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Community Empowerment Act: easy read guidance

A short guide to the Act, which helps communities to do more for themselves and have more say in decisions that affect them.

Publication type: Advice and guidance
Date: 07 February 2017

11. Scope – What type of land should be included?

Consultation on draft statutory guidance for local authorities relating to certain sections of Part 9 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Allotments.

Publication type: Consultation paper
Date: 25 June 2018

Part of:: Allotments guidance for local authorities: consultation

3. Part 1 – Local living

A public consultation on the Local Living and 20 Minute Neighbourhood: Draft Planning Guidance ran between 27 April and 20 July 2023. The 10 consultation questions aimed to gather a broad range of public and stakeholder views on each element of the

Publication type: Consultation analysis
Date: 09 November 2023

Part of:: Local Living and 20 Minute Neighbourhood: Draft Planning Guidance Analysis of consultation responses Final Report

6. Vacant and Derelict Land

This report outlines the main findings from research exploring public attitudes to land reform.

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 05 March 2021

Part of:: Attitudes to land reform: research

4. Maintenance of waiting lists (Q2)

Analysis of consultation responses to guidance to local authorities on Part 9 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 on allotments.

Publication type: Research and analysis
Date: 04 April 2018

Part of:: Allotments: further guidance for local authorities: analysis of consultation responses

Section 3 – The food-growing strategy template

Statutory guidance for local authorities to assist them in their duty to prepare a food growing strategy, as set out in part 9, section 119 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

Publication type: Advice and guidance
Date: 14 November 2018

Part of:: Allotments: duty to prepare a food growing strategy - guidance for local authorities

Early learning and childcare - Out to Play: childminding settings - guidance - section 9

Guidance and advice for childminding settings on how to access outdoor spaces to create safe, nurturing and high quality outdoor learning experiences.

Publication type: Advice and guidance
Date: 17 March 2021

Ending the sale of peat: consultation

We are consulting on ending the sale of peat in Scotland. Responses to this consultation will inform plans and timescales for moving away from using peat products in order to protect peatlands from further damage. Their protection and restoration

Publication type: Consultation paper
Date: 17 February 2023

Kilfinan Community Forest

A series of case studies of community ownership organisations across Scotland.

Publication type: Factsheet
Date: 08 April 2019

Part of:: Community ownership: case studies

10. Impacts and Benefits of Community Growing