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Glasgow City Council
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‘Frustrating and disheartening’: Glasgow community group blames council for delays to Covid memorial
Glasgow City Council have been accused of “moral” and “bureaucratic” failure over delays to a memorial for victims of the Covid-19 pandemic which is sitting in storage at taxpayers expense.
Trafficked young people left to sleep on Scottish streets after ‘flawed’ age assessments deem them adults
Trafficked and vulnerable asylum-seeking children are being “unlawfully” denied support and left homeless by Scottish local authorities, according to a new report.
Disabled refugee family facing eviction over Christmas
A refugee family are due to be evicted from Glasgow asylum accommodation in less than four weeks, and fear they will have nowhere suitable to go.
Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare ‘national housing emergency’
Charities have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at breaking point.
FFS explains: Glasgow’s drug decriminalisation policy
Ferret Fact Service looks at controversy around a motion passed by Glasgow City Counil on drug use.
‘It’s like getting in a time machine’: homeless agencies warn of rise in rough sleeping
Rough sleeping in Scotland’s largest city has escalated dramatically in recent weeks.
Poor children at higher risk of exclusion from school than affluent pupils
Children aged between five and 12 years old from deprived areas are at a higher risk of being excluded from school than those from more affluent areas.
Concern raised over homeless migrant families, after children forced to sleep in a car
Migrant and refugee children have been left homeless – with one family of five, including a pre-school child, forced to sleep in a borrowed car in Glasgow – due to disputes between the Home Office and local authorities about who is responsible for their welfare.
Taxable derelict land increase in most council areas sparks calls for tax reform
The number of taxable vacant and derelict land plots grew in most council areas in recent years, prompting calls for an end to “perverse incentives” for owners.
