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FINANCE
COSLA conference: Minister 'totally understands' cuts complaints
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
Cabinet secretary for communities and local government, Aileen Campbell, has said she ‘totally un...
SCOTLAND
COSLA conference: 'Brexit could undermine good work by councils'
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
Brexit threatens to undermine the ‘good work’ being done by Scottish councils and the Scottish Go...
DEVOLUTION
COSLA conference: Ex-PM Brown says Scottish Government must do more on child poverty
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a scathing attack on the Scottish Government’s...
FINANCE
COSLA conference: 'Devolved powers have stopped at Holyrood'
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
It is a ‘sad paradox’ of devolution that powers handed to Scotland 20 years ago have stopped at H...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils and union clash over zero-hour contracts
By Dan Peters | 18 June 2019
Councils have insisted on keeping the option of zero-hour contracts as Unison prepares to push th...
HEALTH
Funding pledged for Scottish councils to tackle period poverty
By Martin Ford | 17 June 2019
Councils in Scotland will receive £2m in funding to continue provision of free sanitary products ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council vows to challenge Government's data sharing rules
By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 April 2019
A Scottish council has vowed to challenge the Government’s restrictive rules on information shari...
EDUCATION
Strike threat lifted after COSLA agrees to raise teachers' pay
By Martin Ford | 29 March 2019
The possibility of strike action by teachers has been averted after Scotland’s council leaders ba...
FINANCE
Watchdog calls for 'transformational changes'
By Dan Peters | 21 March 2019
‘More fundamental, transformational changes are needed in service provision’ by Scottish councils...
FINANCE
'Cuts begin to bite' for Scottish authorities
By Martin Ford | 05 February 2019
Funding cuts are finally beginning to take their toll as Scottish councils can no longer protect ...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation door open for 2028
- Population health is only possible with public health
- Riordan: My love for sector won't stop me telling local government if it needs to change
- Brave Jim squaring up for a fight
- Local government: Rewiring behaviours will be just as important as rewiring structures
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