The Commission on Local Government and The Scottish Parliament


*The Commission on Local Government and The Scottish Parliament*
Consultation Paper 1 This paper is published by the Commission on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament. The Commission has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland with the remit- to consider how to build the most effective relations between local government and the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive; and to consider how councils can best make themselves responsive and democratically accountable to the communities they serve. The Commission is to present its final report to the First Minister of the Scottish Parliament, when that person takes office. The members of the Commission are- Neil McIntosh CBE (Chairman) Professor Alan Alexander Eileen Mackay CB Margaret Millar Andrew Cubie Matt Smith JP Maureen Watt Graham Leicester Comments on any of the questions raised in this paper are invited from any interested bodies or members of the public. They should be sent, please, by 30 June 1998, to- Steven Kerr Commission on Local Government and the Scottish Parliament Area 3-H Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ (tel.0131 244 7047; fax 0131 244 7058) or by e-mail from www.lg-scot-commission.gov.uk (available 17 April) Further copies of this paper may be obtained from Mr Kerr. The Commission will assume that responses to this paper may be made publicly available, either on an open file, or on the Commission's own website; but if for any reason respondents wish their comments to be held in confidence, the Commission will respect that.
CONTENTS
	Introduction
	Relations with the Scottish Parliament
	Local democracy
	Internal organisation
	Other significant issues