Communities

Answer:
There is communities development legislation in place which ought to be compatible with decentralised public services.

Full answer here: Community development in an independent Scotland



Regional Land Use Partnership LAND+Handbook

Author / Creator: Rachel Skene

Media type: Report

Date published: 2025

A community-led approach to collaboration, for the benefit of people and place.


A Community Vision for the Future of the North West Highlands

Author / Creator: NorthWest 2045

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

The North West Highlands has the opportunity to demonstrate to the world how rural areas such as ours can evolve to meet challenges whilst safeguarding our heritage that is so precious to us, and our many visitors


National Good Food Nation Plan

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Article

Date published:

The national Good Food Nation Plan sets out six over-arching Outcomes for a Good Food Nation; the range of targets and indicators that will be used to gauge progress towards achieving them; and details of a wide range of food-related policies and initiatives from across the Scottish Government.


The Land of Scotland and the Common Good - The Land Reform Review Group 10 Years Later

Author / Creator: Andy Wightman

Media type: Article

Date published:

Ten years ago today, the Land Reform Review Group (LRRG) published its Final Report.


National Care Service (Scotland) Bill 2022 – What it is and what it isn't

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: Discussion Paper

Date published: 2022

Democracy and accountability have been sacrificed on the basis of building on what is already there in the failed Health and Social Care Partnerships. The Bill removes the role of local authorities, and we would be concerned about their future as a bedrock of democracy – despite all their flaws.