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The most recent election was the 2022 Scottish local elections and the next election will be the 2027 Scottish local elections. Council administrations typically comprise a group of councillors within the council who are able to command majority support. [6] Minority administrations and majority administrations may be formed. [7]
Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) is the national team for trading standards in Scotland. The team is jointly funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Her Majesty's Treasury; and managed by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), the representative body of local government in Scotland.
By the 1960s there was general agreement that the system of local government in Scotland was in need of reform. There were more than four hundred local authorities: 33 county councils (4 of which were paired as "joint county councils" for most purposes), 4 county of city corporations, 197 town councils (administering 21 large burghs and 176 small burghs) and 196 district councils. [2]
A group of councillors have suggested breaking up Highland Council - Scotland's largest local authority by area. They have called for a review to look into how it could be better served by a ...
The report was largely implemented by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 – creating a system of regions and districts in 1975. The system was only to last for 21 years as with the passing of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 the regions and districts were re-organised into all-purpose unitary council areas.
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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 ...
Since the establishment of Scotland's current 32 unitary councils in 1996, the Commission has conducted 7 such reviews each of which resulted in small changes to the boundaries of authorities to avoid bisecting developed areas. The 1973 Act gives the Commission powers to conduct wide-ranging reviews of local authority structures in Scotland.