1. Scottish local government provides many of society's most valued services. These services help children grow and learn, protect and care for the vulnerable, provide the essential day-to-day services that allow people to work, live in or visit our communities. There are 32 directly elected Councils in Scotland and 1,223 elected councillors who are elected every 4 years.

4. Education, including compulsory school education, and adult and community education Social Work, including Community Care Tackling poverty and promoting social inclusion Roads and transportation Planning Environment Economic Development Regulatory and protective services –do you know what that is? Housing Leisure Library services Cultural services Waste management

6. Decisions about local services made by councils can affect the lives of people in Scotland

7. ServiceTypes of services providedExamples EducationCompulsory School Education, Adult Education Community Education Greenfaulds High School, Cumbernauld College, Teachers, resources. Environmental Services Social Work Services Housing Cultural & Related Services

8. Exam Questions Decisions about local services made by councils can affect the lives of people in Scotland Describe in detail, two ways in which decisions made about local services by councils can affect the lives of people in Scotland (4 marks) Local Councils in Scotland can raise money in different ways. Describe in detail, two ways local councils in Scotland raise money. (4 marks)