Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015
Scotland's communities are a rich source of energy, creativity and talent. They are made up of people with rich and diverse backgrounds who each have something to contribute to making Scotland flourish. Central and local government needs to help communities to work together and release that potential to create a more prosperous and fairer Scotland.
The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 will help to empower community bodies through the ownership or control of land and buildings, and by strengthening their voices in decisions about public services.
There are 11 topics covered by the Act and each part of the Act comes into effect at different times. The summary document gives a brief description of each topic and how they are being implemented by the Scottish Government.
In particular, Part 3 of the Act relates to Participation Requests and Part 5 of the Act relates to Asset Transfer Requests. See below for further details:
The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 will help to empower community bodies through the ownership or control of land and buildings, and by strengthening their voices in decisions about public services.
There are 11 topics covered by the Act and each part of the Act comes into effect at different times. The summary document gives a brief description of each topic and how they are being implemented by the Scottish Government.
In particular, Part 3 of the Act relates to Participation Requests and Part 5 of the Act relates to Asset Transfer Requests. See below for further details: