Sitting below these principal councils are community councils, which bridge the gap between the local authority and the community and are composed of elected volunteers from the community.
Scotland currently has 1, elected councillors who are elected every 4 years. The last local elections were held in May , having been postponed for a year to avoid clashing with the May Holyrood elections. As of the May elections, there are SNP councillors; Conservative councillors; Labour councillors; 66 Liberal Democrat councillors; Independent or non-aligned councillors; and 19 Green councillors. In the previous elections, there were SNP councillors; Labour councillors; Independent, other or non-aligned councillors; Conservative councillors; 71 Liberal Democrat councillors; and 14 Green councillors.
Councillors can sometimes be involved in other areas, such as the development of new policies for the council. They may also sit on the boards of other organisations whose remit is related to that of the council. Local authorities in Scotland provide a range of public services, such as education, housing and planning, social care, roads and transport, economic development, environmental protection, and waste management.
Councils have different types of powers and duties which are set out in various different pieces of legislation:. The remainder of their expenditure is funded mostly from local taxation.
In April , approximately 29, staff were reclassified as central government employees as a result of the introduction of the single police and fire services. Over the last millennium, Scottish society evolved from small, self-sufficient communities into our present democratic structures.
Feudalism was introduced by David I in the 12th century, who also founded burghs such as Stirling, Dunfermline, Perth and Edinburgh. The new royal burghs enjoyed trading privileges in return for providing the crown with tolls and duties. Gradually, they became more independent and formed early town councils. By , burghs were sending representatives to sit alongside the nobility and the senior clergy in the Scottish Parliament. By there were around 70 of these burghs.
Nobles were also able to establish and own burghs from the early 13th century. These reforms included the established of Police Burghs and a duty to hold elections. Meanwhile, parish councils were abolished in and their powers transferred to the county councils. The framework for councillor pay arose from the work of the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee SLARC which met between and to advise Scottish Ministers on the payment by local authorities of remuneration pay , pensions and allowances and on the reimbursement of expenses.
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Councillors' roles, conduct and pay We determine the standards of conduct and basic pay of councillors in Scotland, as well as the maximum and minimum amounts that a senior councillor can be paid. Councillors' roles In addition to the full council, councillors will generally sit on one or more committees.
The key roles taken by councillors are: executive decision-making: councillors attend full meetings of the council, and some may have specific roles in relation to policy making, delivery of services and use of resources scrutiny of decisions: councillors may serve on scrutiny panels, or committees which scrutinise existing policies and service delivery regulatory functions: some council committees, such as those that deal with planning and licensing applications, have a quasi-judicial role representing their ward: representing and meeting with the residents and interest groups within their ward and dealing with issues that they raise.
In addition, councillors may attend community council meetings and serve on forums through which local issues can be discussed between elected members, council officers and the wider community From time to time, councillors may also be involved in other areas, such as the development of new policies for the council.
Other organisations Councillors may also sit on the boards of other organisations where the remit is related to that of the council. Code of conduct We determine the standards of conduct that all councillors in Scotland must uphold in performing their duties.
Becoming a local councillor Scottish local government elections are held every five years and are open to anyone who has been registered to vote in the local authority area for the last 12 months, or has lived or worked in the area for that period. Council banding In the Regulations, we place each council into one of four bands based on various factors, including the size of the council budget.
Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee The framework for councillor pay arose from the work of the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee SLARC which met between and to advise Scottish Ministers on the payment by local authorities of remuneration pay , pensions and allowances and on the reimbursement of expenses.
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