What we're reading - 16th July
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Community right to buy: review
The Scottish Government committed to a public consultation on Community Rights to Buy in the Programme for Government 2024 to 2025. Through this consultation, the Scottish Government wants to understand how these rights can best be improved to facilitate community ownership.
2025 Voluntary Sector Workforce Survey
This survey is for paid and unpaid members of the voluntary sector workforce to help understand their roles, health and wellbeing, issues around diversity, leadership, skills and more. The survey results will be shared after the 8th August closing date.
Good Food Nation Proposed National Plan
The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee and Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee are seeking views around the Good Food Nation plan. The focus of the consultation is around public health, health services and social care, Local government’s role in delivering the aims of the Plan, and allotments and community growing.
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