Local Government reform

Change for the better

Bibliographic Data

ID12286555
AuthorsIan Lang (corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume6 (First Series
Issue1
Pages14-24
Publication date1994-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScottish Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-0356 • E-ISSN: 2053-888X
PublisherEdinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3366/scot.1994.0004
OpenAlexW2049909679
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited2

The case for single-tier authorities was looked at by the Whcatley Commission. Reporting in 1969, it concluded that a system of all-purpose local authorities 'has many advantages', being the simplest of all to understand and to operate. The Stodart Committee, reporting in 1981, stated that single-tier local authorities would have considerable attractions, would find substantia] support, and would avoid most of the difficulties inherent in the two-tier arrangement. Almost a decade later, but well before the Government unveiled plans for local government reform, the Scottish Labour Party said the establishment of single-tier authorities would deal with 'the continuing widespread confusion about which tier carried out which functions

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