Issue - meetings

Joint Report by Executive Directors with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support and Development and Economic Growth

The Committee considered a report which advised that the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 requires each local authority to produce a food growing strategy within two years of the Part 9 of the Act, which is due by April 2020. The finalised strategy reflects the established culture of growing our own food from individuals to allotments associations, community growing spaces, care homes and school gardens. The report sought approval for the adoption of the Strategy.

Decision

The Committee:

1.                  Agreed the contents of the finalised Argyll and Bute Council Community Food Growing Strategy which reflected the duties placed on local authorities arising from Part 9 – Allotments of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act  2015;

2.                  Agreed that the Argyll and Bute Council Community Food Growing Strategy be adopted by the Committee in April 2020 in order to meet our duty under the Part 9 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015; and

3.                    Noted the Waiting List Register update and the Allotments Rules and Regulations which reflects the duties placed on local authorities arising from Part 9 – Allotments of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

(Ref: Report by Executive Directors with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth and Legal and Regulatory Support dated 1 April 2020, submitted)