TesMedia coverage · 7 Feb 2023undermines the democratic mandate of local government and is a U-turn on previously agreed flexibilities for councils
Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville tells Holyrood that funding will be withheld or recouped from councils that cut teacher numbers; COSLA's presidential team calls it a U-turn that undermines local democracy.
COSLAPeople named: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Stephen Kerr, Michael Marra
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undermines the democratic mandate of local government and is a U-turn on previously agreed flexibilities for councils
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- Somerville: Councils that cut teachers will lose funding
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- 24 Sept 2026
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