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Stage 1 Report on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
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Published: Friday 03 Oct 2025 (EFWS062025R09)
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Membership Changes
Introduction
Purpose of the Bill
What is Community Wealth Building?
Developing Community Wealth Building in Scotland
What does the Bill do?
Parliamentary Scrutiny
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
The Bill
Is legislation required?
Sections 1 - 4: Community Wealth Building Statement
Stakeholder views
Supporting economic growth
Sections 5 - 8: Community wealth building action plans
Stakeholder views
Local authority buy-in
Relevant public bodies
Resourcing
The role of the third and private sectors and community groups
Access to finance
Citizen participation in Community Wealth Building
Accountability
Governance
Suggested changes to the duties in Sections 5 - 8 of the Bill
Further policy actions suggested
Sections 9 - 10: Guidance about community wealth building
Stakeholder views
Content of guidance
Specified public bodies
How "due regard" will operate in practice
Conclusion
Annexe A - Extract of Minutes
Annexe B - Evidence and information gathered
Oral evidence (and associated submissions and correspondence)
Other written submissions (individuals)
Other written submissions (organisations)
Other correspondence
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The Scottish Government. (2025, March 20). Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill - Policy Memorandum. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/community-wealth-building-scotland-bill/introduction/spbill62pms062025accessible.pdf
The Scottish Government. (2025, June 19). Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic to the Convener of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-delegated-powers-and-law-reform-committee/correspondence/2025/letter-from-the-deputy-first-minister-community-wealth-building-bill
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. (2025, May 21). Letter from the Convener of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee to the Convener of the Economy and Fair Work Committee (including annexe with letter from Minister). Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-economy-and-fair-work-committee/correspondence/2025/community-wealth-building-scotland-bill_letter-from-local-gov-committee
The Official Report. (2025, June 4). Official Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee, 4 June 2025. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/lghp-04-06-2025?meeting=16484&iob=140752
NHS Grampian. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&uuId=64858629
Fife Council & Fife Partnership. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&uuId=218208183
West Dunbartonshire Council. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=60&uuId=997782219
West Lothian Council. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=60&uuId=789669182
The Official Report. (2025, June 11). Official Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee, 11 June 2025. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/lghp-11-06-2025?meeting=16499&iob=140892
The Official Report. (2025, June 25). Official Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee, 25 June 2025. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/lghp-25-06-2025?meeting=16528&iob=141154
Aberdeenshire Council. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=0&uuId=861678373
Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=0&uuId=345807258
The Scottish Community Alliance. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=60&uuId=1059730040
COSLA. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=0&uuId=6280790
WEAll Scotland. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=60&uuId=467195085
The Scottish Government. (2025). The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill as introduced. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/community-wealth-building-scotland-bill/introduction/spbill62s062025.pdf
The Official Report. (2025, June 18). Official Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee, 18 June 2025. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/lghp-18-06-2025?meeting=16515&iob=141021
The Supplier Development Programme. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=60&uuId=524649588
Cairngorms National Park Authority. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=0&uuId=189307486
City of Edinburgh Council. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/finance/community-wealth-building-bill-fm/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=142560273
Colleges Scotland. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=0&uuId=862688702
NHS Highland. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=0&uuId=293602264
The Scottish Parliament. (2024, July 2). Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament 6th Edition 10th Revision 2 July 2024. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/about/how-parliament-works/parliament-rules-and-guidance/standing-orders/chapter-9-public-bill-procedures#:~:text=Rule%209.12%20Financial%20Resolutions
The Improvement Service. (2025, March). Baseline mapping of CWB activities across Scotland’s local authorities. Retrieved from
https://www.improvementservice.org.uk/news/march-2025/insights-from-the-baseline-mapping-of-community-wealth-building-activity-across-scottish-local-authorities
East Dunbartonshire Council. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=0&uuId=588452561
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. (2025). Delegated powers in the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1. Retrieved from
https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/Report/DPLR/2025/6/24/53165511-8cac-4436-9048-cb58c4de3cea#Introduction
COSLA. (2025, June 25). Supplementary evidence. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/session-6-economy-and-fair-work-committee/correspondence/2025/community-wealth-building-scotland-bill-cosla-supplementary-evidence
Clackmannanshire Council. (2025). Call for views response. Retrieved from
https://yourviews.parliament.scot/efw/community-wealth-building-bill/consultation/view_respondent?sort-order=excerpt-ascending&_b_index=0&uuId=644309052
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