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SCOTLAND
New review puts case for a National Care Service in Scotland
11 February 2021
An independent review of adult care services in Scotland has called for urgent improvements in wo...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Cross-party backing for European charter
By Dan Peters | 05 February 2021
The European charter of local self-government took a step closer to being incorporated into Scots...
FINANCE
Scottish Budget 'falls short'
By Dan Peters | 29 January 2021
The Scottish Government’s £11.6bn budget ‘falls short of the fair funding local government requir...
FINANCE
Scottish councils' cost call
By Dan Peters | 27 January 2021
Scottish local authorities have called for the costs of COVID-19 to be met by the Government nort...
SOCIAL CARE
Scottish councils call for fair funding to avoid 'damaging consequences'
By Laura Sharman | 12 January 2021
Council leaders in Scotland have called for an end to small ring-fenced pots of funding and no ca...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution boost for Scots councils as Bill is backed
By Heather Jameson | 02 December 2020
Devolution to councils in Scotland has taken a step forward after the Scottish Government announc...
FINANCE
Scots union calls for urgent meeting to address funding
By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2020
Unison Scotland has called for an urgent meeting with Scottish finance secretary Kate Forbes in a...
HEALTH
Two Scots councils set for level four
By Michael Burton | 27 October 2020
Two Scottish local authority areas are in line for a new severe level four lockdown according to ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
A Programme of change for Scotland
By Heather Jameson | 08 September 2020
Scotland’s new Programme for Government offered Indyref 2 as the showstopper, but for local gover...
DEVOLUTION
Scottish councils release blueprint for change
By Martin Ford | 07 September 2020
A local government blueprint laying out the changes required to unlock councils’ full potential h...
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