Play & Play Sufficiency Assessments

Wednesday 24 May 10am - midday

The May 2023 Park Managers Forum was on these topics, particularly timely with the new Scottish Statutory Instrument on Play Sufficiency Assessments in force from 19 May 2023.

Speakers:

Setting the scene - Julie Procter, greenspace scotland (agenda and questions for small group discussion)

• 'Possibilities for more and better play' - [extended version of presentation given in meeting] - Marguerite Hunter Blair, Chief Executive, with Cherie Morgan, Director of Projects, Play Scotland
  
  
• 'Play and Play Sufficiency Assessments - A Local Authority Park Manager's Perspective' - Jennifer Lothian, Team Manager – Strategy, Policy & Development, Amenity Services, East Lothian Council
  
  
• 'Play and Play Sufficiency Assessments - what research can offer' - Jon Olsen, Research Fellow, and Avril Johnston, Research Associate, Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist’s Office Social & Public Health Sciences Unit at University of Glasgow

There were also peer to peer discussions about play and Play Sufficiency Assessment solutions. 

Quick links shared in the meeting:

Scottish Government:

The Town and Country Planning (Play Sufficiency Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 - in force from 19 May 2023. 

Scottish Government Policy Note on The Town and Country Planning (Play Sufficiency Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 - March 2023.

The policy note above was provided as part of the Scottish Parliamentary scrutiny process for the draft PSA regulations.

Scottish Government Local development planning guidance - published 24 May 2023.

Public Health Scotland:

Links to COVID-19 and greenspace use survey findings (CERYIS) surveys, including on inequalities in access and participation, for Environment and Spaces for Public Health Partnership Group / Public Health Scotland (PHS) in Covid 19 and greenspace use survey findings

Place Standard Tool for Children and Young People - by the Place Standard partners, Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, Architecture & Design Scotland, the Improvement Service and Glasgow City Council.

Play Scotland:

Getting it right for play

Co Impact:

Online tool from the Connecting Nature Project, to help create a Nature-based Solutions / project evaluation and monitoring plan (Glasgow City Council / Universidade da Coruña)