Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

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local government association non‑profit organisation representative body

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) is the national association and representative body for Scotland’s local councils, advocating their interests and coordinating policy at a national level.

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Label Occurrences
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities 1
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf local government association ⓘ
non‑profit organisation ⓘ
representative body ⓘ
actsOnBehalfOf member councils ⓘ
advocatesFor interests of Scottish local government ⓘ
collaboratesWith Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
other local government bodies in the UK ⓘ
coordinates local authority positions on national policy ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
engagesIn lobbying ⓘ
negotiation with central government ⓘ
policy development ⓘ
focusesOn improving local public services ⓘ
strengthening local democracy ⓘ
fullName Convention of Scottish Local Authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy member councils ⓘ
hasAbbreviation COSLA NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryConstituency councillors ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
membershipType voluntary association of councils ⓘ
operatesWithinJurisdiction Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyFocus community planning ⓘ
education ⓘ
housing ⓘ
local democracy ⓘ
local government finance ⓘ
public services ⓘ
social care ⓘ
transport ⓘ
purpose advocacy for local government ⓘ
influencing national policy ⓘ
negotiating on behalf of local authorities ⓘ
policy coordination at national level ⓘ
representation of member councils ⓘ
regionServed Scotland ⓘ
represents Scottish local authorities ⓘ
Scottish local councils ⓘ
representsIn intergovernmental forums ⓘ
national policy discussions ⓘ
representsLevelOfGovernment local ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
sector local government ⓘ
shortName COSLA NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfOrganization membership organisation ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aberdeenshire Council → partOf → Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) ⓘ
Directorate for Local Government and Communities → worksWith → Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Convention of Scottish Local Authorities