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.
Programme
These events will run from 9am to 2pm (including lunch) and will be both informative and collaborative, bringing together members of CPPs from across Scotland to learn, network and establish best practice in asset transfer.
09.00 – Registration and Coffee
09.30 – 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
10.45 – 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 Ian Turner, Scottish Government Community Empowerment Unit
12.45 – 13.15 – Lunch
– Community Right to Buy – Colin Gray, Ian Heron, SG Community Land Team
CRtB: the process the changes and its implications in an urban setting
– Q&A session with SG Community Land Team
14.00 – Close
