Scotland

29 September 2022

Councillors at Western Isles Council must provide leadership and clear priorities if the organisa...

Government told to learn from poverty mistakes

By Martin Ford | 26 September 2022

The Scottish Government must learn from past mistakes in its efforts to tackle child poverty, a w...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Councils 'need to be doing better' on climate change

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2022

Local government needs to do better to tackle climate change, the Convention of Scottish Local Au...

WHITEHALL

Soaring costs feared over social rent caps

By EXCLUSIVE by Heather Jameson | 20 September 2022

Plans to cap social rent rises could cost London councils £23bn over the next 40 years, figures s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

EXCLUSIVE: UKSPF review call resisted

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2022

The National Audit Office (NAO) is resisting pressure from the sector to launch a review of the £...

LEGAL

Edinburgh launches compensation scheme for abuse victims

By Martin Ford | 06 September 2022

Senior social worker Sean Bell was found dead in August 2020 as he awaited trial for sexual assau...

WHITEHALL

Sector bids for key Covid inquiry role

By Dan Peters | 05 September 2022

Local government is bidding to have a key role in the looming coronavirus inquiry.

FINANCE

Unions plan more strikes

By Martin Ford | 30 August 2022

Scottish trade unions are planning further strike action after rejecting employers’ improved 5% p...

FINANCE

Watchdog 'deeply concerned' over council's finances

By Martin Ford | 25 August 2022

The Accounts Commission is ‘not confident’ Shetland Islands Council is ‘financially sustainable’.

SCOTLAND

Scottish Labour proposes council funding overhaul

By Martin Ford | 24 August 2022

Local government funding in Scotland would be overseen by an independent body under an overhaul p...

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

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