expose them to great fina...

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