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The Local Government Finance Team seeks to ensure Councils receive adequate funding for local government services. Throughout the team's work, fiscal empowerment for local government is an overarching theme, linking directly with the strategic objective of strengthening local democracy.
The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 abolished the two-tier structure of regions and districts created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Between 1890 and 1975 local government in Scotland was organised with county councils (including four counties of cities) and various lower-level units.
Local council workers in 26 local authorities are expected to walk out for eight days from Wednesday August 14 to Thursday August 22. Scottish Government finds ‘additional funding’ it says ...
In Scotland, the UK Government and Scottish Government launched a programme of City Region Deals in 2014. [2] Instead of being devolution deals, Scottish Deals are capital investment programmes agreed with regional local authorities, focusing on economic development and inclusive growth. [3]
Cosla said the council tax freeze promised by the Government has not been fully funded, as Humza Yousaf had pledged would be the case. Scottish Budget leaves local councils at ‘breaking point ...
After the 2007 election, the SNP-run Scottish Government planned to bring forward legislation to replace Council Tax with a local income tax as part of the funding for Scottish local authorities. [7] A major setback took place when the UK government said it would withhold almost £ 400 million in Council Tax Benefit if the Scottish government ...
The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 provides the legislative framework for the integration of health and social care in Scotland.. Ahead of the legislation coming into effect, an Integrated Resource Framework (IRF) was developed and tested, with HSCP models tested in four localities: Highland; Lothian; Ayrshire and Arran; and Tayside.
Based on the methodologies used, falling oil revenues resulted in the final GERS report before the referendum, published in March 2014, indicating a weaker Scottish economic position than previous years. The nominal Scottish deficit went from 5% in financial year 2011/2012 to 8.3% in 2012/2013. [15]