IMPORTANT UPDATE
On the 24th March 2021, the Scottish Government and COSLA issued a joint statement on the Delivering Equally Safe fund. The statement outlines a number of important changes to the fund which have come in with immediate effect. We understand that those who are intending to apply may have questions and we are working closely with the Scottish Government to ensure that all the documents associated with the fund including the Information and Application Guidance Notes are updated within the next few days. We will endeavour to have the updated documents available and distributed to everyone who has registered interest as soon as possible.
Please note: The application deadline date has been extended to midday on Friday 28th May.
Click here to access the full statement.
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