We are therefore writing to every Scottish Local Authority and SLAED inviting written evidence on their experiences of these two funds including in the following areas: • The approach taken to identifying areas of greater need or priority; • The process of bidding for funding including the types of projects you sought funding for; • How successful you have been in securing funding; • The appropriateness of any timescales and criteria which determine when, how and on what funding must be spent; • What has worked well and what needs to be improved in terms of future funding approaches; including the extent to which the new...