{"id":9868,"date":"2015-03-28T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=9868"},"modified":"2015-03-28T15:59:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T15:59:01","slug":"sg-ceb-changes-putting-people-in-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9868","title":{"rendered":"SG: CEB changes putting people in power"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Scottish Government\u2019s (SG) Community Empowerment Bill (CEB) will now allow people to have more say in local decision making, due to changes approved by the <\/span>Local Government and Regeneration Committee.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Scottish Government writes:
\n<\/span>More community involvement in the decisions of public bodies will strengthen democracy, Community Empowerment Minister Marco Biagi said today.<\/p>\n

A change to the Community Empowerment Bill, agreed by the Local Government and Regeneration Committee last week, encourages public bodies to promote and facilitate participation with people and communities in decision making and budget setting.\u00a0 The move follows huge participation in last year\u2019s independence referendum.<\/p>\n

Ministers will also have powers to require public bodies to engage if they fail to do so.\u00a0 Speaking at the Community Development Alliance Scotland conference in Glasgow, Mr Biagi said: \u2018Involving people and communities in decision-making unquestionably makes for better decisions.\u00a0 As the referendum demonstrated, people will get involved when they understand the issues at stake and know that they can make a difference. It\u2019s my job to ensure that enthusiasm continues and make it clear that people know their voice matters.\u00a0 Participation is about more than consulting, it is about empowering communities to shape decisions and have a say on how ideas are delivered.\u00a0 18 Scottish councils have taken up the Government\u2019s offer of training and support for participatory budgeting projects, giving communities the chance to have their say on local budgets. That helps build community capacity while ensuring the public sector understands local needs and priorities and can target budgets more effectively to improve services.\u00a0 More participation brings fresh perspectives, strengthens democracy and will help build a fairer Scotland.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fiona Garven, Chair of Community Development Alliance Scotland said: \u2018CDAS welcomes the changes to the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill which will pave the way for communities to be involved in meaningful decisions about how public money is spent.\u00a0 We are encouraged that the legislation will also require processes to be put in place to support communities and community organisations to engage with public bodies to raise awareness of local issues and to contribute to more effective shaping and delivery of local services.\u00a0 Such support will be important to encourage the involvement of a diverse range of communities in local democratic processes and achieve a rebalance of power across all sections of Scottish society.\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

View the news release<\/a><\/p>\n

More information on the Community Development Alliance Scotland (CDAS)<\/a><\/p>\n

IHBC newsblogs on the community empowerment bill\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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