East Renfrewshire Cllr Gordon Wallace has asked for Scottish independence to be added to the risk register as the Scottish Government wants to hold a referendum next year.
A Conservative councillor has asked for Scottish independence to be added to East Renfrewshire’s risk register.
But Cllr Wallace, speaking at a recent audit and scrutiny committee meeting, said: “When you say ‘horizon scanning’, from what I can understand there’s going to be an independence referendum next year. That’s what our Scottish Government is telling us.The official said: “As I understand the CMT keeps all risks under review and if such a risk were to materialise, it would be included at this point.
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Cllr Mary Montague, Labour, said: “Given children living with poverty and other challenges in their lives, this provision is really important, so I would ask if we could keep an eye on this and if we could hear going forward what can be done to address this.”
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