Local Governance Review
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The Local Governance Review aims to find out what changes are needed to encourage a more local, participatory and inclusive democracy in Scotland.
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Health Issues in the Community (HIIC)
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Health Issues in the Community (HIIC) is a course that helps people understand what affects their health and the health of their communities.
Read MoreLocal Place Plans
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The Planning (Scotland) Act was passed in July 2019 and makes changes to how land is developed and used. The Act sets out a new way for communities to feed into the planning system called local place plans (LPPs). LPPs will be prepared by communities and will highlight local priorities for development.
Read MoreCommunity Justice Outcome Improvement Plans
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The Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 creates opportunities for community organisations to participate in the development of Community Justice Outcomes Improvement Plans.
Read MoreChildren's services plans
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As part of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, community organisations that represent the interests of children and young people should be consulted as part of the preparation of Children’s Services Plans.
Read MoreDemocracy Matters - phase 2
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This discussion paper from the Scottish Government provides ideas and imagined examples of what more local decision-making could look like in Scotland.
Read MoreIntegration of health and social care
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Find out how changes in how health and social care are organised in Scotland have presented opportunities for community organisations working in this area.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreKnowledge 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.
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