Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01369 · Session 3

Having regard to young people when considering changes to leisure and cultural facilities

Closed Submitted 18 Oct 2010 Education
Signatures
129
Comments
0
Considered
5 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to require local authorities, under the ‘Power to advance well-being’ provisions (Part three) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003, to undertake impact assessments and specify how, when, with whom (and certainly community planning partners) and on what they will consult when considering the provision of local leisure and cultural facilities and confirm that it will develop guidance to local authorities on this issue which would assist in achieving its National Outcome on young people.

What the petitioner did first

We have been working, with the support of South Ayrshire Council following a recommendation by the Ombudsman to the Council on 19 May 2010, to ensure that in the interest of good practice, the Council has a clear strategy to communicate and engage with the community where it is proposed to close a Council facility or centre.
We have contacted 18 local authorities and have found that only Highland Council has consulted young people in any significant way on budgetary issues that would have an impact on services to young people. The chief executive and leader of the council met with young people at its annual conference and discussed in some detail a number of options that could be implemented and still make savings.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 29 Oct 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 11 Jan 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 22 Feb 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 20 Sep 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  5. 13 Dec 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

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Comments

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