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FINANCE
Row over SNP funding of councils
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2020
Local government is ‘treated far better in Scotland than it is elsewhere in the UK,’ the Scottish...
WHITEHALL
Brown calls for 'constitutional revolution'
By Paul Marinko | 21 January 2020
Gordon Brown has called for a ‘constitutional revolution,’ with a series of citizens’ assemblies ...
WHITEHALL
Dozens of children in care sent north of border
By Paul Marinko | 20 January 2020
English councils are sending children in care hundreds of miles from their homes to secure accomm...
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...
BUSINESS
Scottish councils sign £700m contract to 'transform waste'
By William Eichler | 16 January 2020
Five Scottish councils have signed a contract that will divert up to 190,000 tonnes of black bag ...
FINANCE
Scottish City Deals 'lack aims and objectives'
By Martin Ford | 15 January 2020
Watchdogs have questioned the transparency and oversight of Scotland’s £5.2bn City Deals.
FINANCE
COSLA: Invest in councils before it is too late
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2020
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has launched a campaign to persuade finance ...
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...
PENSIONS
LPGS Scotland is in a 'strong financial position'
By Ann McGauran | 19 December 2019
The first formal review of the 15 funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Scotland h...
FINANCE
Two out of three councils eat into reserves
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2019
Two-thirds of councils have reduced their general fund reserves over the last three years, a new ...
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