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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
COSLA and unions oppose centralising care plans
By Dan Peters | 12 October 2022
Unions have joined with the body representing Scottish councils to call for a reversal of care ce...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Devolution's big democratic deficit
04 October 2022
George Thorley says that, while there have been significant positive constitutional changes in Sc...
POVERTY
Western Isles Council criticised by Accounts Commission
29 September 2022
Councillors at Western Isles Council must provide leadership and clear priorities if the organisa...
SCOTLAND
Government told to learn from poverty mistakes
By Martin Ford | 26 September 2022
The Scottish Government must learn from past mistakes in its efforts to tackle child poverty, a w...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Councils 'need to be doing better' on climate change
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2022
Local government needs to do better to tackle climate change, the Convention of Scottish Local Au...
WHITEHALL
Soaring costs feared over social rent caps
By EXCLUSIVE by Heather Jameson | 20 September 2022
Plans to cap social rent rises could cost London councils £23bn over the next 40 years, figures s...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EXCLUSIVE: UKSPF review call resisted
By Dan Peters | 16 September 2022
The National Audit Office (NAO) is resisting pressure from the sector to launch a review of the £...
LEGAL
Edinburgh launches compensation scheme for abuse victims
By Martin Ford | 06 September 2022
Senior social worker Sean Bell was found dead in August 2020 as he awaited trial for sexual assau...
WHITEHALL
Sector bids for key Covid inquiry role
By Dan Peters | 05 September 2022
Local government is bidding to have a key role in the looming coronavirus inquiry.
FINANCE
Unions plan more strikes
By Martin Ford | 30 August 2022
Scottish trade unions are planning further strike action after rejecting employers’ improved 5% p...
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