Question reference: S6W-01573
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government which public bodies (a) have and (b) have not had engagement with the local governance review.
Answer
On 22 June 2018 the Scottish Government and COSLA wrote to public sector leaders, including all chairs and Chief Executives of public bodies, inviting them to submit proposals to the Local Governance Review. 20 Local Authorities, 6 Community Planning Partnerships and 16 other public bodies responded. Appendix One of the summary report published in May 2019 sets out the full list of respondents.
On 28 November 2019, the Scottish Government and COSLA provided an update to all public sector leaders . This highlighted opportunities for functional, fiscal and community empowerment and invited place-specific proposals for alternative governance arrangements. Councils have been working with local partners to develop proposals and dialogue with Scottish Government officials has commenced to explore the proposed changes and how they could improve outcomes.