Scotland

  • Public Finance
    25 Mar 04
    Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has told his party's spring conference that he is not scared to use the word 'redistribution' when describing his tax and spending plans.
  • Public Finance
    25 Mar 04
    The introduction of proportional representation (PR) in Scottish local government has moved a step closer, following a decision by a committee of MSPs to approve the principles of the Local...
  • Public Finance
    25 Mar 04
    The quango responsible for funding further education colleges in Scotland has been accused of being dilatory in its duty to identify essential costs of services.
  • Public Finance
    25 Mar 04
    Senior parliamentary watchdogs this week launched a broadside at the Labour government, criticising ministers for continually blocking Commons committees from cross-examining senior policy advisers...
  • Public Finance
    18 Mar 04
    Councils need to undergo radical reform in the way they organise services, First Minister Jack McConnell has told Scottish local government leaders.
  • Public Finance
    18 Mar 04
    Audit Scotland has appointed its first managing director of audit services, a post created as a result of an internal review of the organisation.
  • Public Finance
    11 Mar 04
    Scottish universities have urged the Executive to provide £102m of annual funding to enable them to undertake new activities and compete with their counterparts in England and abroad.
  • Public Finance
    11 Mar 04
    Audit Scotland plans to put more emphasis on the experience of service users as a means of strengthening its analysis and reporting of public expenditure, auditor general Bob Black has disclosed.
  • Public Finance
    4 Mar 04
    The stage is set for a showdown between ministers and town hall leaders after authorities defied government orders not to set council tax increases above 5% and issued warnings that budgets could not...
  • Public Finance
    4 Mar 04
    A group of 19 Welsh Labour MPs has signed a petition to Welsh Secretary Peter Hain opposing any increase in powers for the National Assembly unless backed by a referendum.
  • Public Finance
    4 Mar 04
    The prudential framework for local authority borrowing is about to have a major impact on Glasgow's regeneration, according to the city council's chief executive, George Black.
  • Public Finance
    26 Feb 04
    In the weeks since the Commons narrowly approved the government's controversial plans for top-up fees in England, university chiefs in Scotland have been anxiously awaiting the outcome of a review...
  • Public Finance
    26 Feb 04
    Funding the Private Finance Initiative has increased the level of borrowing for Scottish Water customers by about 30% over the figure for England and Wales, a report disclosed this week.
  • Public Finance
    19 Feb 04
    Moray Council in north-east Scotland has been warned to take rapid steps to improve its schools after recording one of the worst ratings ever awarded by school inspectors.
  • Public Finance
    19 Feb 04
    Details of an inquiry into local government finance in Scotland are likely to be announced by the Scottish Executive within a few weeks.
  • Public Finance
    19 Feb 04
    The Standards Commission for Scotland, set up almost a year ago to investigate allegations of misconduct against councillors and members of public bodies, has launched its first investigation.
  • Public Finance
    19 Feb 04
    Scottish councils have criticised the 'prescriptive' manner in which funds intended to crack down on antisocial behaviour have been divided up.
  • Public Finance
    12 Feb 04
    Scottish councils have told ministers they are entitled to the entire £47m that is Scotland's share of the extra expenditure recently allocated for the UK by Chancellor Gordon Brown.
  • Public Finance
    12 Feb 04
    A leading teaching union has hit out at radical plans to overhaul school inspections and reduce the notice period to 48 hours as a 'move too far'.
  • Public Finance
    12 Feb 04
    Spending per head in Scotland has increased, despite expectations that the Barnett Formula would bring funding convergence across the UK, a Scottish Parliament committee was told this week.
  • Public Finance
    5 Feb 04
    Scottish local authority leaders this week defended a proposal that councillors should receive a basic annual salary of £25,000 about half the amount paid to members of the Scottish Parliament.
  • Public Finance
    5 Feb 04
    The Department for Education and Skills has admitted that it plans to cut up to 800 jobs as part of an efficiency review that is likely to have repercussions across other Whitehall departments.
  • Public Finance
    29 Jan 04
    Devolution's greatest test will be when public spending comes under increased pressure, an influential think-tank warned this week.
  • Public Finance
    22 Jan 04
    Councils in Scotland are still struggling to cut rent arrears and are owed £28.5m 7.4% of the income they were due last year, the Accounts Commission said this week.
  • Public Finance
    22 Jan 04
    Plans to introduce proportional representation for Scottish local government could add £6m to the administration of elections and other costs, senior officials have estimated.

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