Decision details

The Committee gave consideration to a report that had been on the agenda as an item for noting at the previous meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee, held on 11 August 2022, where it had been unanimously agreed to refer it to this meeting of the Committee as a substantive item in terms of Standing Order 10.9.

The report advised the Committee on the operation of the processes in regard to formal Asset Transfer Requests (ATR) and Participation Requests in terms of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015; current live informal Expressions of Interest (EOI’s) which could become subject to a formal asset transfer request or be dealt with outwith the formal asset transfer request process; current live ongoing or agreed Participation Requests received by the Council; and the annual reporting requirements in respect of Asset Transfer Requests and Participation Requests set out in Section 95 and 32 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 respectively.

Decision

The Policy and Resources Committee –

1.    noted the information provided; and

2.    agreed that an elected Member Seminar would be put in place in the new year to consider the implications of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 in the first instance.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support dated 13 October 2022 and Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Services dated 27 June 2022, submitted)