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SOCIAL CARE
National care service overhaul fails to charm councils
By Martin Ford | 28 February 2024
Councils in Scotland remain unconvinced by proposals to create a national care service.
FINANCE
Scottish Budget 'not good' for communities
By Dan Peters | 28 February 2024
Next year’s Scottish Budget is ‘not good’ for communities, council leaders have said.
WHITEHALL
Regulator calls for 'substantial' planning intervention
By Mark Conrad | 26 February 2024
The planning system requires ‘substantial intervention’ by the Government to ensure consistent de...
COUNCIL TAX
Council rejects tax freeze offer
By Martin Ford | 23 February 2024
Argyll and Bute Council has become the first to reject the Scottish Government’s council tax freeze.
FINANCE
Scottish council leaders call for £45m boost
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024
Scottish council leaders have called for the £45m Barnett consequentials from a £600m boost to th...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Scottish devolution: Time to re-boot
By George Thorley | 09 February 2024
It’s time for an informed debate in Scotland on the next stage of the devolution journey, says Ge...
HOUSING
Scotland's homelessness system 'at risk of failure'
By Martin Ford | 02 February 2024
Scotland’s homelessness system is on the brink of collapse, according to the country’s housing wa...
FINANCE
Council leaders demand right to set tax levels
By Andrew Vaux | 26 January 2024
Local authority leaders in Scotland have renewed their fight to set their own council taxes – des...
FINANCE
Scots councils face 'difficult decisions' over budgets
By Mark Conrad | 16 January 2024
Scotland’s councils need to ‘innovate at pace’ and make ‘difficult decisions about cuts to servic...
SCOTLAND
Accounts Commission highlights 'strong leadership' at Dumfries and Galloway
By Andrew Vaux | 11 January 2024
An Accounts Commission report has praised Dumfries and Galloway Council’s leadership and finances...
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