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COSLA operates a 24 hour, 365 day a year media service. The media team issues statements and news about Scottish local government, and campaigns on specific issues. Media enquiries should be directed to David J Kennedy, Head of Media and Communications, 0131 474 9205, davidk@cosla.gov.uk
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| 7 September 2011 |
COSLA RESPONSE TO SG'S PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENTCOSLA President Councillor Pat Watters said: "Obviously I am extremely disappointed with today's announcement about a single police and fire service for Scotland.Looking at the... |
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| 29 August 2011 |
GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF EXTREME BIAS TO CORROBORATE PLANS FOR POLICE QUANGOCOSLA President, Councillor Pat Watters today (Monday) accused the Scottish Government of deliberate bias in choosing the speakers for its International Policing Summit - to fit... |
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| 17 August 2011 |
1 NEW FIRE QUANGO: 1500 FEWER FIREFIGHTERSCOSLA today (Wednesday) circulated its assessment of the Scottish Government's draft outline business case (OBC) for the creation of a new Fire and Rescue Service quango.COSLA... |
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| 10 August 2011 |
COSLA FIRED UP FOR REGIONAL REFORMToday (Wednesday) COSLA's Community Safety Executive Group unanimously supported Chief Fire Officers (CFOAS) and Fire Conveners development of a regional model for Fire and Rescue... |
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| 9 August 2011 |
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT’S “NO BC” FOR POLICINGCOSLA and the Improvement Service today (Tuesday) circulated a joint assessment of the Scottish Government’s outline business case (OBC) for the future of Scotland’s police forces... |
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| 9 August 2011 |
COSLA'S RESPONSE TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT'S OUTLINE BUSINESS CASE FOR POLICE REFORMMoving to a single force will establish an organisation with a budget of well over £1bn. Such change cannot be treated lightly. Any reform exercise needs to be tested to... |
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| 29 June 2011 |
IS THREE THE MAGIC NUMBER?Chief Fire Officers, Fire Conveners and COSLA are today (Wednesday) backing the development of a regional model for Fire and Rescue, with an initial presentation being made to... |
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| 29 June 2011 |
BUSINESS GATEWAY SERVICE RECEIVES POSITIVE RECOGNITION BY INDEPENDENT REPORTScotland’s national business advisory service, Business Gateway, is “operating close to optimal effectiveness in its current configuration of services “, “is a well-recognised... |
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| 29 June 2011 |
CHRISTIE OUTLINES A JOURNEY THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS WILLING AND ABLE TO TRAVELCOSLA's Presidential Team today (Wednesday) gave The Christie Report a very warm welcome. Describing it as a very good report, they said that in terms of a route map this is a... |
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| 21 June 2011 |
COSLA RESPONSE TO CLAIM OF £1BN UNPAID COUNCIL TAX BILLSCOSLA's Finance Spokesperson Councillor Kevin Keenan said: "Let's be clear first of all that this is not Council Tax uncollected but Council Tax unpaid, there is a huge... |