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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...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Rural economic growth deal secured
By Michael Burton | 11 February 2021
A £70m rural economic growth deal has been agreed between the Scottish and UK governments and Arg...
COUNCIL TAX
Looking at the long term impact of Scottish council tax freeze
By Joanne Pitt | 10 February 2021
In Scotland, the devolved government announced £90m to compensate councils that choose to freeze ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts on Jenrick over audit
By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021
Whitehall officials are putting communities secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to change cou...
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...
WHITEHALL
Opinion split over election date
By Dan Peters | 02 February 2021
Concerned council chief executives have continued to express safety fears about holding elections...
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...
FINANCE
Spending watchdog raises concerns over integration joint boards
By Laura Sharman | 26 January 2021
Councils in Scotland are having to prop up integration joint boards (IJBs), the spending watchdog...
FINANCE
LGA pauses tourism levy calls
By Dan Peters | 22 January 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has agreed to pause its work gathering an evidence base fo...
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