Scottish councils’ allocations in the draft budget put at risk the delivery of essential services next year, according to local government body Cosla. Total funding for both the revenue and
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The Care Inspectorate have announced the appointment of Peter Macleod as their new Chief Executive. Mr Macleod is currently Director of Children’s Services and Chief Social Worker, at Renfrewshire Council,
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The Scottish Conservatives have called on ministers to deliver on a pledge to publish a national strategy to combat loneliness by the end of the year. The government vowed to
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The “cruel” two-child benefits cap must be brought to an end in Scotland, Jeremy Corbyn has said. Speaking in Edinburgh at a Christmas lunch attended by people who have experienced
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A former NHS Tayside boss was given double the payoff she was entitled to because of the “total incompetence” of the assistant chief executive, MSPs have learned. A settlement payment
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Plans to scrap the one-year time limit on raising sexual harassment complaints against MSPs have been put forward at the Scottish Parliament. The proposal is one of a series of
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A council has admitted failings at a care home where a worker sexually abused young boys. Victims of Brian Newman came forward following the Jimmy Saville scandal and a report
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The Scottish Government has “missed an opportunity” to tackle poverty in its budget for 2019-2020, according to charities. In Holyrood on Wednesday, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay announced funding of more
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Health boards in Scotland are missing out on potentially hundreds of thousands of pounds by not claiming back money due for treating non-European citizens, a Holyrood committee has heard. Under
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People living in rural areas are less likely to survive cancer than those who live in cities, according to a new global review. Researchers examined 39 studies and found 30
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