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THE NEW COUNCILS

Reorganisation of Local Government in Scotland

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 put in place the reorganisation of local government in Scotland from a two tier system into a unitary system. The drive to institutional reorganisation forms part of the restructuring of local government which was initiated under Mrs Thatcher and which has been consistantly maintained by Mr Major through the increased scope of compulsory tendering of local authority services, tighter financial stringency and changes to key functions such as community care and education.
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Figure 1 - Map of Boundary changes after Reorganisation, April 1996
  • Areas labelled in red are new authorities.
  • Areas labelled in black are old authorities.
Source: Scottish Office Environment Department
The case for reorganisation rests on the percieved efficiency gains to arise from a simpler, streamlined administrative structure in which the new authorities are seen increasingly as enablers rather than providers.

The reorganisation will involve a number of changes in terms of the responsibilities of the new Councils. A clarification, for example, of the role of local authorities in economic development and the loss of functions such as water and sewerage.

The effects will not be uniform throughout Scotland. Thus in Tayside the region will be broken up into three Councils. Elsewhere, regions are left intact whilst districts disappear, as in Fife.

New working arrangements will come into force such as the Structure Plan Areas - in Tayside there will be two - Angus/Dundee City and Perthshire.
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Figure 2 - Estimated Population for New Councils by Age, 1993
Age Group Scotland Tayside Angus City of
Dundee		 Perthshire
& Kinross		 Fife
0-4 324,594 24,054 6,880 9,436 7,738 22,137
5-14 648,423 48,618 14,154 18,178 16,286 45,824
15-29 1,123,875 82,407 22,802 34,872 24,733 75,895
30-44 1,099,736 80,971 23,170 30,904 26,897 75,220
45-59 888,882 70,260 19,734 26,428 24,098 60,944
60-64 262,121 21,557 5,733 8,605 7,219 17,102
65-74 450,566 38,519 10,365 14,913 13,241 31,676
75 & over 322,003 28,814 8,182 10,374 10,258 22,402
All Ages 5,120,200 395,200 111,020 153,710 130,470 351,200
Source: General Register Office (Scotland)
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Figure 3 - Tenure of Dwellings, at April 1991
Number
Owner
occupied		 Private rented/
housing
association		 Local authority/
New Town/
Scottish Homes		 Total
dwellings
Angus 25,326 6,406 14,222 45,956
Dundee, City of 28,942 8,143 34,465 71,558
Perthshire & Kinross 32,795 9,481 13,209 55,488
Tayside 87,063 24,030 61,896 173,002
Fife 78,969 10,533 54,530 144,032
Scotland 1,097,051 210,301 838,001 2,145,353
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Figure 4 - Economic Position of Residents aged 16 and over, 1991.
Economically Active
Employees Self - Employed On a Government
Scheme		 Unemployed Sub- Total
Full time Part time
Angus 33,401 9,055 5,682 827 3,926 52,891
Dundee,
City of		 44,654 11,517 4,045 1,439 9,738 71,393
Perthshire & Kinross 38,598 10,695 8,461 693 3,823 62,270
Tayside 116,653 31,267 18,188 2,959 17,487 186,554
Fife 106,400 25,557 12,626 3,363 15,423 163,369
Scotland 1,530,663 372,470 213,187 41,700 249,168 2,407,188
Economically Inactive
Permanently Other Sub- Total Overall Total
Student Sick Retired
Angus 3,073 3,240 16,617 10,490 33,420 86,311
Dundee,
City of		 5,062 7,810 25,493 11,002 49,367 120,760
Perthshire & Kinross 3,600 3,338 20,493 12,622 40,053 102,323
Tayside 11,735 14,388 62,603 34,114 122,840 309,394
Fife 8,941 13,010 51,158 34,009 107,118 270,487
Scotland 145,038 224,953 723,029 488,039 1,581,059 3,988,247
Source: 1991 Census of Population, General Register Office(Scotland).
All the information in the above tables is taken from THE NEW COUNCILS Statistical Report by The Scottish Office Statistical Unit.
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The Centre for Planning Research

The Centre was established in 1993 in Town and Regional Planning. It is directed by Professor M G Lloyd, assisted by Mr W Edgar as Research Manager, with Ms G Finlayson (Research Assistant / Statistician) and Ms P O'Connor (Research Assistant). The purpose of the Centre is to engage in policy relevant research in urban and regional analysis. During the last year it has undertaken research, funded almost equally by research councils and contract research income from local authorities and other publicly funded agencies in urban and rural planning, housing market studies, economic development, regional policy, urban conservation, and environmental management. The Centre for Planning Research has also sought to build up a significant postgraduate research community encouraging the registration of part time postgraduate research students drawn particularly from local government, other public sector bodies and areas of professional practice. Members of staff in the School contribute to TAYWATCH.

The Joint Centre for Scottish Housing Research

The Joint Centre for Scottish Housing Research was established in 1990 jointly with Geography and Geology at St Andrews University. It is under the direction of Mr W Edgar and Dr J Doherty and currently employs three research and support staff. The purpose of the Joint Centre is to undertake research of policy relevance to the Scottish housing market as part of which activity it maintains national datasets on the Scottish housing market for Scottish Homes and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations. The Joint Centre has an acknowledged expertise in this area and in housing and community care.

The Tay Region Research Observatory

As a cornerstone of its research activity, the Centre for Planning Research has established the Tay Region Research Observatory to co-ordinate the development and management of regional databases on planning, the physical and built environments, labour markets and housing markets and to act as a focus for the Centre's research work based on the local region. The Observatory currently maintains and manages over 300 database files from primary and secondary sources.

The TAYWATCH Bulletin

Each Bulletin will focus on core tables describing key performance indicators and future issues will focus on specific themes. Our aim is to develop the Bulletin as a useful reference source for those involved in the various aspects of the local regional economy and environment. We would therefore welcome your suggestions regarding the content, layout and future themes to be covered.

Further Details

Mr W Edgar or Ms G Finlayson
Tay Region Research Observatory
Centre for Planning Research
University of Dundee
Perth Road, Dundee DD1 4HT
Tel : 01382-345238 or 345332
Fax : 01382 388588
E-mail: w.m.edgar@dundee.ac.uk
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