Decision details

A report which provided Members with an overview of the progress that had been made to date in implementing the various elements of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act which received Royal Assent on 24 July 2015 was given consideration.

Decision

The Council –

1.    Agreed that further reports on community and locality engagement with agencies would come to future meetings of the Community Services Committee, given that the report before Council was a technical update on the Community Empowerment Working Group’s progress.

2.    Noted the key requirements of the Council in terms of the Act and the progress achieved by officers in operational terms against each element, to ensure compliance as and when subordinate legislation comes into force.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director – Customer Services dated 24 May 2017, submitted; Notice of Motion by Councillor Robin Currie, seconded by Councillor Aileen Morton, tabled)