ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We very much appreciated that every one of Scotland's Community Planning Partnerships took time to give us general information to underpin the report. And the more in depth involvement of a wide range of people in the eight case study areas was essential in giving us a rich understanding of the dynamics of tackling multiple deprivation across Scotland.
The Advisory Group played an important and active part in the research - and we enjoyed and valued the debate and input from all the members which helped to shape this final report. We would make a special mention of Robert McGregor (Fife Community Planning Partnership) and Liz Tuach (West Dunbartonshire Community Planning Partnership) for the practical experience that they brought.
Finally, we welcomed the way that Elinor Findlay, who managed the research project for the Scottish Government, steered the work to a satisfactory conclusion.
We thank everyone who played a part in the production of this report.