The Scottish Government has issued guidance on ‘Building Community Resilience’, narrowly defined as: “Communities and individuals harnessing resources and expertise to help themselves prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies, in a way that complements the work of the … Continue reading
Policy and Practice Developments
Consultation on Allotments
The Scottish Government is holding a consultation to explore further the ways in which legislation relating to allotments may be amended. This consultation builds on the responses received to the Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill last summer. The consultation closes … Continue reading
Fair Access to Political Influence
The Jimmy Reid Foundation has launched a Commission on Fair Access to Political Influence. It was launched with a report, Not By The People (supported by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust), which showed that the people who are invited to … Continue reading
“Millions to boost disadvantaged communities”
The Scottish Government has launched a £25 million Regeneration Capital Grant Fund for disadvantaged areas. It will be open to local authorities, urban regeneration companies and regeneration special purpose vehicles for ‘projects that will help to deliver large scale positive … Continue reading
Planning policy consultations
The Scottish Government has confirmed details of consultations on two major aspects of planning policy: · On Scottish Planning Policy, a statement of policy on how nationally important land use planning matters should be addressed - end date 23/07/2013 · … Continue reading
ACORN International comes to Scotland?
An interesting item in the National Network for Change and Community blog (scroll down to Monday, 13 May 2013) recounts the visit to Scotland of Wade Rathke from the USA. He was a founding member in 1970 of ACORN, the … Continue reading
