Point Explanation Example Extend 1. This means Councils fund the building of For example, the 32 councils across In addition, this means some parents may have to One service that schools, the resources within schools such Scotland are cutting budgets and take time off work to drive their children to school Councils provide as computers and projectors, and they pay some cuts are coming in education. SLC or else some pupils have to walk a long way to is primary and the wages of staff including teachers, have had to limit the number of pupils school. This shows the effect of the services secondary janitors and librarians. who are given council transport to school. provided by the council to their electorate. education. 2. This means that Councils provide leisure For example, South Lanarkshire Council In addition, this can have a positive effect on the Another service centres, swimming pools and gyms. If they give discounted rates for entry to its health of those aged over 60 and may impact on that councils fund more of them or give discounted rates leisure facilities such as Hamilton Water a reduction of disease related to an unhealthy provide is local to some people this can give more people Palace to over 60s, affecting elderly lifestyle in the elderly and cut the amount of leisure facilities opportunities to exercise and lead healthy people as it lets them swim and stay money that this costs the NHS. This shows the lives but if they cut these services or make healthy for less money. effect that the council providing services can have them more expensive it can make it more on the community. difficult for people to stay fit. 3. This means that Councils are responsible For example, recently South Lanarkshire In addition, this affects people’s lives as it means Another service for environmental health and provide announced that they would only collect they may have to be more careful with how much that Councils services such as bins for houses, clean general waste bins monthly instead of rubbish they go through or else dispose of some provide is water and sewage facilities, keeping the every 2 weeks due to budget cuts. of their own rubbish in skips or dumps. This environmental area clean. Councils issue different shows that the councils provide vital services to protection. coloured bins for different types of waste to the public. help with recycling. They also decide how often bins should be collected and emptied. Describe, in detail, the ways in local councils in Scotland can raise money to provide local services. Explanation Example Extend
Point Explanation Example Extend 1. One service that Councils provide is primary and secondary education. This means Councils fund the building of schools, the resources within schools such as computers and projectors, and they pay the wages of staff including teachers, janitors and librarians. For example, the 32 councils across Scotland are cutting budgets and some cuts are coming in education. SLC have had to limit the number of pupils who are given council transport to school. In addition, this means some parents may have to take time off work to drive their children to school or else some pupils have to walk a long way to school. This shows the effect of the services provided by the council to their electorate. 2. Another service that councils provide is local leisure facilities This means that Councils provide leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms. If they fund more of them or give discounted rates to some people this can give more people opportunities to exercise and lead healthy lives but if they cut these services or make them more expensive it can make it more difficult for people to stay fit. For example, South Lanarkshire Council give discounted rates for entry to its leisure facilities such as Hamilton Water Palace to over 60s, affecting elderly people as it lets them swim and stay healthy for less money. In addition, this can have a positive effect on the health of those aged over 60 and may impact on a reduction of disease related to an unhealthy lifestyle in the elderly and cut the amount of money that this costs the NHS. This shows the effect that the council providing services can have on the community. 3. Another service that Councils provide is environmental protection. This means that Councils are responsible for environmental health and provide services such as bins for houses, clean water and sewage facilities, keeping the area clean. Councils issue different coloured bins for different types of waste to help with recycling. They also decide how often bins should be collected and emptied. For example, recently South Lanarkshire announced that they would only collect general waste bins monthly instead of every 2 weeks due to budget cuts. In addition, this affects people’s lives as it means they may have to be more careful with how much rubbish they go through or else dispose of some of their own rubbish in skips or dumps. This shows that the councils provide vital services to the public. Describe, in detail, the ways in local councils in Scotland can raise money to provide local services. Explanation Example Extend