Written Question · S7W-02752 · Session 7
What evidence or guidance informed its decision to allow local authorities and relevant public bodies up to three years from Royal Assent o…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence or guidance informed its decision to allow local authorities and relevant public bodies up to three years from Royal Assent of the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026 to produce their Community Wealth Building Action Plans, and whether it considered a shorter timeframe before choosing three years.
The answer
The maximum three-year period allowed was agreed by parliament. The timescale was informed by engagement and consultation with stakeholders. Within eighteen months of commencement, Scottish Ministers must publish CWB guidance to assist local authority led CWB partnerships to prepare and publish CWB action plans.In order to enable CWB Partnerships to use this guidance to develop medium to long term, strategic action plans, the additional eighteen-month timescale represents a fair and realistic timescale. The three-year period provides an appropriate balance between supporting timely implementation of the legislation and allowing adequate time for high-quality CWB action plans to be prepared.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-02752 by reference.