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<td width="50%"><font face="Arial, SansSerif, Helvetica, GillSans, Swiss" size=2><h4>Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland</h4>
<p>The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is an Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored and wholly funded by the Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department.
<p>It is an independent, non-political and totally independent body created by Section 12 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
<p>The Commission's functions are detailed in Section 14 of the 1973 Act, as amended. It is responsible for:
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<li>carrying out statutory reviews of electoral and administrative arrangements;
<li>monitoring electoral arrangements; and
<li>responding to requests for ad hoc reviews of electoral or administrative arrangements.
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<h4>Boundary Commission for Scotland</h4>
<p>The Boundary Commission for Scotland is a quite separate Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored and wholly funded by the Scotland Office.
<p>The Commission is responsible for reviewing Parliamentary Constituencies in Scotland and details of its work can be found at <a href="http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk">http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk </a>.
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<td width="50%"><font face="Arial, SansSerif, Helvetica, GillSans, Swiss" size=2><h4>Latest News (11/05/06)</h4>
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Final Recommendations published for
<a href="/multimember/aberdeenshire/index.htm">Aberdeenshire</a>,
<a href="/multimember/eastayrshire/index.htm">East Ayrshire</a>,
<a href="/multimember/northayrshire/index.htm">North Ayrshire</a>
and <a href="/multimember/southayrshire/index.htm">South Ayrshire</a>.
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<p>This site is presently being revised and updated. Over the coming weeks the following information will be added
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<dt><b>The Commission</b>
<dd><b>Code</b> of Practice - <i>complete</i>
<dd><b>Register</b> of Commissioners' interests - <i>complete</i>
<dt><b>Legislation</b>
<dd><b>Relevant</b> Sections of the 1973 Act, 1977 Regulations and 1994 Act - <i>coming soon</i>
<dt><b>Publications</b>
<dd><b>Reports</b> from the First and Second Statutory Reviews - <i>coming soon</i>
<dd><b>Reports</b> from ad hoc reviews of administrative boundaries 1975 - 1992
<dd><b>Minutes</b> and Papers relating to Commission meetings 1974 - today - <i>now up to 2002, more soon</i>
<dd><b>Annual</b> Reports 1999 - 2002 - <i>partly complete</i>
<dt><b>Maps</b>
<dd>- showing the boundaries of Regional Electoral Divisions and District Wards arising from the First Statutory Review of electoral arrangements are being digitised and will be made available on a Region by Region basis as the work is completed
<dd>- arising from ad hoc reviews of administrative arrangements
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