Guidance

Plan for Neighbourhoods: List of powers - Scotland

Updated 9 June 2025

Scottish list of powers

The Plan for Neighbourhoods brings together residents, business leaders, and community leaders to begin to fix the foundations and take back control of their futures. To do this, places need to make the most of all the powers and tools they have available.

As part of designing a Regeneration Plan, we expect all Neighbourhood Boards, in partnership with their local authority, to demonstrate how they are using powers, where they apply.

The list of powers covers Scotland. It does not extend to Wales or Northern Ireland. Lists of powers for each nation have been published separately.

Town centre regeneration in Scotland

The Scottish 바카라 사이트 in collaboration with Scotland바카라 사이트檚 Towns Partnership have a number of policy frameworks and materials already available that Scottish Neighbourhood Boards may find helpful when designing and developing their Regeneration and Investment Plans, including complementing the work of the Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 , and .聽

We recommend that Neighbourhood Boards have early conversations with their respective聽Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local 바카라 사이트 (MHCLG)聽contact and the Scottish 바카라 사이트 Regeneration Unit to consider the various powers, tools and resources made available to support the design of their investment plans. 聽

Regeneration Strategy

The Scottish 바카라 사이트 published their Regeneration Strategy, 바카라 사이트�, which provides a framework for local action to tackle area inequality, create opportunities, and improve the resilience and sustainability of local communities.

Town Centre First Principle

The Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 Town Centre First Principle asks that government, local authorities, the wider public sector, businesses and communities put the health of town centres at the heart of decision making. It seeks to deliver the best local outcomes, align policies and target available resources to prioritise town centre sites, encouraging vibrancy, equality and diversity.바카라 사이트� More information can be found here: 聽

Town Centre Action Plan

The Scottish 바카라 사이트 published the plan consisting of 59 actions to바카라 사이트痟elp to stimulate a wide range of activity across public and private sectors to revitalise town centres. Find more information here: 바카라 사이트�.

Scotland바카라 사이트檚 Town Partnership (STP) Toolkits

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Supporting information

is the overarching context for place-based working in Scotland.

The Scottish 바카라 사이트 and COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) adopted the Place Principle in 2019 to help overcome organisational and sectoral boundaries, to encourage better collaboration and community involvement, and improve the impact of combined energy, resources and investment. Developed by partners in the public and private sectors, the third sector and communities, the Place Principle helps establish a clear vision for collaboration around place.聽

It promotes a shared understanding of place, and the need to take a collaborative approach to a place바카라 사이트檚 services and assets to achieve better outcomes for people and communities. The principle encourages and enables local flexibility to respond to issues and circumstances in different places.

Regeneration, high streets and heritage

Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)

Through the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006, a Business Improvement District (BID) is an area in which local businesses have voted to invest together to improve their environment. In BIDs, eligible business rate payers are charged a levy on top of the business rates bill, to deliver projects and services to their collective benefit. There is no limit on what projects or services can be provided through a BID, but it must be additional to services provided by local authorities. Improvements may include extra safety and security, cleaning and environmental measures. There are reported to be over 300 BIDS operating across the UK, including 36 currently in operation in Scotland. Scotland바카라 사이트檚 Improvement Districts (SIDs) provide advice, support and the governance structure for BIDs in Scotland, encouraging them to play to their strengths to drive inclusive local economic growth. See .

Use classes

The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 groups together certain similar types of uses of land or buildings into classes. Where a building or land is used for a purpose in a particular class, using it for any other purpose in the same class would not need planning permission. In 2023, the Scottish 바카라 사이트 introduced new legislation allowing shops, and the premises of financial services, and other professional services to be converted to office accommodation, light industrial units, restaurants, cafes, or car showrooms without applying for planning permission (subject to varying conditions being met).

The Scottish Use Classes Order was updated to combine former Use Classes 1 (shops) and 2 (financial, professional, and other services) into a singular Class 1A (shops, and financial, professional and other services), therefore providing flexibility to move between the former uses without applying for planning permission. New permitted development rights were also introduced under this new Use Class 바카라 사이트�1A바카라 사이트� allowing premises to be converted to office accommodation, light industrial units, restaurants, cafes or car showrooms without having to apply for a change of use (subject to restrictions).

Design codes

The Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 design code for places is聽based on the principles of Creating Places, a policy statement published in 2013. The policy statement outlines the role of the planning system in delivering the Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 aspirations for design and making places while promoting the principles of context, identity and character. Design provides value by delivering good buildings and places that enhance the quality of our lives.

The 6 qualities of successful places are guiding principles introduced in Creating Places and are more recently supported in in (NPF4).

Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey (SVDLS)

The SVDLS is a yearly data collection by the Scottish 바카라 사이트 to find out how much vacant and derelict land there is, where it is and what state it is in. This data is provided by Planning Authorities and is held in the聽. It is available to any member of the public who may have an interest in re-developing this type of land.

Permitted development rights (PDR)

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 allows for permitted development rights, which remove the need to apply for planning permission for certain developments, as set out in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992. In 2023聽Scottish 바카라 사이트 introduced new PDR for furniture outside hospitality premises.

Local Place Plans (LPPs)

Via the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, Local Place Plans (LPPs) are community-led plans setting out proposals for the development and use of land. LPPs aim to improve people바카라 사이트檚 engagement and involvement in the planning system. They are a way for communities to achieve change in their local area by proactively feeding into development planning. They also enable local communities to think about how to make their place better, agree priorities, and take action (often working with others) to make change happen.

In preparing LPPs, community bodies must have regard to the NPF4, any LDP which covers the same area, and also any other locality plan which covers the same area. Find .

Local Development Plans (LDPs)

Under the same legislation as LPPs, Local Development Plans set out how places will change in the future, including where development should and shouldn바카라 사이트檛 happen. For any given area of Scotland, there is a statutory development plan in place, which includes, as prescribed by the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997:

• The National Planning Framework (NPF4), which is the Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 spatial strategy for Scotland. It sets out spatial principles, regional priorities, national developments and national planning policy.
• A local development plan (LDP) prepared by the local authority. LDPs should consider the ambitions and outcomes for an area, looking 20 years ahead. LDPs should focus on showing the spatial implications of national policy for different places. They can include local polices that reflect local issues and context, where the planning authority considers this is required.

Amenity Notice

Section 179 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 discretionary power to serve a notice on the owner, lessee or occupier of land in their area, where the planning authority consider the condition of the land be adversely affecting the amenity of the area. Such notices may require specified steps to be taken to tidy the land or make it safe. See .

Conservation Area Management

Through the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997, local planning authorities can create Conservation Area Management Proposals to designate areas of special architectural or historic interest, where their character or appearance is desirable to preserve or enhance, as 바카라 사이트榗onservation areas바카라 사이트�. Historic Environment Scotland, in consultation with the local planning authority, may also designate a conservation area within the local planning authority바카라 사이트檚 district.

Historic Environment Scotland also continues to offer financial support to town centres through schemes like Heritage and Place Programme.

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Listed Building Preservation Notices

Under section 3 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997, building preservation notices can be served on owners, lessees and occupiers of an unlisted building which the planning authority consider is of special architectural or historic interest and is in danger of demolition or alteration which would affect its character.

The building is granted the same protection as if it were listed for a period of six months whilst it is assessed for inclusion in the list compiled by Historic Environment Scotland.

Listed Building Repairs Notice

Section 49 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 allows local authorities to serve an urgent works notice where a listed building falls into disrepair. Owners must be given at least 7 days to carry out necessary works.

Dangerous Building Notice

Section 30 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 allows local authorities to issue notice to building owners to address defects or dangerous conditions.

Housing

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Broad Compulsory Purchase Powers are available to local authorities, including under housing, planning, roads and local government legislation. These can be used for a range of purposes. These can be found under section 189 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and sections 9 and10 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

Compulsory purchase powers can be used to support delivery of a wide range of projects 바카라 사이트� both large and small 바카라 사이트� from comprehensive regeneration projects through to the refurbishment of individual vacant or derelict properties. Find .

Energy efficiency rebates

Section 65 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 enables local authorities to give council tac and non-domestic rates rebates for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements made to homes and other buildings.

Heat network zones

The Heat Networks (Heat Network Zones and Building Assessment Reports) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 empowers local authorities to designate areas within their boundary as particularly suited to the development of a district or communal heating system.

Empty Homes Officers

Empty Homes Officers are employed by the local authorities to help trace owners of empty properties and provide owners with advice on letting, selling or renovating their home to bring it back into use. The Scottish 바카라 사이트 provides funding to the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership, hosted by Shelter Scotland. The partnership provides advice and information to support councils바카라 사이트� empty homes officers.

Council tax for vacant properties

Through the Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Scottish Councils have the power to double the normal tax rate for properties that have been empty for 12 months or more. Regulation 4 provides a local authority with the power to apply an increase and determine the circumstances in which that increase is to apply. See

Housing Renewal Areas

Through the Housing (Scotland) Act, local authorities have a duty to ensure that houses that do not meet the tolerable standard are brought up to that standard, closed or demolished.

A local authority can declare a housing renewal area (HRA) if it concludes that a significant number of houses in the area are substandard.聽Once the HRA designation order has been approved by Scottish Ministers, the local authority can issue owners in the area with聽, in order to implement the HRA plan. It can also issue聽聽or聽, if appropriate.

Licensing of Short-Term Lets

The Civic 바카라 사이트 Scotland Act 1982 (Licensing of Short Term Lets) Order 2022 contains provisions for local authorities to address issues arising from licensed short-term let operators, such as site visits, additional conditions, enforcement notices or revoking licences. For more serious complaints local authorities are encouraged to work with Police Scotland through their 4E바카라 사이트檚 approach to engage, educate, encourage before enforcement action is considered by the Crown Prosecution Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. If complaints are passed to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to pursue; a criminal offence may carry maximum fines of up to 拢2,500.

Short-Term Let Control Areas

Under section 26B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, planning authorities may designate short-term let control areas. Through requiring planning permission for all new short-term let businesses within the designated control area, these can assist in controlling density of short-term let properties in line with local planning policies; managing potential negative impacts of over provision on local communities, infrastructure and amenities. There are currently control areas in place in Edinburgh and in Badenoch and Strathspey Ward of Highland Council.

Guidance on short-term let control areas is set out in

Help for people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness

The Homelessness etc (Scotland) Act 2003 includes a statutory responsibility to anyone threatened with, or experiencing, homelessness. By law, councils must offer a minimum of advice, assistance and temporary accommodation to all homeless households and those at risk of homelessness. For example, they must assess the levels of homelessness in their area and provide information and advice about homelessness, free of charge.

The Code of Guidance on Homelessness consists of practical guidance on how the legislation and related policies should be implemented. It also reflects best practice for other agencies and individuals, including registered social landlords (RSLs), elected council members and other council officials, as well as a range of others involved in .

Work, productivity and skills

Non-Domestic Rates

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Part 11 gives councils power to create and fund their own localised business rates relief schemes, allowing councils to better reflect local needs and support communities.

Public Entertainment Licenses

The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 gives local licensing authorities the ability to licence free-to-enter pub/club events should they choose to. This could be used by local authorities to enhance the feeling of community within our towns.聽 See Public entertainment licence (Scotland)

Community Wealth Building

The Scottish 바카라 사이트 has embraced the internationally recognised Community Wealth Building (CWB) policy and approach to economic development as a key tool to build and boost the Scottish economy; and to ensure the economy creates the prosperity that is necessary to support our people and communities.聽The 2024 to 2025 Scottish 바카라 사이트 Programme for 바카라 사이트 confirmed plans to introduce relevant legislation in this parliamentary year.

Skills Planning

The Scottish 바카라 사이트, Skills Development Scotland (SDS), and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) are working together to align skills planning and provision. See .

Local Employability Partnerships

Scotland바카라 사이트檚 local authorities are responsible for providing a range of public services and are a key partner in the design and delivery of employability services in Scotland. Strengthened and inclusive local partnerships are a critical milestone supporting increased local governance enabling a mixed economy of provision in local delivery. LEPs lead the planning, decision-making and implementation of employability provision across the council area to ensure individual needs and labour market demands are met.聽 They ensure a more aligned approach to national and local employability support.

Cohesion

Community Asset Transfer

Part 5 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 introduces a right for community bodies, such as community councils, to make requests to all local authorities, Scottish Ministers and a range of public bodies for any land or buildings they feel they could make better use of. They can request ownership, lease or other rights as they considered appropriate. See .

Community Planning Partnerships

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Part 2 empowers communities to take action in their local areas through the supporting ownership or control of land and buildings, and by strengthening their voices in decisions about public services. The Community Empowerment Act lists all the public authorities which take part in community planning and places the duties on them. These authorities form a Community Planning Partnership (CPP) for each local authority area.

Participation Requests

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Part 3 allow for participation requests to enable a community body or community council to enter into dialogue with public authorities about local issues and local services on their own terms. These do not replace existing community engagement strategies, but are an additional tool that supports public participation when informal routes have been exhausted.聽 Where a community body believes it could help to improve an outcome which is delivered by a public service, it is able to request to part in a process with the public service authority to improve that outcome.

The public body must agree to the request and set up a process unless there are reasonable grounds for refusal. At the end of the process the public body publishes a report on the outcomes and how the community body contributed to any improvements. Guidance on the process can be accessed here: .

Community Right to Buy Land

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Part 4 makes changes to the rights of communities to buy land that were first established through the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. It extends the community right to buy land to all of Scotland, urban and rural. A local community can register an interest in the land, then if the land comes up for sale, they have first option to purchase it. It improves a range of issues on the crofting community right to buy. It also allows communities to buy abandoned or neglected land where the owner is not willing to sell. This can help communities to take action to address potential adverse, harmful effects on their wellbeing and improve their local environment.

Common Good Property

Common Good property is an asset that is owned by a local authority and held for the benefit of the community at large. This can include parks, land and monuments and often has a strong historical or social value to local people The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Part 8 requires local authorities to hold and publish a register of all common good property that they hold and to engage with the community on the register and any proposed changes to the ownership or use of the property.

Participation in Decision-Making

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Part 10 provides powers to allow the government to require public authorities to promote and facilitate the participation local people of in the local decisions making and action. However, this is not yet in force.

Participatory Budgeting

Under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, participatory budgeting is a democratic process in which citizens decide directly how to spend part of a public budget.聽The Scottish 바카라 사이트 supports participatory budgeting as a tool for community empowerment and as a resource to build on the wider development of [participatory democracy in Scotland].聽See .

Health and wellbeing

Power to advance wellbeing

Section 20 of the Local 바카라 사이트 in Scotland Act 2003 provides a broad power for a local authority to 바카라 사이트渄o anything which it considers is likely to promote or improve the well-being of its area and/or persons within that area바카라 사이트� This power is broad and flexible, enabling councils to take a wide range of actions beyond their traditional duties.

Waste management

The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations Act 2011 Section 6 set out objectives聽in ensuring correct processing and disposal of waste. This includes ensuring that waste is managed without endangering human health and without using processes or methods which could harm the environment and cause nuisance through noise or odours.

Fixed Penalty Notices

Through the Environmental Protection Act 1990, environmental orders can be used to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for littering, fly-tipping, and graffiti. If streets are covered in litter, and public areas are covered in graffiti, this can contribute to an environment where crime takes hold, and people feel unsafe.

There are measures for even greater use of fixed penalty notices, both for littering and fly-tipping, with the likelihood of being caught and fined a real deterrent to this type of behaviour. The Scottish 바카라 사이트 increased the fixed penalty for fly-tipping from 拢200 to 拢500 from 1 January 2024.

Transport

Infrastructure Levy

The Planning (Scotland) Act provides powers for the Scottish Ministers to make regulations to introduce a charge payable to a local authority on development in that local authority바카라 사이트檚 area, to be spent on the provision of infrastructure 바카라 사이트� an Infrastructure Levy for Scotland (ILS). This is intended to provide an additional stream of funding for infrastructure which is needed to support growth on a wider scale than individual developments. This could include transport, educations and medical facilities, water and energy supply and green spaces. The Programme for 바카라 사이트 2023 to 2024 committed to implementing new infrastructure levy regulations but not until Spring 2026. See .

Active Travel Strategies

Active travel is fundamental to all of the interconnected priorities of the Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 National Transport Strategy and works alongside their commitment to reduce car travel by 20% by 2030, supporting our transition to a net zero transport system. Transport Scotland provides guidance to help local authorities develop Active Travel Strategies (ATS). The guidance emphasizes using data and evidence to identify the most effective interventions. See .

Local bus services

Through the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 and 2001 Section 34, local transport authorities have the power to run local bus services either in house or via an arms-length company within the wider context of their obligations, which they were previously prohibited from doing under the Transport Act 1985. This power sits alongside their ability to subsidise services. Should a local transport authority decide to run their own services, it will be for them to ensure that they comply with competition and subsidy control legislation.

Bus Service Improvement Partnerships

Under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 and 2001 Sections 35 and 38, Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (BSIPs) and the Local Services Franchises powers enable local transport authorities to begin developing their preferred options for improving local bus services.聽 These are serious powers, which local transport authorities are encouraged to consider carefully, which could include improving the frequency of existing services, providing new bus routes that improves connectivity within other parts of the local area, boosting footfall and reducing car usage.

Pavement parking

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 prohibits pavement parking, double parking and parking at dropped kerbs to ensure that our roads are accessible for all. The last of the secondary legislation to support this was laid in parliament and approved, meaning local authorities have had the tools to enforce these prohibitions from 11 December 2023.

Street design and road improvements

Under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, road authorities have powers to control the deposit of articles on carriageways, footways and footpaths by private building works, including excavations, spoil, signage, by other objects (e.g. pavement cafes, commercial signs/A frames skips and scaffolding).

This includes a power to operate a permit scheme for occupation, a power to remove/infill unauthorised works, uplift unauthorised signage etc, and to issue fixed penalty notices to offenders. The Scottish Road Works Commissioner regulates aspects of this power and reports directly to the Scottish 바카라 사이트 Minister for Transport. The control of works by statutory utilities falls under separate legislation.

Rules for carriageways and footways

Under the Local Authorities바카라 사이트� Traffic Order (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1999, road authorities have the ability to control the 바카라 사이트榬ules바카라 사이트� for the carriageways and footways under their control. Under this legislation authorities can determine the speed limit, weight and width limits, the rules around loading and parking, stopping and the kinds of traffic permissible in both permanent and temporary (road works) situations. Similar legislation allows authorities to designate bus lanes and permanent cycleways.

Road Authority Powers

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 outlines a range of powers available to roads authorities to meet this duty, including fines, direction powers, inspection powers and the ability to designate specific carriageways and footways as having special construction (e.g. speed tables, upgraded granite surfaces, segregated cycle lanes etc) which compels a like for like replacement when disturbed.

Authorities have a duty to coordinate their own road works, private building works (e.g. works to buildings which also have planning considerations) and the works of statutory utilities (e.g. Scottish Water, BT Openreach, Scottish Power etc). This power is regulated independently by the Scottish Road Works Commissioner.

Safety and security

Antisocial Behaviour Strategies

Under the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004, every local authority, together with the relevant chief constable must publish a strategy for dealing with antisocial behaviour in their area.

In addition to the ASB (Scotland) Act 2004, the Scottish 바카라 사이트 and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities produced a guidance framework聽which takes a holistic preventative and proactive approach to addressing ASB, representing a shared vision for how antisocial behaviour should be tackled. See (PDF, 1202KB)

Dispersal Order

Through the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004, Dispersal Orders can be used by the police to designate areas, in consultation with the local authority, where there has been significant, continuous and serious antisocial behaviour, and the presence or behaviour of groups is contributing to problems.聽

In the designated area, the police will have the power to disperse groups of two or more people or individuals within groups where their presence or behaviour is causing, or is likely to cause, distress to the public.聽

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Through the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004, antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) are preventative orders to protect victims of antisocial behaviour and the wider community from further acts of antisocial behaviour - that is, behaviour that causes or is likely to cause alarm or distress. It can use used as a tool to stop individuals engaging in antisocial behaviour, such as:

• drunken or threatening behaviour
• vandalism and graffiti
• playing loud music at night
• driving in an inconsiderate or careless way 바카라 사이트� such as drivers
• congregating in an area for racing

It is a criminal offence to breach an order.

Closure Notice

Through the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004, Closure Notices can be used by the police to issue a closure notice on premises, which prohibits anyone going into the premises who does not live there or is not the owner. This is recognition that in communities there are sometimes premises which are a constant focus for antisocial behaviour.聽 Procedures in place to issue a closure notice include consulting the local authority and taking reasonable steps to identify persons with responsibility for the premises.

Once a closure notice is served, the court has 2 days to consider the application from the police, which could result in a closure order on the premises. If a closure order is granted, the premises can be closed for up to three months, with a possible extension of up to 6 months.聽聽

Licensing

The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 regulates the sale and supply of alcohol. A key component of the licensing system set out in the 2005 Act is that it provides local flexibility to deal with local circumstances. However, to ensure consistency of approach, it is important that this local flexibility is balanced with a clear, effective and national framework within which Licensing Boards are required to operate.

The 2005 Act sets out five high level licensing objectives:

• Preventing crime and disorder
• Securing public safety
• Preventing public nuisance
• Protecting and improving public health
• Protecting children and young persons from harm

Restrictions on fireworks

As part of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 local authorities have powers to designate Firework Control Zones to restrict the use of fireworks locally. A firework control zone is an area within a local authority바카라 사이트檚 boundaries where:

• it is against the law to set off바카라 사이트痜ireworks anywhere, including on private property, except for category 1 fireworks (sparklers, crackers, party poppers)
• organised public firework displays are allowed, so바카라 사이트痯eople can enjoy fireworks safely.

Nuisance noise powers

Noise nuisance powers can be used by local authorities to tackle noise controls within towns. Continuous noise nuisance from a few people can create misery for the rest of the people living in the area. Local authorities have powers to deal with noise nuisance quickly. They can apply noise controls to specific areas and at specific times. If necessary, the authority can apply the conditions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Part 5 contains provisions in relation to anti-social noise and gives local authority바카라 사이트檚 additional powers to deal with anti-social noise when it is occurring and also tackles the problems of night noise in dwellings.

The Control of Pollution Act 1974 introduced new ways of managing other noise nuisances, including loudspeakers. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 sets out legislation on how to tackle nuisance noise and antisocial behaviour in social housing. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 empowers local authorities to deal with noise nuisance. Noise counts as a statutory nuisance (covered by Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) if it either:

• unreasonably and substantially interferes with the user or enjoyment of a home or other premises, or
• injures health or is likely to injure health

The Public Health etc (Scotland) Act 2008 introduces new types of nuisance noise, including insects, light, and water, and gives local authorities powers to give fixed penalty notices in certain conditions.

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 gives local authority바카라 사이트檚 powers to deal with nuisance and anti-social behaviour, this Act amended the Civic 바카라 사이트 (Scotland) Act 1982, by giving the police a specific power of seizure in relation to noise making equipment.

Section 49(2) of the Civic 바카라 사이트 (Scotland) Act 1982 allows a person who has reasonable cause for annoyance, as a result of a barking dog, to make an application to the court for an Order to be made requiring the owner of the creature to take action to prevent the annoyance from continuing.

Education and opportunity

Support and Intervention for Children and Young People

The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 give public authorities and other bodies the power to support children and their families as well as intervene when a child바카라 사이트檚 welfare is at risk. These acts also give the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland the power to investigate cases.

Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Provision

The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 places a duty on local authorities to secure provision of school education, including ELC, in their area. Following their duties under the 1980 Act, the Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 places a duty on local authorities to secure a specified amount of funded ELC for children in their area, and to publish a delivery plan in relation to this duty every 2 years following consultation. Funded ELC is delivered by a wide range of providers including nurseries and childminders, from across the public, private and third sectors. Scotland has offered 1,140 hours a year of high quality funded early learning and childcare to all 3 and 4 year olds and eligible 2 year-olds, since 2021.

Young Person바카라 사이트檚 Guarantee

The brings together employers, partners (eg local authorities) and young people. It aims to connect every 16- to 24-year-old in Scotland to an opportunity. This could be a job, apprenticeship, further or higher education, training or volunteering.