Council reports and papers
Annual reports
Research reports and papers from CLDSC
Report on Local Authority Community Learning and Development Budget Allocation 2024/25
Report on Local Authority Community Learning and Development Budget Allocation 2023/24
Published November 2023
Pandemic and lockdown: how CLD practitioners have responded
Report on the 2020 survey. Published January 2021
Engage, Educate, Connect, Empower: CLD Resilience and Recovery
Paper approved August 2020.
Career pathways for CLD report and Improving Pathways for CLD practitioners Survey
Paper published July 2020 and survey conducted in 2021.
Why employers need Professional CLD practitioners
Published in November 2019
Recent Policy Responses and Commentary
Community Right to Buy Response October 2025
Wellbeing and Sustainability Bill Response August 2025
Consultation on the Community Wealth Building Bill – May 2025
Community Benefits from Net Zero Energy Developments consultation – April 2025
Rural Delivery Plan consultation response – March 2025
The Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion consultation response – March 2025
Proposed Youth Work (Scotland) Bill consultation response – March 2025
Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy Response – February 2025
Post-School Education and Skills Reform Consultation on legislation response – September 2024
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