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COUNCIL TAX
'Anger' over Scottish council tax freeze
By Martin Ford | 18 October 2023
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf’s announcement of a blanket freeze on council tax next year ...
PAY
Unison rejects Scotland's 10% pay offer
By Mark Conrad | 16 October 2023
Unison members in Scotland today rejected local government employers’ latest pay deal, which woul...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Employers downplay equal pay risk
By Mark Conrad | 09 October 2023
Smith Square is monitoring equal pay claims across the sector but remains confident the national ...
FINANCE
Unite suspends strike
By Mark Conrad | 22 September 2023
The trade union Unite has suspended a planned three-day strike across education and local governm...
FINANCE
Council tax reforms divide sector
By Martin Ford | 04 September 2023
Scottish local authorities have been left deeply divided by proposals to hike council tax on high...
INNOVATION
Perth & Kinross in global first
By Dan Peters | 31 August 2023
Perth & Kinross Council has become the first place in the world to use spiral-flow battery techno...
LEGISLATION
Boycott Bill faces Scottish opposition
By Martin Ford | 16 August 2023
The UK Government’s planned ban on council boycotts is facing opposition from Holyrood.
FINANCE
Scottish Government tight-lipped over council tax rate rise speculation
By Paul Marinko | 31 July 2023
The Scottish Government has refused to comment on speculation it has gone cold on plans to increa...
SCOTLAND
COSLA and Holyrood strike 'landmark' deal
By Martin Ford | 03 July 2023
A pledge for greater fiscal control for councils has been made in a ‘landmark agreement’ between ...
SCOTLAND
Council to meet to discuss independence from UK
By Mark Conrad | 03 July 2023
Orkney Islands Council will meet this week to discuss potential independence from the UK as it se...
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Finance Development Accountant
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LGR Programme Director
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