THE HUB PROGRAMME
HUB PROGRAMME DELIVERS MORE THAN £ 2BN OF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME
The success of Scotland ’ s hub Programme has been recognised in a recent independent evaluation report , confirming that since its establishment ten years ago , it has delivered in excess of £ 2.2bn investment in around 200 projects in Scotland .
EKOS Ltd , a leading independent economic and social research practice , found that the hub Programme has performed well against its original aims and objectives . It has delivered substantial social impacts and community benefits and there is strong support from across all stakeholder groups .
Particularly noteworthy is the role the Programme has had in encouraging the adoption of community benefit clauses in construction contracts for hub , and subsequently non-hub projects .
The hub Programme is a Scotland-wide partnership model that brings public and private sector bodies together to deliver community infrastructure in five regional areas through their respective hubCos ( hub companies ) – the South East , North , East Central , West and South West . Infrastructure experts , Scottish Futures Trust ( SFT ), conceived , developed and manages the Programme with a central programme management office and local programme directors providing oversight and support to the operational hub Programme .
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