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      <title>Public sector employment statistics</title>
      <description>Public sector employment.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Finance Secretary comments on public sector employment</title>
      <description>Public sector employment continues to fall.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Councils move towards Living Wage</title>
      <description>Local Government Minister urges remaining councils to follow suit.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Local authority funding confirmed</title>
      <description>Local government funding for 2012-13 to be £11.5 billion.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Public sector procurement reform</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Review of community planning</title>
      <description>Review of community planning.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Scottish Enterprise</title>
      <description>Members Re-appointed to the board.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Storm damage</title>
      <description>Emergency funding considered for councils. </description>
      <link>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2012/01/stormcouncils19012011</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Freedom of Information</title>
      <description>Plans will make public sector more open and transparent - Parliamentary Business Minister.</description>
      <link>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/12/16120339</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Public sector employment statistics</title>
      <description>Private sector employment rises more than public sector employment falls.</description>
      <link>http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/12/14101014</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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