ɪn skˈɑːtlənd, jˌuːkˈeɪ, ˈæktɪv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp hˈæzbiːn wˈʌn ʌvðə θɹˈiː mˈeɪdʒɚ θˈiːmz ʌv kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi pˈɑːlɪsi sˈɪns ðɪ ˈɑːslɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt sˈɛkʃən sˈɪks.sˈɪks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
In Scotland, UK, active citizenship has been one of the three major themes of community policy since The Osler Report (section 6.6) in 1998.