Community Empowerment and Common Good Property: Consultation on Draft Guidance

Closed 29 Sep 2017

Opened 30 Jun 2017

Contact

0131 244 0410

CGConsultation@gov.scot

Feedback updated 13 Dec 2017

We asked

For your views on draft guidance on common good property. This included draft timescales and procedures for consulting on common good registers and in cases where there are proposals to change the use of or dispose of common good property.

You said

A total of 44 responses were received from a mix of local authorities, Community Councils, other organisations, and individuals. Main themes included:

  • more time to consider, investigate and respond to common good proposals
  • a variety of ways to identify and engage with community groups
  • complexity of issues surrounding common good property

 

We did

We have revised the guidance in line with many of the comments received during the consultation.

Published responses

View submitted responses where consent has been given to publish the response.

Overview

This is a consultation on guidance for local authorities on how to fulfil the requirements of Part 8 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 in relation to common good property.

Why your views matter

Part 8 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 places new duties on local authorities in relation to common good property. Local Authorities will be required to create registers of common good property and involve communities in this process. Local authorities will also be required to consult communities when there are proposals to change the use of or dispose of common good property. This consultation concerns the statutory guidance related to these two processes and asks for views on issues such as timescales, information about assets, local consultation and publicising proposals.

Download the consultation paper.

What happens next

After the consultation has closed, all of the responses will be analysed and the draft guidance will be revised as appropriate. A final version of the guidance will then be published.

Interests

  • Communities and Third Sector
  • Constitution and Democracy
  • Public Sector