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A pleasure to meet with First Minister today to discuss our ongoing work in GBV prevention, intervention and support in universities and colleges. Although engagement from institutions is good, it could and should be better. We want to see every university and college in Scotland

Well done Libraries South Lanarkshire Hugely deserved 👏👏👏👏👏

Congratulations to Elaine Kirby on being elected as the new councillor for Elgin City South. I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who turned out and voted The SNP yesterday.

Delighted to have delivered some words of welcome to our European colleagues as we host European Committee of the Regions

Today, COSLA hosted a meeting of the European Committee of the Regions at the COSLA Conference Centre. The Committee of the Regions has set up a Contact Group with local & regional authorities in the UK to maintain political dialogue and exchange on impacts arising from the UK leaving the EU. (1/2)

Thank you to all elected members who joined us this morning. Excellent partner presentations were followed by good discussion, sharing practice & taking away learning & actions. Lovely to welcome Shona Morrison too!

The Social Work Anti-Racism Oversight Group, of which COSLA is a member with Scottish Government and other key partners, has published a statement of intent outlining the vision for anti-racism in social work. Read more here: bit.ly/3UPONUZ Hear from COSLA President Shona Morrison⬇️

Making a move 💙 bsky.app/profile/morays…

Heartbreaking news. A woman of incredible integrity and compassion who always lifted others up. A light has gone out. Deepest sympathy to Christina's loved ones.

I want to thank First Minister for convening today's summit and for the valuable dialogue.

What a treat to kick off our birthday celebrations with all of our best friends! Massive thanks to Ariane Burgess for hosting our special night and to Shona Robison MSP and Sir Neil Mckintosh for their lovely contributions. So proud of our "small but mighty" organisation 💜💪

Another brilliant day campaigning for Cllr Katy Loudon for Hamilton/Larkhall/Stonehouse. Dreich morning leafleting and brilliant bunch carol clarke 🧡 Shona Morrison EdinburghWestern SNP and more canvassing in the afternoon. All after great get together with Katy and FM John Swinney #activeSNP

Lots of great support for Cllr Katy Loudon today 💛

A honour to co-host with the Minister for Equalities Kaukab Stewart MSP COSLA a delegation of LG Leaders from across Ukraine. Thanks to The City of Edinburgh Council and AUGB Edinburgh 🇺🇦🇪🇺 for their contributions today. Ukrainian Mayors are playing a fundamental role in preserving democratic governance

COSLA has made a new and improved pay offer to the SJC workforce. The offer is for a 4% increase in 2025/26 and a 3.5% increase in 2026/27. Read the full comment from our Resources Spokesperson, Councillor Katie Hagmann: bit.ly/4n09udn

Still time to get your applications in COSLA Councils - 4th July is fast approaching though!

What a wonderful few days joining our WLGA family for their conference in beautiful Llandudno. Invaluable insights into community initiatives & innovative practice. Looking forward to our continuing collaboration 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 COSLA

COSLA's President Shona Morrison and Chief Executive Jane OD were delighted to attend the WLGA Conference this week. Yesterday they met with WLGA Leader Cllr Andrew Morgan OBE, Deputy Leader Rob Stewart, Welsh Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & WLGA Chief Exec Chris Llewelyn.

A real privilege to join our WLGA colleagues at their conference this week. Good to hear how they are looking into the housing crisis, maintaining community cohesion in the face of extremism and their year long project looking into invigorating democracy. So much to share

The COSLA Annual Conference 2025 will be held on the 13th and 14th November and will include six Fringe Sessions. If your organisation is interested in hosting a session, speaking directly to members of Local Government, please contact [email protected]