Question reference: S5O-00239
- Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 September 2016
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 October 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that community councillors are fit and proper persons and that any codes of conduct that govern them are enforced.
Answer
Scotland’s local authorities have statutory responsibility for community councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. This includes the creation and oversight of any codes of conduct.
The Scottish Government has no statutory role for actively monitoring how local authorities fulfil their community council functions.
That said, The Scottish Government remains committed to supporting Community Councils to make a full and active contribution to the communities that they represent. Over recent times, the Government has been working with COSLA, the Improvement Service and Edinburgh Napier University to support the role of community councils.