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New deal for local government in Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced a new deal for local government, which it says has reaffirmed the Scottish Government’s commitment to resetting the relationship with local authorities.
Dirst minister Humza Yousaf met with COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) President Shona Morrison and the newly appointed minister for local government empowerment and planning, Joe FitzPatrick.
The new deal will be jointly agreed with COSLA and intends to provide greater flexibility over local funding and clear accountability for delivering shared priorities.

Rediscovering and restoring our waterways

Ali Morse, water policy manager at The Wildlife Trusts explains some of the Trusts’ projects and how they are benefitting the local area

Environment & Weather

Tackling the staffing crisis

With very high vacancy rates across the public sector, what can be done to fill these gaps?

How to use G-Cloud 13

G-Cloud 13 went live on 9 November, after a slight delay. The latest iteration replacesG-Cloud 12, provides cloud computer services to the public sector and lists 5,006 suppliers

Technology

G-Cloud and tech procurement; some necessary spring cleaning

Heather Cover-Kus, head of central government programme at techUK takes a look at some of the pros and cons of the G-Cloud 13 framework

Technology

Choosing the right venue

There are several things to consider when picking an event venue and some things you may not think of. Have a look at our guide before you make a booking, to make sure you get a venue that suits your event

Conferences & Events

Synergizing future urban design

Christian Schneider, hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) advisor, explains how HVM can be integrated into towns and cities and address other problems besides security

Security & Policing

Where there’s a will, there’s a wave

The energy crisis is squeezing a lot of budgets right now and this of course includes local authorities. One of the highest energy costs for local authorities is the local swimming pool and this may be one of the areas that takes a hit when times are hard. GB takes a deep dive into what pools across the country are doing to stay afloat

Energy

Total numbers of chargepoints is important – but location matters too

The recent Geospatial Commission report identified how better use of location data can help overcome four key challenges to siting chargepoints: modelling future demand, finding suitable sites, creating a seamless consumer experience and tracking rollout. Ellie Skinner, senior policy advisor at the Geospatial Commission, explores these four points

Transport & Roads

Cleaner bin collections

Bin collection is, by nature, quite a dirty task. However, councils around the country have been working on making collections cleaner by using electric vehicles

Waste Management