COSLA

@COSLA

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.

COSLA is the voice of Local Government in Scotland since 1975.

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Edinburgh cosla.gov.uk Joined April 2009

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COSLA @COSLA Oct 30

Council Leaders today (30th October) agreed a vision for public service reform and called for the Scottish Government to work with councils on future reforms to local services.

📰 Read our release here: ow.ly/i2P95102vgS

COSLA President Cllr Shona Morrison and Vice President Cllr Steven Heddle against a white background. The title reads "Public Service Reform Must Start with Outcomes, Not Structures." The text explains that Council Leaders today called for the Scottish Government to work with councils on future reforms to local services and COSLA agreed a vision for public service reform.

COSLA @COSLA 15h

"This should be led from the bottom up, not from the top down."

Our Resources Spokesperson @KellyMParry calls for a partnership approach to be taken between Scottish Government and COSLA on local governance reform, and for communities and the workforce to be engaged fully.

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COSLA @COSLA 2d

COSLA's Health and Social Care Board met this morning to discuss Local Government's own vision for social care. The outline vision was agreed by COSLA Leaders last week to take forward in discussions with the Scottish Government as part of Public Service Reform.

A dark purple background with the text "Today's meeting of the Health and Social Care Board outlined COSLA has its own vision for social care, centred on local democratic accountability, partnership working, and ensuring services are designed around the needs of communities. We are now discussing these proposals with the Scottish Government." Councillor Paul Kelly, COSLA Health and Social Care Spokesperson.

COSLA @COSLA 3d

This week's COSLA Explains looks at how an outcomes-based Public Service Reform Programme could accelerate work to reduce poverty in Scotland.

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A purple floral background with the title "Building upon local successes." Three paragraphs highlight the clear evidence of local innovation, increasingly sophisticated use of data and close partnership working. Images of a lightbulb, a graph and hands holding jigsaw pieces accompany the text.

A purple background with the title "We know more has to be done". Three bullet points note that: despite a slight fall in the overall poverty rate, progress remains tentative and fragile; on current forecasts, child poverty targets will be missed; poverty remains entrenched in priority groups. A purple pie chart shows this includes "47% of children in minority ethnic families growing up in poverty."

A purple brick wall with the title "Outcomes-based public service reform". Three paragraphs note: we must accelerate work to tackle poverty; this will require a fully funded Local Government, building on local success; and public service reform must put outcomes first, learning from those who deliver services. Three images of an increasing graph, two people helping each other up and three people in a group accompany the text.

COSLA @COSLA 3d

📢 It's 2 weeks until the COSLA Conference 2026!

We are looking forward to welcoming Councillor Aengus O'Rourke, and Tommy Moylan of the Association of Irish Local Government to share their lessons and experiences from Local Government in Ireland.