For comments on proposals for a Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill.
We received 424 responses from a wide range of individuals and organisations, with a variety of views on the different topics covered.
View all the non-confidential responses here.
Read the independent analysis of the responses here.
The comments received helped to shape the final Bill, which was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 12 June 2014. You can read the Bill and follow its progress here.
- Proposals on which draft legislation was provided for comment.
- Detailed policy questions on issues which had not yet reached the stage of draft legislation.
- New policy ideas on wider issues about the organisation of central andlocal government and how ambitions for creating a successful Scotland should be expressed.
Scotland’s people are its greatest asset, and best placed to make decisions about their future. The proposed Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill aims to make the most of the talents that exist in our communities, deliver high quality and improving public services, and support strong local democracy and local decision-making.
The Consultation on the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill sets out draft legislation and detailed policy proposals on these topics. We are keen to hear your views on how those proposals would work in practice
Please read the relevant parts of the consultation paper before responding.
You need only answer questions on the sections of the consultation paper you are interested in. The online questionnaire will allow you to go directly to the section you want to respond to.
Following the closing date, all responses will be analysed and considered along with any other available evidence to help us reach decisions on what the Bill should say. We aim to issue a report on this consultation process by Spring 2014, and to introduce the Bill to the Scottish Parliament before the end of this Parliamentary year (2013-14).
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