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Supporting, developing and representing Scotland's local third sector infrastructure.



Each local authority area in Scotland has a Third Sector Interface to support, promote, develop and represent the third sector:

  • Community groups;
  • Voluntary organisations;
  • Social enterprises;
  • Volunteering.

Third sector interfaces have now formed across Scotland. The new interface arrangements bring together four key, local infrastructure functions:

  • support to voluntary organisations operating in the area, both local and those national organisations that deliver services at the local level;
  • support to and promotion of volunteering;
  • support and development of social enterprise;
  • connection between the Community Planning Partnership and the third sector.

Depending on the local needs, how interfaces deliver on the above key functions differ from one to another. If you would like to find out more about the local development, please contact your local interface.

Local interface contact details can be found here.

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There are 32 third sector interfaces - one in each local authority area.

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