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    Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including...
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    For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), which are all governed by...
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  • The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc (Scotland)...
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  • Local government areas covering the whole of Scotland were first defined by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. As currently defined, they are a...
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    Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments...
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  • see: Local government in England Local government in Northern Ireland Local government in Scotland Local government in Wales For the history of local government...
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    The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the current local government structure...
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    The history of local government in Scotland is a complex tale of largely ancient and long established Scottish political units being replaced after the...
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    Scottish Government (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba, pronounced [ˈrˠiə.əl̪ˠt̪əs nə ˈhal̪ˠapə]) is the executive arm of the devolved government...
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    Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhealtachd, pronounced [ˈkɛːəl̪ˠt̪əxk]; Scots: Hieland) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government...
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  • Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002 The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 The Scottish Local Government...
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    local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland)...
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    The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered local government in Scotland on 16 May 1975...
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    The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 50) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The...
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  • The Local Government Board for Scotland was the body charged with overseeing local government, public health, housing and poor law of Scotland from 1894...
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    county councils were abolished in 1975, when local government was reorganised. Following another reorganisation in 1996, Scotland is now divided into 32 council...
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    (Scottish Gaelic: Roinn a' Mhonaidh) was one of nine local government regions of Scotland. It was created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act...
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    by the Scottish Government, led by the first minister of Scotland, the head of government in a multi-party system. The judiciary of Scotland, dealing...
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    Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed...
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  • Commission on Local Government in Scotland, usually called the Wheatley Commission or the Wheatley Report (Cmnd. 4150), was published in September 1969...
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    Scotland". Scottish Government. Retrieved 28 January 2022. Councils in Scotland to face shake-up, The Times. 9 July 1993. "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act...
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    Tayside (Scottish Gaelic: Taobh Tatha) was one of the nine regions used for local government in Scotland from 16 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. The region...
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  • A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country...
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    chosen by NRS. Local government in Scotland Subdivisions of Scotland List of towns and cities in England by population List of built-up areas in Wales by population...
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    county in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. The county councils were abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973...
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    The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 25) reorganised local government in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint county councils...
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    the two counties. Local government was reformed in Scotland in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Mainland Scotland's counties, burghs...
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  • Local Government (MHCLG) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for housing, communities, and local government...
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  • Local government law may refer to: Local Autonomy Law, a Japanese statute Local government in the United States Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 This...
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    Sinclair Counties of Scotland List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975 Local government in Scotland Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996 Maiden...
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