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Local Government

Overview
Elections
Equal opportunities
Finance
Governance
Policy

Overview

SB 07-31 Local Government - Subject Profile (139 KB pdf) - 13 June 2007

SB 03-49 Local Government - Subject Profile - 6 June 2003

(This briefing has been updated by SB 07-31 posted 13 June 2007)

SM DA02 Local government - 20 May 1999


Elections

SB 08-12 Local Government Elections 2007 (2.4 MB pdf) - 29 February 2007

SB 07-36 Rejected Ballot Papers (1.9 MB pdf) - 26 June 2007

Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Bill

SB 05-31 STV in Local Government Elections - modelling the 2003 results - 3 June 2005

Proportional Representation (Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Bill

Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill

Local Governance (Scotland) Bill

SB 03-85 The Single Transferable Vote in Practice - 31 October 2003

RN 01-44 The Timing of Local Government Elections - 18 April 2001

RN 00-82 Local Electoral Reform - 3 October 2000


Equal opportunities

SB 02-101 The Social Diversity of Councillors - 11 September 2002

SB02-36 Equal Opportunities and the Local Government Budget - 10 April 2002


Finance

SB 08-47 Single Outcome Agreements (126 KB pdf) - 16 September 2008

SB 08-04 Local Government Financial Settlement 2008-11 (197 KB pdf) - 24 January 2008

Council Tax Abolition and Service Tax Introduction (Scotland) Bill

The Scottish Local Authorities (Tendering) Bill

Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Bill

SB 04-17 Council Tax Statistics - 4 March 2004


SB 03-09 Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2003 4 February 2003

SM DA03 An Introduction to local Government Finance - 14 June 2002

SB 02-56 Councillor Remuneration 9 May 2002

RN 01-35 Council Tax Levels - 15 March 2001

RN 01-16 Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2001 - 6 February 2001

RN 00-98 Reviewing Local Government Finance - 20 November 2000

RN 99-45 Non-Domestic Rates - 28 October 1999


Governance

Local Governance (Scotland) Bill

RN 01-20 Political Restrictions on Council Employees - 7 February 2001

RP 00-22 Renewing Local Democracy Working Group Report- Local Authorities’Responses to the Local Government Committee Survey - 23 November 2000

RN 99-14 Commission on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament (McIntosh Commission) - 12 August 1999


Policy

Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bill: Parliamentary Consideration prior to Stage 3

Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bill

SB 07-34 Tourism in Scotland - Subject Profile (107 KB pdf) - 25 June 2007

Tourist Boards (Scotland) Bill

Licensing (Scotland) Bill


SB 04-90 Gambling Bill - Sewel Motion - 8 December 2004

SB 04-62 Fireworks - 28 September 2004

Fire (Scotland) Bill

Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill

Local Government in Scotland Bill

Marriage (Scotland) Bill

Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill

SB 02-122 Fireworks 1 November 2002

SB 02-55 The Scottish Fire service of the Future - 9 May 2002

RN 01-21 A Power of Community Initiative for Local Government - 7 February 2001