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Dundee City became a single-tier council in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the City of Dundee district of the Tayside region, minus a Monifieth area and part of a Sidlaw area, which were transferred from the city area to the new council area of Angus. The city district was also the ...
Each district had an elected district council. In the case of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, the districts had city status, although this did not confer any additional powers. District councils had responsibility for local services including local planning, housing, libraries and licensing.
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 created a system of nine two-tier regions and three single-tier islands council areas, and this system completely replaced local government counties and burghs in 1975.
Scotland and Wales adopted a single-tier pattern of local government in 1996. Where it exists, this single tier carries out all the functions of county and district councils. This pattern of government is commonly referred to as ‘unitary local government’.
Feb 24, 2020 · Aware of this, Dundee’s councillors decided to play the long game, making the V&A just one part of a £1 billion, 240-hectare regeneration project that began in 2001 and will conclude in 2031. The aim was to transform the ugly, 70s-era waterfront into not only a site to attract tourism, but also create something that residents can be proud of.
There are three kinds of single tier council: Unitary councils: There are 62 unitary authorities in England, 22 in Wales and 32 in Scotland. They are known as city (e.g., Hull City Council) or borough (e.g., Warrington Borough Council) councils.
There are two different types of two-tier council, where local government functions are split between two councils: a county council and a district council. (Sometimes county councils are referred to as ‘upper tier’ and district councils as ‘lower tier’.)
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