Local Authorities(Councils)• Scottish local government provides many of

society's most valued services.• These services

help children grow and learn, protect and care for the vulnerable, provide the essential day-to-day services that allow people to work, live in or visit our communities.

• There are 32 directly elected Councils in Scotland and 1,223 elected councillors who are elected every 4 years.

How Councils they get their funding• Revenue Support Grant:• This main source of local government income comes from the UK government via the

Scottish Parliament and accounts for about 40% of the total revenue. • (In 2012/13 NLC Received £534,251,000 )• Council Tax: • An amount of money paid by each household based on the value of the property. Each local

authority sets its own council tax. (In 2012/13 NLC Received £123,804,000 )• Non-Domestic Rates: Paid by businesses. This is set by the central government and is the same across the country. (In 2012/13 NLC Received £101,467,000 )• Charges for Services: • Such as entrance to leisure facilities, housing rents.• The Sale of Assets: • such as council houses.

The 3 types of services that councils provide.

• Mandatory - they must be provided by law - for example, primary and secondary education, and social work• Permissive - they do not have to provide

these by law but usually choose to - for example, leisure centres and theatres• Discretionary - they may choose to allocate

funds to specific projects or groups in that area - for example, providing an outing for children with special needs.

• Education, including compulsory school education, and adult and community education• Social Work, including Community Care• Tackling poverty and promoting social inclusion• Roads and transportation• Planning • Environment• Economic Development• Regulatory and protective services –do you know what that is?• Housing• Leisure • Library services• Cultural services• Waste management

North Lanarkshire Council Main services expenditure 2012/13

• Education £406.5million• Environmental Services £ 50million.• Social Work Services £196million.•Housing £153million• Cultural & Related Services £48million

Decisions about local services made by councils can affect the lives of people in Scotland

Complete the remainder.Service Types of services provided ExamplesEducation Compulsory School Education,

Adult EducationCommunity Education

Greenfaulds High School,Cumbernauld College,Teachers, resources.

Environmental ServicesSocial Work ServicesHousingCultural & Related Services

Exam Questions• Decisions about local services made by councils

can affect the lives of people in Scotland

Describe in detail, two ways in which decisions made about local services by councils can affect the lives of people in Scotland

(4 marks)Local Councils in Scotland can raise money in different ways.

Describe in detail, two ways local councils in Scotland raise money.

(4 marks)