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LEGAL
Scotland to ease cross-border placements
By Martin Ford | 12 January 2022
Holyrood has proposed removing legal hurdles for cross-border placements of children by English c...
FINANCE
Scots councils angry after Sturgeon snub
By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2022
Scottish councils have reacted angrily after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon refused to meet them ...
WHITEHALL
Levelling up funding failing to focus on social issues, finds research
By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2022
Government levelling up funding is failing to focus on social issues and misses targetting crucia...
SCOTLAND
Scottish settlement 'worst seen' by leaders
By Martin Ford | 23 December 2021
Council leaders in Scotland are demanding a meeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over fund...
SCOTLAND
Wales and Scotland raise asylum concerns
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2021
The Scottish and Welsh Governments have called for talks with Westminster over the asylum system.
HEALTH
Scottish ministers defend Budget impact on councils
By Mark Conrad | 10 December 2021
Scottish Government ministers have defended the impact of country’s Budget on councils amid warni...
FINANCE
Welsh Government to work with local authorities on council tax reform
By Chris Mahony | 07 December 2021
The Welsh Government has pledged to work with local authorities in revamping council tax followin...
WHITEHALL
Call for Westminster to 'take the lead' on deposit return scheme
By Dan Peters | 17 November 2021
An environmental charity has called for Westminster to ‘take the lead’ after further delays to th...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Grasping the thistle
By Michael Burton | 02 November 2021
So much of the pandemic’s huge challenges involve workforce issues, as Steven McNab, outgoing pre...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Questions over taskforce purpose
By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021
Local government associations have called for ministers to define the purpose of a new taskforce ...
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