The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is an independent body in Scotland created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. According to its own website, it is responsible for: carrying out reviews of boundaries of local authority areas; reviews of electoral arrangements for local authorities; and responding to requests for ad hoc reviews of electoral or administrative arrangements. Its work relates to the local government of Scotland, and it reports to the Scottish Government. Its counterpart organisations elsewhere in the UK are the Boundary Committee for England, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales and the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland.
The Boundary Commission for Scotland is a separate body, concerned with the boundaries of constituencies in Scotland.
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