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Marie Sharp

East Lothian leader brands new national care service 'centralisation gone mad'

A proposed new National Care Service has been described as "centralisation gone mad" by East Lothian's council leader.

The Scottish Govenrment has lodged a bill in Scottish Parliament to create a new service which would allow Ministers to transfer social care from local authorities to local care boards and a National Care Service (NCS).

However at a meeting of East Lothian Council this week one Labour councillor described the move as an SNP 'power grab'.

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