Question reference: S5W-31865
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 17 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that the Spaces for People programme will be fully evaluated to assess (a) value for money and (b) the programme's impact on (i) communities in general and (ii) disabled people.
Answer
The Scottish Government introduced the Spaces for People programme with the key aim to protect public health during the Covid-19 emergency.
A national monitoring and evaluation framework for Spaces for People has been developed by Sustrans Scotland in partnership with the Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland. This framework sets out the evaluation criteria and will form the basis of full programme evaluation.
Sustrans Scotland, who administer the Spaces for People programme, is providing guidance on monitoring as part of a package of support offered to local authorities and public bodies for individual projects.