Consultation On The Proposed Community Empowerment - Scottish ...

5. Should the various existing duties on the public sector to engage
communities be replaced with an overarching duty?
Groups Yes No Other No
response
Individual 15 33% 7 16% 4 9% 19 42%
Community councils and their local
22 37% 18 31% 6 10% 13 22%
networks
Other community organisations and their 20 50% 6 15% 3 8% 11 28%
representative bodies
Third sector/equality organisations and their 17 34% 9 18% 6 12% 18 36%
representative bodies
Other 8 33% 4 17% 1 4% 11 46%
Representative body for professionals 8 40% 5 25% 1 5% 6 30%
Local authorities and their representative 13 50% 9 35% 3 12% 1 4%
bodies
Executive agencies, NDPBs, other statutory 6 30% 1 5% 7 35% 6 30%
organisations & NHS
Community planning partnership 3 30% 5 50% 2 20% 0 0%
Private sector organisations and their 2 22% 1 11% 0 0% 6 67%
representative bodies
RSLs and their representative bodies 1 14% 2 29% 1 14% 3 43%
Total 115 37% 67 22% 34 11% 94 30%
Percentage of those who responded 53% 31% 16%
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