Your Voice Your Choice: Empowering Local Communities
April 25, 2018 / Sam Jordan
St Madoes and Kinfauns Parish Church and Ayr St Columba Lochside Parish Church recently hosted participatory budgeting events.
April 25, 2018 / Sam Jordan/ Comment
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1% local government target sees £100 million for PB
The Scottish Government and COSLA have announced that at least 1% of local government budgets will be decided through participatory budgeting (PB) by the end of 2021, with £100 million in council funds potentially available
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£1.5 million for Community Choices
16 community organisations and 17 local councils will share the £1.5 million fund, with more than 90 applications submitted for 2017/18.
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Food Glorious Food- Local residents have their say
July 26, 2017 / Sarah Jane Mc Geown
Local residents have their say on how money is spent on a number of projects in their community, thanks to a new participatory budgeting initiative launched by Midlothian Council.
July 26, 2017 / Sarah Jane Mc Geown/ Comment
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Community Choices Fund recipients announced
The Scottish Government has announced which community organisations and local authorities have been successful in applying for funding to distribute through participatory budgeting processes.
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Community Choices Fund
Applications are now open for a new £2 million fund giving communities the opportunity to vote on how money is spent in their area.
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£2 million fund for PB in Scotland
These funds will enable further involvement from community organisations and other public bodies over the next year.
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Councils giving more power to people
Communities will be able to vote on how councils spend money through a funding boost of nearly £500,000, Community Empowerment Minister Marco Biagi has announced. Thirteen councils will receive a share of the participatory budgeting fund, which will give people the opportunity to decide where investment should be directed in their local community.
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