Consultation On The Proposed Community Empowerment - Scottish ...

Theme: Dangerous and Defective Buildings
38. What changes should be made to local authorities’ powers to recover costs
for work they have carried out in relation to dangerous and defective buildings
under the Building (Scotland) Act 2003?
Groups Response No
Response
Individual 11 24% 34 76%
Community councils and their local networks 25 42% 34 58%
Other community organisations and their 13 33% 27 68%
representative bodies
Third sector/equality organisations and their 5 10% 45 90%
representative bodies
Other 6 25% 18 75%
Representative body for professionals 10 50% 10 50%
Local authorities and their representative 24 92% 2 8%
bodies
Executive agencies, NDPBs, other statutory 2 10% 18 90%
organisations & NHS
Community planning partnership 8 80% 1 10%
Private sector organisations and their
3 33% 6 67%
representative bodies
RSLs and their representative bodies 4 57% 3 43%
Total 111 36% 198 64%
39. Should a process be put in place to allow communities to request a local
authority exercise their existing powers in relation to dangerous and defective
buildings under the Building (Scotland) Act 2003?
Groups Yes No Other No response
Individual 12 27% 1 2% 3 7% 29 64%
Community councils and their local
networks 38 64% 1 2% 1 2% 19 32%
Other community organisations and
their representative bodies 15 38% 1 3% 2 5% 22 55%
Third sector/equality organisations and
their representative bodies 8 16% 0 0% 0 0% 42 84%
Other 5 21% 0 0% 2 8% 17 71%
Representative body for professionals 2 10% 2 10% 3 15% 13 65%
Local authorities and their
representative bodies 5 19% 14 54% 4 15% 3 12%
Executive agencies, NDPBs, other
statutory organisations & NHS 5 25% 0 0% 0 0% 15 75%
Community planning partnership 2 20% 3 30% 3 30% 2 20%
Private sector organisations and their
representative bodies 1 11% 1 11% 1 11% 6 67%
RSLs and their representative bodies 5 71% 0 0% 0 0% 2 29%
Total 98 32% 23 7% 19 6% 170 55%
Percentage of those who responded 70% 16% 14%
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