A new law will make it easier for communities to take over public sector land and buildings, reform the community right to buy and give communities greater say in the provision of services.
The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill is designed to strengthen and nurture community participation and encourage enterprising community development. Communities will be able to identify and ask for any public sector land or buildings that they feel they could make better use of than its current owner. The decision whether to transfer that asset will be based on which proposed use would provide the greatest benefit to the community.
