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Consultation on the socio-economic duty: analysis of responses
A summary of responses to the Consultation on the Socio-Economic Duty and the Scottish Government's response.
Introduction
This report provides a summary of the responses to the Consultation on the Socio-Economic Duty [1] , and of what the Scottish Government plans to do as a result.
The consultation ran from 18 July to 12 September 2017. A total of 123 responses were received: 18 from individuals and 105 from organisations.
Table 1: Number of responses by category of respondent
| Category | Number of responses |
|---|---|
| Third sector | 36 |
| Local government | 20 |
| Professional bodies and trades unions | 9 |
| Transport bodies | 6 |
| Health and social care partnerships | 6 |
| Universities / academic units | 5 |
| Territorial health boards | 5 |
| Colleges | 2 |
| Special health boards | 2 |
| Community planning partnerships | 2 |
| Enterprise bodies | 2 |
| Alcohol and drug partnerships | 2 |
| Other public sector | 7 |
| Political party | 1 |
| Total organisations | 105 |
| Individuals | 18 |
| Grand total | 123 |
Of the 123 respondents, 120 gave permission for their response to be published by the Scottish Government. These responses can be viewed at https://consult.gov.scot/social-justice/the-socio-economic-duty/.
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