Written Question · S4W-01784 · Session 4
When it last held a ministerial level meeting with the Association of Scottish Community Councils and what issues were discussed.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last held a ministerial level meeting with the Association of Scottish Community Councils and what issues were discussed.
The answer
The First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth met with representatives of the Association of Scottish Community Councils (ASCC) on 18 November 2008.
A range of issues relating to the Scottish Government’s agenda to support community councils were discussed. These included the importance of community councils in the wider community empowerment agenda; the shared desire to raise the profile and strengthen the role of community councils, and how to overcome barriers to empowering community councils.
The ASCC outlined how they could contribute to the capacity building of community councils, including how they would seek to provide training for community councils to enable them to make a positive contribution to the ongoing community empowerment agenda.
A range of issues relating to the Scottish Government’s agenda to support community councils were discussed. These included the importance of community councils in the wider community empowerment agenda; the shared desire to raise the profile and strengthen the role of community councils, and how to overcome barriers to empowering community councils.
The ASCC outlined how they could contribute to the capacity building of community councils, including how they would seek to provide training for community councils to enable them to make a positive contribution to the ongoing community empowerment agenda.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-01784 by reference.