An emergency meeting of council leaders in Scotland was held on Friday after the Scottish government announced the plans, but refused to provide extra funding. Sixteen of the 32 authorities in Scotland said they would need extra resources above funding already agreed between the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and the SNP. The move to offer free school meals came...
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Scottish councils protest over free school meals offer
Half of the local authorities in Scotland claim they cannot afford to offer free school meals to all children aged four to seven from August 2010 in line with the Scottish Government's £50m a year pledge (News, 9 October).
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