Consultation On The Proposed Community Empowerment - Scottish ...

41. Should communities have a right to request that they take over property
that has been compulsorily purchased by the local authority?
Groups Yes No Other No
response
Individual 13 29% 4 9% 2 4% 26 58%
Community councils and their local 29 49% 3 5% 5 8% 22 37%
networks
Other community organisations and 20 50% 1 3% 1 3% 18 45%
their representative bodies
Third sector/equality organisations and 9 18% 1 2% 2 4% 38 76%
their representative bodies
Other 5 21% 0 0% 3 13% 16 67%
Representative body for professionals 8 40% 0 0% 1 5% 11 55%
Local authorities and their
13 50% 9 35% 2 8% 2 8%
representative bodies
Executive agencies, NDPBs, other 1 5% 0 0% 1 5% 18 90%
statutory organisations & NHS
Community planning partnership 5 50% 2 20% 1 10% 2 20%
Private sector organisations and their 2 22% 1 11% 1 11% 5 56%
representative bodies
RSLs and their representative bodies 5 71% 0 0% 0 0% 2 29%
Total 110 35% 21 7% 19 6% 160 52%
Percentage of those who responded 73% 14% 13%
41a. What conditions, if any, should apply to such a transfer?
Groups Response No
Response
Individual 7 16% 38 84%
Community councils and their local networks 23 39% 36 61%
Other community organisations and their 15 38% 25 63%
representative bodies
Third sector/equality organisations and their 6 12% 44 88%
representative bodies
Other 4 17% 20 83%
Representative body for professionals 6 30% 14 70%
Local authorities and their representative 13 50% 13 50%
bodies
Executive agencies, NDPBs, other statutory 3 15% 17 85%
organisations & NHS
Community planning partnership 7 70% 3 30%
Private sector organisations and their
2 22% 7 78%
representative bodies
RSLs and their representative bodies 3 43% 4 57%
Total 89 29% 221 71%
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