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The overall package that has been announced today, including new money, new flexibility and new and existing local revenue-raising powers, adds up to a package that is worth more than the COSLA figure of a £237 million cut to local services.
Speakers: Cara Cooper and Rod Finan (GIRFEC), Claire Ross (New Ways For Families) 2 Apologies Sarah McFarlane (Connect), Eoin Keane, Cheryl Brown (Midlothian Sure Start) New members and changes We have two new corresponding members – Paul Bradshaw director of the Growing Up in...
Committee consideration
The Scottish Government addresses this new power at paragraphs 25 and 26 of the supplementary DPM, stating:
Allowing Scottish Ministers to modify the definition of ‘support services’ would allow the flexibility to add additional supports that may be identified at a later date.
Maternity Services (Forth Valley) Forth Valley royal hospital maternity service in Larbert is the latest maternity service to receive a damning report from an unannounced inspection.
Amendment 206 to 208 moved—Siobhian Brown—and agreed to. Section 26, as amended, agreed to. After section 26 Amendment 209 moved—Siobhian Brown—and agreed to.