Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA)

Annex D

Summary of Consultation Analysis Report Responses

Listed below is a summary of some of the key findings and themes to emerge from the analysis of responses to the public consultation on Community Wealth Building (CWB) legislation.

1. 185 responses were received through the public CWB Consultation, of which 148 were from groups or organisations and 37 from individual members of the public. In addition, a public webinar was attended by more than 150 people. 63% of respondents favoured an approach which combines:

• A duty requiring Scottish Ministers and prescribed public sector bodies to embed the CWB model of economic development into their corporate plans and wider strategies.
• A duty requiring those public sector bodies statutorily obliged to be involved in community planning to produce a collective CWB place-based strategy and action plan which contains specific actions across the five CWB pillars to advance the CWB model of economic development in their local authority area.
• Respondents felt that mandating public sector bodies to collaborate to produce a collective action plan may help embed the message that CWB economic activity is the responsibility of all. Overall, it was hoped that the combined approach would help ensure CWB has the best opportunity to enable a transformative impact on local economies across Scotland.

2. Bodies covered by the proposals - Respondents were invited to share their views on which bodies should be covered by a CWB duty and we received a range of suggestions.

3. Inclusive approaches - Need for co-operation and partnership between public bodies and the wider community. Community anchor organisations must be seen as key players in any local anchor networks, and that a culture of collaboration and partnership is required.

4. Guidance on a duty - 86% of responses thought guidance would be helpful in meeting the proposed duty and that legislation will only be successful if it is accompanied by guidance

5. Legislative Proposals - Respondents offered a range of legislative proposals covering the five pillars of CWB, including suggestions focused on procurement, community benefits, how to ensure Fair Work, ways to tackle vacant and derelict land and building and support community ownership, how to support the growth of inclusive business models, and ways of funding CWB activities.

6. Non-legislative Proposals - Respondents also offered views on non-legislative changes that are required to advance CWB.

7. UK Government - The consultation also received a range of suggestions on areas that the Scottish Government could work with the UK Government on.