Part 5 - Asset Transfer Requests

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 has been established to enhance community involvement in community planning by creating new opportunities for influencing public service provision and decision making including how community assets are owned and managed.

Part 5 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, introduces a right, for appropriately constituted community bodies, to make requests to all Local Authorities, Scottish Ministers and a wide ranging list of other public bodies (the relevant authorities), for any land or buildings they feel they could make better use of. They can request ownership, lease or other rights, as they wish. Formal guidance has been published by the Scottish Government and provides guidance for both the relevant authorities and community bodies.

Regulations and guidance have now been published by Scottish Government to implement asset transfer under the Community Empowerment Act. This aspect of the legislation came into force on 23 January 2017.

Link to NHS Tayside Property Asset List

Further information can be found on the Scottish Government website

For any queries, requests for information or to make an application, please contact:

Public Involvement Team
NHS Tayside
Freepost SCO 6181
Dundee
DD3 8ZR

Email: tay.gettinginvolved@nhs.scot