About the Association of Scottish Community Councils

The Association of Scottish Community Councils is the National Representative and Campaigning Body for all the Community Councils of Scotland.

It is independent of all governments – national and local, and all other interests.
It's elected representatives are chosen by Community Councils, and are themselves Community Councillors.
It was founded by Community Councils in 1994, in response to the proposals to reorganise local government, with a mission to ensure the voice of Community Councils was not lost in the new unitary local authorities.
It operates, via a network of elected Area Representatives, all over Scotland.
It is a representative democracy, controlled by Community Councils, which elect their representative in each local authority area.
Its founding aims are to promote the role, effectiveness and status of Community Councils in Scotland, so as:

To encourage exchanges of information between them.
To promote examples of best practice in the work of Community Councils
To offer impartial and unbiased advice, training and information to Community Councils
To facilitate communication between national bodies and Community Councils
Topreserve the independence of each Community Council
To ascertain, collect, and express nationally, the views of Community Councils.

It is the only national body whose sole purpose and interest is Community Councils. Its work is all about empowering CCs. It does much of this in the course of engaging with national and local government, civic institutions, public authorities, regulators and political parties. It also works locally to increase the impact and effectiveness of CCs and to share support and good practice.
It is the Champion of Community Councils as unique, statutory, elected, representative bodies in Scotland.