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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Hold-up of controversial scheme 'issue of timing not policy'
By Sam Clayden | 25 August 2016
Holyrood remains ‘firmly committed’ to its controversial named person policy despite its implemen...
FINANCE
Reforms will destroy local services link
By Dan Peters | 17 August 2016
Scottish government plans to hand £100m-a-year extra cash raised by council tax reforms straight ...
HEALTH
Charities' plea for overhaul of social care services
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016
A coalition of 16 Scottish charities has called for a major overhaul of Scotland’s social care su...
WHITEHALL
Lyons urges councils to tackle housing crisis
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016
A former chair of the Audit Commission has urged local authorities to take centre stage in tackli...
FINANCE
Minister vows to 'revitalise Scottish local government'
By Tom Bridge | 02 August 2016
New Scottish local government minister Kevin Stewart has pledged to build on devolution of powers...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Holyrood to carry on with named person programme
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016
Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
COSLA backs named person policy
By Sam Clayden | 09 June 2016
Council leaders have welcomed the controversial named person initiative after the Scottish Govern...
BUSINESS
Executives' big bonuses give ALEOs bad reputation
By Mark Whitehead | 02 June 2016
Arm’s-length bodies created by councils in Scotland have been warned over the size of salaries an...
HUMOUR
Call of the wild
25 May 2016
As Dr Doolittle should have asked, has local government ever bored a wild boar, chatted to a croc...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Hopkins to head new council company
25 May 2016
Sunderland City Council has appointed Alex Hopkins as chief executive of a new company being esta...
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