Participation Requests - NatureScot Annual Reports

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Participation Requests

Reporting Period

The period of this report is 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

Actions to Promote and Support the Use of Participation Requests 

NatureScot’s Corporate Plan 2022-26 - A nature-rich future for all recognises the importance of protecting and restoring nature, and inspiring everyone to value our natural world because everyone’s future depends on it. NatureScot works with a wide range of organisations across Scotland, as well as local people and communities of interest. We support the use of Participation Requests as one engagement method amongst many. We are actively exploring the role of co-production as means to deliver our work.

Participation Requests are promoted to communities on our Participation Request webpage and dedicated email address – [email protected].  

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Participation Requests

Reporting Period

The period of this report is 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023

Actions to Promote and Support the Use of Participation Requests 

NatureScot’s Corporate Plan 2022-26 - A nature-rich future for all recognises the importance of protecting and restoring nature, and inspiring everyone to value our natural world because everyone’s future depends on it. NatureScot works with a wide range of organisations across Scotland, as well as local people and communities of interest. We support the use of Participation Requests as one engagement method amongst many. We are actively exploring the role of co-production as means to deliver our work.

Participation Requests are promoted to communities on our Participation Request webpage and dedicated email address – [email protected].  

Note: Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) changed its name to NatureScot as of the 24th August 2020.  

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Participation Requests

Reporting Period

The period of this report is 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

Summary of Participation Requests

Actions to Promote and Support the Use of Participation Requests 

NatureScot’s new Corporate Plan 2022-26 - A nature-rich future for all recognises the importance of protecting and restoring nature, and inspiring everyone to value our natural world because everyone’s future depends on it. NatureScot works with a wide range of organisations across Scotland, as well as local people and communities of interest. We support the use of Participation Requests as one engagement method amongst many. We are actively exploring the role of co-production as means to deliver our work.

Participation Requests are promoted to communities on our Participation Request webpage and dedicated email address – [email protected].  

Note: Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) changed its name to NatureScot as of the 24th August 2020. 

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Participation Requests

Reporting Period

The period of this report is 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

Summary of Participation Requests

Actions to Promote and Support the Use of Participation Requests

Woven throughout the NatureScot Corporate Plan "Connecting People and Nature" is the importance of engagement of communities of place and interest.  Participation Requests are promoted as being available for communities on our Participation Request webpage and dedication email address - [email protected]

Note: Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) changed its name to NatureScot on 24 August 2020.

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Participation Requests

Reporting Period

The period of this report is 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020

Summary of Participation Requests

Actions to Promote and Support the Use of Participation Requests

Woven throughout the SNH Corporate Plan "Connecting People and Nature" is the importance of engagement of communities of place and interest.  Participation Requests are promoted as being available for communities on our Participation Request webpage and dedicated email address: [email protected]

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 - Participation Requests

Reporting Period

The period of this report is 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019

Summary of Participation Requests

* In September 2017, SNH was named as another public service authority in a  Participation Request made by Jordanhill Community Council to Glasgow City Council (GCC) about Victoria Park in Glasgow.  This is home to Fossil Grove Site of Special Scientific Interest.  SNH welcomed the Participation Request and provided a positive response to GCC within the prescribed timescale and this was reported in the 2017/18 SNH Participation Request Annual Report.  During 2018/19, GCC refused the Participation Request.

Actions to Promote and Support the Use of Participation Requests

During 2018/19, SNH raised awareness and refined our staff guidance based on the experience with the received Participation Request. We continue to welcome Participation Requests and have guidance for communities on our Participation Request webpage and a dedicated email address – [email protected] – for responding quickly to inquiries and requests for support.