Asset Transfer: Communities at the Centre – Dumfries

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 – which strengthens communities’ voices in decisions and empowers them through ownership of assets – presents a range of new opportunities and responsibilities for public bodies and Community Planning Partners.

 

Aimed at organisations that participate in Community Planning Partnerships, this workshop will give you the opportunity to examine some of these opportunities and responsibilities, particularly in relation to Part 2 – Local Outcome Improvement Plans, Part 4 – Community Right to Buy Land and Part 5 – Asset Transfer Requests.

 

Book your free place and come along to hear from policy-makers, the Community Ownership Support Service and from inspirational communities who have already secured assets and are delivering significant community benefits.

 

09.30 – Registration and Coffee

 

10.00   Welcome and Introduction – Linda Gillespie, Programme Manager, COSS

 

– Nicky Donald, Adviser, COSS  

    Empowering communities – the journey and local community action plans

 

– Community Presentation: Pauline Gallacher, Neilston Development Trust 

   Community at the heart of local planning

 

11.00 – Coffee

 

– Diane Campbell, Adviser, COSS 

   Asset Transfer: The benefits and opportunities

 

– Community Presentation: Sandra Sutton, Twechar Healthy Living Centre

   Service delivery by the community, for the community 

 

– Roundtable discussions

   Opportunities and implications of asset transfer

 

– Q&A session  with Jean Waddie, Scottish Government Community Empowerment Unit

 

13.00 – 13.30 – Lunch

 

– Community Right to Buy – Stuart Hartil, Scottish Government  Community Land Team

   CRtB: the process the changes  and its  implications  in an urban setting

 

– Q&A session with Scottish Government Community Land Team

 

14.30 – Close