Community
Empowerment (Scotland) Bill - Stage 3 Proceedings Wednesday 17 June
UNISON Scotland is
generally supportive of involving people in the design and delivery of services
and extending the community right to buy particularly round neglected and abandoned
land. However, we have a range of concerns about the impact of this Bill on communities, services and
the workers who deliver them. While some measures are welcome others may impact
detrimentally on members’ jobs and public service delivery.
We are concerned that the Bill does not contain
protection for public sector workers or for less powerful and marginalised
citizens. Our evidence on the Bill is here