Nicola Sturgeon has said independence is the only option which will allow the role and status of local government to be enshrined in a written constitution.
She was speaking at a conference of more than 200 leading council figures, as the role of local government took centre stage in the independence debate.
The Deputy First Minister said: "As well as the other measures which we have advocated, such as free health care, education and a ban on nuclear weapons, the SNP will also propose that Scotland's Constitution should guarantee the status and rights of local government.
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