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CashBack for Communities

Since 2008, £110 million recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act has been committed to the CashBack for Communities Programme and other community initiatives. The programme has funded over 2.5 million activities and opportunities for young people.

2017-2020 Evaluation and Animation

2017-2020 Evaluation and Animation

and case study reels covering the project activity for CashBack for Communities. We are also delighted to release an animation which succinctly captures the impact of the programme, the scale and power of change it has successfully brought to many thousands of young people in Scotland. Transforming lives and continuing to give hope for a better tomorrow.

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2017-2020 Evaluation and Animation

Virtual visit to HMYOI Polmont

Virtual visit to HMYOI Polmont

Taking part in a virtual visit with new CashBack partners to mark the start of the next phase of the programme, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said:

“CashBack is a unique and potentially life-transforming programme that helps expand young people’s horizons and supports them to realise their ambitions and reach their full potential.”

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Virtual visit to HMYOI Polmont

£19 million CashBack funding allocated

£19 million CashBack funding allocated

Youth projects share cash seized from criminals.   Projects for disadvantaged young people will share £19 million seized from criminals. New organisations to benefit from the latest round of CashBack for Communities funding include Eden Court arts project in Inverness and the Mayfield & Easthouses Youth 2000 Project. They will work closely with young people from areas of deprivation to provide them with positive opportunities to raise their attainment and aspirations.

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£19 million CashBack funding allocated

Giving back

CashBack School of Rugby players showcase their community spirit

Players from Hawick’s CashBack School of Rugby took part in a community clean-up on Sunday 16th May, dedicating their time in a bid to tidy up the town’s streets.

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Giving back

Life changing opportunities

CashBack Off the Bench launches

Funded by the Scottish Government’s CashBack scheme, Off the Bench will begin in Spring 2021, initially with five clubs across the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Championship.

Off the Bench’ is a 16-week programme for 18-24-year-olds who have committed, or are considered likely to commit offences or engage in anti-social behaviour, particularly, but not limited to offences in and around football matches in Scotland.

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Life changing opportunities

Changing lives, saving lives

CashBack is a lifesaver!

CashBack for Communities seeks to bring real and lasting change to young people.  Sometimes the impact and change can be life-changing. For three young people from Rangers Charity Foundation’s CashBack – Towards New Futures course, it was life-saving! 

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Changing lives, saving lives

Local Authorities

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Angus Argyll and Bute Clackmannanshire Dumfries and Galloway Dundee East Ayrshire East Dunbartonshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh Eilean Siar Falkirk Fife Glasgow Highland Inverclyde Midlothian Moray North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire Orkney Perth and Kinross Renfrewshire Scottish Borders Shetland South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire Stirling West Dunbartonshire West Lothian

Aberdeen

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£167,096

Activities in 2016-2017

5,472

Aberdeenshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£110,877

Activities in 2016-2017

8,071

Angus

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£133,259

Activities in 2016-2017

3,458

Argyll and Bute

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£91,576

Activities in 2016-2017

5,120

Clackmannanshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£81,905

Activities in 2016-2017

3,024

Dumfries and Galloway

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£139,224

Activities in 2016-2017

17,125

Dundee

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£199,359

Activities in 2016-2017

4,682

East Ayrshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£205,418

Activities in 2016-2017

5,859

East Dunbartonshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£99,836

Activities in 2016-2017

3,427

East Lothian

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£108,043

Activities in 2016-2017

8,595

East Renfrewshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£69,867

Activities in 2016-2017

4,169

Edinburgh

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£363,805

Activities in 2016-2017

17,006

Eilean Siar

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£77,860

Activities in 2016-2017

1,922

Falkirk

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£162,294

Activities in 2016-2017

8,670

Fife

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£259,300

Activities in 2016-2017

13,343

Glasgow

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£644,310

Activities in 2016-2017

34,330

Highland

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£349,474

Activities in 2016-2017

6,163

Inverclyde

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£109,899

Activities in 2016-2017

2,481

Midlothian

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£82,957

Activities in 2016-2017

7,543

Moray

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£81,852

Activities in 2016-2017

3,819

North Ayrshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£158,264

Activities in 2016-2017

9,335

North Lanarkshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£249,667

Activities in 2016-2017

9,449

Orkney

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£76,453

Activities in 2016-2017

1,595

Perth and Kinross

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£102,507

Activities in 2016-2017

6,518

Renfrewshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£135,002

Activities in 2016-2017

7,680

Scottish Borders

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£149,575

Activities in 2016-2017

9,520

Shetland

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£45,942

Activities in 2016-2017

942

South Ayrshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£196,404

Activities in 2016-2017

19,615

South Lanarkshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£263,775

Activities in 2016-2017

15,226

Stirling

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£140,367

Activities in 2016-2017

8,584

West Dunbartonshire

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£112,855

Activities in 2016-2017

4,949

West Lothian

Project Spend in 2016-2017

£135,255

Activities in 2016-2017

6,867

Case Studies

Building capacity and confidence

Personal and physical skills

Behaviours and aspirations

Improving wellbeing

Improved attendance and attainment

Improving learning, employability and employment options

Evaluation (2017 - 2020)

£110m

committed from the proceeds of crime

32

local authorities impacted

> 2.5m

activities provided for young people

69%

of young people from 20% most deprived areas in Scotland

News

Ocean Youth Trust Scotland are back on the waves

Ocean Youth Trust Scotland (OYTS) has been hit by the Coronavirus restrictions perhaps harder than most CashBack partners. For 15 months, it has been impossible to take young people out on voyages, which is at the heart of OYTS youth work.  Undaunted, Barry McLaughlin, the Trust’s Youth Development Worker, has worked hard to adapt the […]

29th July 2021

Girls School of Football participant signed by Celtic FC Women

A former pupil of the Scottish Football Association’s School of Football has signed for Celtic FC Women. 16-year-old striker London Pollard took part in the CashBack-funded programme whilst attending St Machar Academy in Aberdeen. Jo Murphy, Girls and Women’s Club Development Officer with the Scottish FA, commented: “London had a great attitude when involved in […]

5th July 2021