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Scottish council warns of ‘catastrophic’ cuts

North Lanarkshire Council faces cuts of £100m over the next three years, the authority’s leader has warned.

Jim Logue revealed the figure had emerged during indicative talks with the Scottish Government and local government organisation Cosla.

He warned that after slashing £260m from budgets over last the 12 years, the council would only be able to provide statutory services if the next round of cuts went ahead.

“That becomes very cumulative and would be catastrophic. We’ve done our best to mitigate the effects of these cuts but the difficulties are there for all to see,” said Logue.

Until recently, the FRC had little involvement in local government affairs. But with investigations into council officers becoming more frequent, where is the political accountability?

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