How to Apply

Guidance/Background

Before submitting a participation request it is strongly recommended that you read the Scottish Government’s Participation Request Guidance for Community Participation Bodies. While Community Participation Bodies have the right to make a participation request at any time, the guidance recognises the importance of contact with the relevant authority before making any request. Community Participation Bodies are strongly recommended to contact us and discuss their proposal at an early stage.

Part 3 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 process is as follows (extract from Scottish Government, Participation Request Guidance):

• A community participation body puts forward a participation request to a public service authority asking them to take part in a process with a view to improving the outcome set out by the community body.
Eligibility of submission will be determined by the local public authority based on Scottish Government guidance.  If a valid submission is received;
• The public service authority must agree to the request and set up an outcome improvement process unless there are reasonable grounds for refusal (explanation must be provided upon refusal).
• The timescale and process of the outcome improvement process will be discussed with the community participation body upon submission of a participation request.
• At the end of the process the public authority must publish a report on summarising the process, whether the outcomes were improved and how the community body contributed that improvement.

Application Form