Asset Transfer Requests: Evaluation of Part 5 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015

McMillan, C., Steiner, A. and Hill OConnor, C. (2020) Asset Transfer Requests: Evaluation of Part 5 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. Documentation. Scottish Government.

Abstract

This report presents findings from an evaluation of Part 5 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (the Act). Implemented on 23 January 2017, Part 5 of the Act relates to asset transfer requests. It gives community transfer bodies the right to request to buy or lease assets from relevant authorities. Whilst asset transfer is not a new process, the legislation opens up new opportunities for communities, enabling communities to take on public sector land and buildings while placing new responsibilities on relevant authorities to respond to their requests in a transparent and timely way. As part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to review asset transfer requests, a team at Glasgow Caledonian University was commissioned to undertake research to document the ways in which this new provision has been implemented by relevant authorities and used at a local level, and the impact that Part 5 is having. This executive summary presents the key findings of the evaluation.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Documentation)
• Keywords: community empowerment, Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, asset transfer.
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hill OConnor, Dr Clementine
• Authors: McMillan, C., Steiner, A., and Hill OConnor, C.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences
• Journal Name: Social Research Series
• Publisher: Scottish Government
• ISBN: 9781839608551