Appendix 3 Proposed Amendments to the Best Practice Guidance 2022

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Appendix 3
Proposed Amendments to the Best Practice Guidance 2022 
Cover page updated to reflect the guidance will be from 2026-2030.
Page 4, 12 – Removed reference to audited accounts and replace with
independently examined, in accordance with the Scheme.  Also make clear it will be
draft AGM minutes that require to be submitted as part of the request to release an
administration grant.
Page 4, 14 – Remove provision for printing as this is used infrequently due to the
use of email etc and puts CSC budgets under strain if large volume prints are
suddenly requested.  Administration budgets can be used to purchase print
equipment and printer consumables.
Page 4, 17 – Add that recordings of area committees will be available.
Page 5, 18 – Add that live streams of council meetings are available and include link.
Page 7, 10 – Make clear that having agreed priorities for the CC to achieve may
encourage more people to become involved in the community council as there is
clear purpose about what the CC want to achieve during the electoral term.
Page 7, 13 – clarify that minutes should be displayed in accordance with
Constitution.
Page 9, 1.1.1 – Update all relevant contact information for services.
Page 10, 3.1 – Update to reference changes to the “Customer Service Charter”.
Page 11, 6.1 – Remove reference to the Complaints process as the complaints
process is only accessible to a “member of the public”, as defined by Section 5 of the
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002.  This does not preclude a
community council from raising issues with Service Manager where they are not
satisfied with the action taken or response to an enquiry, or from acting on behalf of
a member of the public or helping a person complain.  In this case the person’s
written consent for the community council to act on their behalf would be sought. 
Page 14, 4.1 – Remove reference to the person examining the accounts being
“preferably a qualified accountant” to be consistent with provisions in the Scheme
which read “examined by a person of good standing appointed by the community
council, who must not be a member of that community council”