If your project dovetails with government policy and local plans, funding, support and partnerships will come more easily.

Where to go for information

National Food policy:

• Good Food Nation policy 
• A healthier future: Scotland’s diet and healthy weight delivery plan
• Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives (UK)
• UK National Food Strategy

Planned National Food Policy:

• Good Food Nation Bill
• Ending the Need for Food Banks 
• Local Food For Everyone

Local plans:

The main places to check for plans is on your local authority and Health and Social Care Partnership websites. Plans that may mention community food work include:

• Health and Social Care Partnerships: your local HSCP will have information on health improvement targets for the local area. Each partnership is jointly run by the NHS and local authority.
• Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs): CPPs bring public agencies and communities together to plan and deliver better services locally. Check your local authority website to find out local Community Plans and Local Outcome Improvement Plans.
• Community Learning and Development Plans: CLD teams across Scotland support training and community development.
• Child Poverty Action Reports:  these are produced by your local authority who may also produce other anti-poverty action plans or strategies.
• Local Food Growing Strategies:  each local authority has a duty to produce a strategy.
• Sustainable Food Places: some areas have produced Food Action plans as part of working with a range of local groups and agencies as part of Sustainable Food Places

Resources