Local authorities in Scotland register

Local authorities in Scotland

First published 10 January 2017

Last updated 22 February 2019 — see all updates

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Scottish Government

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There are 32 records and 6 fields in this register

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Local authority sct	Local authority type	Name	Official name	Start date	End date
ABE	CA	Aberdeen City	The Aberdeen City Council	1996-04-01	No data
ABD	CA	Aberdeenshire	The Aberdeenshire Council	1996-04-01	No data
ANS	CA	Angus	The Angus Council	1996-04-01	No data
AGB	CA	Argyll and Bute	The Argyll and Bute Council	1996-04-01	No data
CLK	CA	Clackmannanshire	The Clackmannanshire Council	1996-04-01	No data

The **6 fields** in this register
Field name	Field description
Local authority sct	The unique code for a local authority in Scotland.
Local authority type	The unique code for the type of local government organisation. For example, county council.
Name	The commonly-used name of a record.
Official name	The official or technical name of a record.
Start date	The date a record first became relevant to a register.
End date	The date a record stopped being applicable.