The Child Poverty Act
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According to research, around one in four children in Scotland lives in poverty. The Child Poverty Act and other Scottish Government initiatives have been put in place to try and address this.
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Knowledge is Power
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Knowledge is Power is a programme to support community-led action research. It provides a toolkit with guides, methods and ideas to support community groups to carry out and use their own research.
Read MoreScottish Co-production Network
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Co-production describes a relationship between service providers and service user that draws on the knowledge, ability and resources of both to develop better services. The Scottish Co-production Network aims to develop practice around co-production in Scotland, and is free and open to anyone who is interested in co-production in Scotland.
Read MoreCommunity Development Alliance Scotland (CDAS)
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Community Development Alliance Scotland is a member organisation that brings together networks and organisations in Scotland and beyond to promote policy and practice that supports community development.
Read MoreWhat is community capacity building
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Community capacity building means supporting communities to achieve the changes they want to see. This animated video from Scottish Community Development Centre explains how this is done and why it is needed.
Read MoreThe Fairer Scotland Duty
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If there are local or national plans and strategies being developed which you feel could be stronger when it comes to addressing inequality, it may be worth looking into how the Fairer Scotland Duty could apply.
Read MoreThe Communities Channel guide to PB
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We highlight three ways that your community group can get involved in participatory budgteting…
Read MorePB Scotland→
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Participatory budgeting is a way for people to directly vote on how local money should be spent. PB Scotland acts as a hub for sharing and learning about PB across Scotland. It provides updates on events, policy and resources relevant to PB in Scotland, and profiles good examples of PB in action.
Read MoreThird Sector Interfaces
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Whatever stage you are at, you could do worse than get in touch with your local organisation that supports voluntary organisations (sometimes called third sector interfaces) to ask about what support is on offer. The Scottish Government provides contact details for TSIs across Scotland.
Read MoreCommunity Ownership Support Service
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The Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) has been funded by the Scottish Government to support community based groups in Scotland take a stake in or ownership of previously publicly owned land or buildings.
Read MoreAsset transfer route map
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Takes you through the steps you need to follow to take over the running of local assets such as land and buildings.
Read MoreCommunity Land Scotland
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Community Land Scotland supports community land ownership, and is a good source of support if your community group is interested in aquiring privately owned land.
Read MoreSocial Farms and Gardens→
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Social Farms & Gardens is a UK wide charity supporting communities to farm, garden and grow together.
Read MoreHighlands and Islands Enterprise
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is the economic and community development agency for the north and west of Scotland. It provides support to community organisations, focusing on areas such as inclusive growth, sustainability, partnership, community development and social enterprise.
Read MorePlanning Aid Scotland
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Planning Aid Scotland (PAS), and the resources it offers, can help your group get involved in shaping the development of land, villages, towns and cities by engaging more easily with the planning system.
Read More2-page intro to the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act
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This quick summary should help you to get started on finding out how your community group can use the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, a piece of legislation which aims to make it easier for communities to have their voices heard in decisions, shape local services and increase their control of local land and buildings.
Read MoreLand reform
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The section of the Scottish Government website covering land reform, including legislation and funding enabling communities to buy privately owned land.
Read MoreParticipation requests - frequently asked questions→
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Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) has created a frequently asked questions document and webpage on participation requests, which enable community groups to have their voices heard in how services are planned and delivered.
Read MoreCommunity Empowerment
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The Scottish Government’s webpage on community empowerment. where you can find government guidance and other support for community asset transfer, participation requests, community councils, participatory budgeting and the Island’s (Scotland) Act 2018 as well as funding for activity in this area.
Read More2-page intro to participation requests
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By making a participation request, a community body can start a formal discussion with public bodies about how to improve local outcomes. This 2-pager introduces participation requests in plain English.
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