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FINANCE
Scottish Government resists business rates devolution plan
By Dan Peters | 16 January 2020
Public finance minister Kate Forbes has hit out at opposition proposals to devolve control of bus...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Clash over timing of May election counts
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020
Returning officers are on a collision course with police and crime commissioners (PCC) over the t...
FINANCE
March 11 Budget creates 'deep risk' for councils
By Paul Marinko | 07 January 2020
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has written to the Chancellor warning of the...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: 100% business rates retention could be back on agenda
By Dan Peters | 07 January 2020
Full retention of business rates could shoot back up the agenda as part of a long-awaited Governm...
WHITEHALL
Government dismisses same-sex marriage concerns
By Paul Marinko | 07 January 2020
The Government has dismissed council concerns over registrars potentially refusing to perform sam...
BUSINESS
NHS chief slams 'perverse' planning rules
By Paul Marinko | 06 January 2020
The chief executive of the NHS has slammed ‘perverse’ planning rules making it easier for fast fo...
LEGAL
Councils seek advice over same-sex marriage
By Paul Marinko | 17 December 2019
Councils are seeking advice ahead of the introduction of regulations that will allow same-sex mar...
BUSINESS
Equal pay firm suspends activities
By Paul Marinko | 10 December 2019
The company that led the recent equal pay action against Glasgow City Council has suspended all a...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Lib Dems to 'end continual erosion' of council funding
By Dan Peters | 20 November 2019
Lib Dems would ‘end the continual erosion’ of local government funding if they win power at the G...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
A vote for change
By Martin Ford | 20 November 2019
Local government calls for ‘radical change’ and ‘genuine devolution’ increased this week as polit...
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