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Local government of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Between 1930 and 1975 local government in Scotland was organised on the administrative county system (including four counties of cities), with subdivisions based on large burghs, small burghs and parishes. Parish councils were abolished in 1930, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929, and then people who lived in a parish which was not a burgh only had representation at county level. The Conservative government of John Major decided to abolish this system and merge their powers into new unitary authorities. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland   (594 words)

Read about Local government at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Local government and learn about Local government here! Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. Local government of the United States refers to the governments at the Australia has a number of States and Territories with wide ranging powers, and a lower tier of Local Governments. encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Local_government   (628 words)

UNISON Scotland Local Government In Scotland Act 2003 Response Given that local authorities are already going to be reporting on their progress through the Best Value regime, the reporting process suggested in the guidance with Community Planning partners working with Audit Scotland to develop a menu of key indicators to support effective performance management and benchmarking seems appropriate. This paper constitutes UNISON Scotland’s response to the consultation document on the draft guidance on Best Value, Community Planning and the Power to Advance Well Being in the Local Government in Scotland Act. UNISON Scotland Local Government In Scotland Act 2003 Response www.unison-scotland.org.uk /response/lgactfund.html   (4079 words)

UNISON Scotland Local Government Finance Response it is resulting in the privatisation of Scotland’s local government services UNISON is committed to a vision of local government which is vibrant and engaging, in which local citizens feel they have some real say over the distribution of local resources and the future of their local environment. UNISON is concerned that for too long local government has suffered from the effects of year on year cuts in funding coupled with restraints on freedom of action. www.unison-scotland.org.uk /response/lgfinan.html   (3852 words)

Scotsman.com News - Politics - Scots bureaucrats to face radical cutbacks MINISTERS are pledging to hack back Scotland's bloated public sector as part of the biggest shake-up of local government in Scotland since the mid-1990s. Scotland's public sector accounts for £41bn a year, which is 48% of the wealth of the nation, and is a much higher proportion of the economy than in the rest of the UK, where the public sector accounts for 41%. Government sources have confirmed that a white paper on public sector reform is to be published, probably later this year, which will include plans to cut away the layers of bureaucracy overseeing local services, health care and economic development. news.scotsman.com /politics.cfm?id=1641462005   (958 words)

Scotland: Local Government In 1995, local government in Scotland will be reorganised into 29 unitary authorities, replacing the two tier system which has existed since the last reorganisation of local goverment in 1974, following the Local Government (Scotland) Act of 1973. The old counties are still used as the basis of Land Registration in Scotland. In each case, these local government institutions are run by a body of councillors, who are elected every four years. www.geo.ed.ac.uk /home/scotland/localgovt.html   (161 words)

A New Ethical Framework for Local Government in Scotland Under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, which also imposes requirements as to professional qualifications, he or she is required to report to the authority any actual or prospective unlawful expenditure, or any proposal to incur expenditure in excess of the resources available. The Government believe, however, that it will be beneficial for the principles that should govern working relationships to be set out in broad terms, and are minded to accept the recommendation of the Nolan Report that all authorities should have their own protocols. The Government are contesting this report in the European Court of Human Rights – the case is due to be heard before the Court in April 1998. www.scotland.gov.uk /library/documents3/ethic-07.htm   (3288 words)

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SCOTLAND ACT 2003: Community Planning: Statutory Guidance This guidance is provided under Section 18 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (referred to as the Act in this guidance). Aim of Best Value is to modernise local government management and business practice so that local authorities can deliver better, more responsive public services. The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (the Act) provides a statutory basis for Community Planning in Scotland. www.scotland.gov.uk /library5/localgov/cpsg-00.asp   (7199 words)

A New Ethical Framework for Local Government in Scotland R24 There should be Local Government Tribunals in England, Scotland, and Wales with the power to hear appeals from councillors who have been subject to a penalty imposed by a council; and to require an authority to alter its Code of Conduct, standing orders, and other procedures when necessary. The Government, however, are concerned to ensure that there is no loss of public confidence in a council, and in its capacity to act lawfully and to take objective and equitable decisions. R25 The Local Government Tribunals should hear appeals from councillors against disciplinary action by their councils following a recommendation of the Standards Committee; and should have the power to disqualify councillors from office. www.scotland.gov.uk /library/documents3/ethic-05.htm   (3422 words)

CIPFA in Scotland - News CIPFA's Comments on Local Government In Scotland Act 2003 2.2 Local authorities should be encouraged to address the changes ushered in by the Local Government in Scotland Act as a whole. 3.4 The CIPFA, SOLACE publication Corporate Governance in Local Government is considered to be the established paper on corporate governance in Scotland. www.cipfa.org.uk /scotland/news_details.cfm?news_id=16807   (2075 words)

The impact of devolution on local government in Scotland However, most in local government also felt that they were the junior partners in the relationship, with 48 per cent of councillors thinking that devolution had reduced the importance of local government. While relations between local government and the political Executive were generally much improved compared with those before devolution, relations with the civil service were often marked by mutual distrust. In addition to being physically closer to local government the research found that the Scottish Executive was perceived as more open and willing to listen to local government than the Scottish Office had been before devolution. www.jrf.org.uk /knowledge/findings/government/722.asp   (1531 words)

Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland - reviews of local government boundaries It is an independent, non-political and totally independent body created by Section 12 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland - reviews of local government boundaries The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is an Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored and wholly funded by the Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department. www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk   (452 words)

Local Government In Scotland - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch Governing Scotland : The Invention of Administrative Devolution Local Government Etc (Scotland) Act 1994 (Greens Annotated Acts) Criticism and Public Rationality: Professional Rigidity and the Search for Caring Government (Routledge Geography and Environment Series) encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /local_government_in_scotland.htm   (62 words)

Scotland County, NC Welcomes You The Scotland County Board of Commissioners strives to promote the highest quality of life and to create an environment that will make Scotland County the community of choice. he population of Scotland County is more than 35,000 with nearly 17,000 living in Laurinburg, the County seat. Spanning 18 miles east to west and 25 miles north to south, Scotland County is located halfway between Charlotte, the state's largest city, and Wilmington, the state's largest port. www.scotlandcounty.org   (311 words)

Aberdeen Government The Government in Scotland 'Helen Liddell walked straight into her first row as Labour's 'Nat-basher-in-chief' last night after it emerged she will receive a £77,000 salary, at taxpayers' expense, to do half of her predecessor's job. Scottish Office news and information covering government publications, reports and Executive consultations from the Scottish Executive, the devolved government for Scotland. SP Bill 53-ML3 1 Session 1 (2002) Local Government in Scotland Bill 3rd Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 The Bill will be considered in the following order— Sections 1 to 35 Long Title scotlanddirectory.co.uk /Aberdeen/Society_and_Culture/Government   (315 words)

Public Management: Reorganization of local government in Scotland: all change for 300,000 employees.@ HighBeam Research As reported in the June 1997 issue of PM, the structure of local government in Scotland was fundamentally reorganized on April 1, 1996. More than 300,000 employees were transferred to new jurisdictions when the structure of local government in Scotland was reorganized on Apr 1, 1996. Reorganization of local government in Scotland: all change for 300,000 employees. highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:19980156&...   (229 words)

Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 39) created the current local government structure of 32 unitary authorities covering the whole of Scotland, and abolished the previous two-tier structure of regions and districts which had covered all of Scotland except the island council areas. The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (1994 c. It came into effect on 1 April 1996. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Local_Government_etc._(Scotland)_Act_1994   (117 words)

Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (c) a joint police board for the purposes of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77); "community bodies", in relation to a local authority, are bodies or other groupings, whether or not formally constituted, established for purposes which consist of or include that of promoting or improving the interests of any communities (howsoever described) resident or otherwise present in the area of the local authority; and all other public bodies the functions of which are exercisable within the area of the local authority and such community bodies as the local authority thinks fit to participate appropriately in community planning. www.opsi.gov.uk /legislation/scotland/acts2003/30001--c.htm   (1376 words)

SocietyGuardian.co.uk Local Government Scotland unveils new care regulations Community Care Providers Scotland, which represents voluntary care providers, said the bill would go a long way towards addressing some of their fundamental concerns about the regulatory system by making it entirely independent and introducing an even-handed approach to all care providers. Malcolm Chisholm, deputy minister for health and community care, said: "The bill is an important step forward in safeguarding the interests of Scotland's most vulnerable, including children and older people. The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) welcomed the drive to modernise care regulation, but said there were a number of areas where changes should be made to improve the protection and welfare of service users. www.societyguardian.co.uk /localgovt/news/0,8368,414434,00.html   (827 words)

Commonwealth - Secretary-General To Address Local Government Conference In Scotland The conference is organised by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), the Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Scottish Executive. It aims to promote local democracy for the Commonwealth as a practical tool for ministers and local governments to help in decentralising decision-making and services, and in promoting good local governance. Recommendations from the conference will be used by local governments and associations, national and provincial/state governments and other stakeholders. www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/System/LatestNews.asp?NodeID=142844&PrintFriendly=True   (422 words)

CIPFA in Scotland - News Section 12 of the Local Government in Scotland Bill requires local authorities to maintain trading accounts for significant trading operations. LASAAC (Local Authority (Scotland) Accounts Advisory Committee) is charged by Scottish Office Circular 5/1985 to recommend the form of accounts and accounting practice for Scottish local authorities. LASAAC has a key role in setting the accounting framework for local government in Scotland, and therefore in delivering the changes required by the Act. www.cipfa.org.uk /scotland/news_details.cfm?news_id=15484   (529 words)

Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 "(6) The amendments to this paragraph made by section 29 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1) (which extend mandatory relief to certain food stores) are to have effect only as respects financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2003.". In section 14 (which provides that certain buildings used in connection with agricultural operations are not to be entered on the valuation roll) of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963 (c.12)- (1) In section 5 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c.29) (which provides that Schedule 2 to that Act (which gives rate relief for certain lands and heritages in rural settlements) is to have effect), the words "in rural settlements" are repealed. www.opsi.gov.uk /legislation/scotland/acts2003/30001--f.htm   (2211 words)

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973               (a) the number of local government electors shall be, as nearly as may be, the same in every electoral area of that local government area. (c) in particular, deposit copies of those proposals or that decision at the offices of the council of any local government area which may be affected thereby and require any such council to keep the copies available for inspection at their offices for a period specified in the requirement; and (d) a change of electoral arrangements for any local government area which is either consequential on any change in local government areas proposed under this section or is a change (hereafter in this Part of this Act referred to as a "substantive change") which is independent of any change in local government areas so proposed. www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk /legislation/LocalGovernmentAct1973Commission.htm   (2430 words)

Town of New Scotland As we proceed into the 21st Century, New Scotland residents will continue to make a difference through their volunteer efforts and desire to enrich their community along with 50 members of the Town Team who are working to make this vision a reality. The villages and hamlets of the town (Clarksville, Feura Bush, New Salem, New Scotland, Onesquethaw, Unionville and Voorheesville) have almost 10,000 residents who consider themselves fortunate to live here and strive to preserve this beautiful region. Years ago, you might have referred to New Scotland as the best kept secret of Albany County. www.townofnewscotland.com   (204 words)

The Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992 The authoritative version is the Queen's Printer copy published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992, ISBN 0110257901. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 31st December 1992. In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Regulations 1987 www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1992/Uksi_19923025_en_1.htm   (563 words)

The Observer Politics Go for the power of 3 There are proportional systems now for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly, the European Parliament and for local government in Scotland. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party was pushed firmly into third place in both seats and percentage of the votes. In Scotland they managed around just 15 per cent of the vote. www.guardian.co.uk /Observer/politics/story/0,6903,1479284,00.html   (922 words)

COSLA COSLA operates as Scottish Local Government’s employers’ organisation to represent all Scottish councils in negotiations with relevant trade unions on matters regarding salaries and conditions of service Links to other internet sites of interest to local government and other organisations. COSLA and local government news, News Releases, and Briefings. www.cosla.gov.uk   (160 words)

Standards of Conduct in Local Government in England, Scotland and Wales Standards of Conduct in Local Government in England, Scotland and Wales Standards of Conduct in Local Government in England, Scotland & Wales www.archive.official-documents.co.uk /document/cm37/3702/3702.htm   (22 words)

Two more firms shake-up pension schemes - Evening Times Council workers in Scotland have also been told they will have to work an extra five years if they belong to a local government pension fund. The latest pensions blow comes as 230,000 local government workers in Scotland vowed to fight longer working demands. Firefighters will be banned from taking early retirement with a pension on the grounds of ill health. www.eveningtimes.co.uk /news/5048101.shtml   (479 words)

Website of the UK government : Directgov Healthy living, Local health services, First aid, Resuscitation, NHS Direct... www.direct.gov.uk   (189 words)

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