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Chamber and committees

Public Audit Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013


Contents


Section 23 Report


“Improving community planning in Scotland”

The Convener

Item 3 is a response from the Minister for Local Government and Planning on the section 23 report “Improving community planning in Scotland”. The key question that we asked was about the degree to which the proposed community empowerment and renewal bill would address some of the issues that we raised. The Government’s straightforward answer is that it regards that bill as the legislative vehicle for the proposed changes. It is probably worth noting that the Local Government and Regeneration Committee is also looking at community planning and that it has received a copy of the minister’s correspondence, so it is aware of the exchange. Does anyone want to raise anything?

Mary Scanlon

The minister’s letter states that

“it is envisaged that these changes will be included in the Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill”,

which will create a “statutory duty” and “formal requirements”. We therefore just have to take it on trust.

Should we just note the correspondence?

Yes.