Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Community Planning Board will take place in the Council Chamber, Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Thursday 30 June 2016 at 10.00 am.

As a Community Planning Partner, you are invited to attend the Board meeting and the business to be considered is noted below.

Business

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of Meetings

i. Community Planning Board

There are circulated for approval Minutes of the last Meeting held on 2 December 2015.

ii. Chief Officers’ Group

There are circulated for reference Notes of meetings held on 2 February 2016, 21 April 2016 and 19 May 2016.

3. Presentation on the Economy

The Director of Business and Sector Development, HIE, and the Director of Development and Infrastructure, Highland Council, will give a presentation on the economy, including the City-Region Deal.

4. Audit Scotland National Report: Community Planning – An Update

There is circulated the Audit Scotland Report “Community Planning – An Update”.  The Chief Executive, Highland Council, will provide a verbal update at the meeting.

The Board is invited to consider and discuss the report, its findings and recommendations.

5. Implementing the Community Empowerment Act

i. Community Empowerment Act: Community Planning Partnership Consultation Responses

There is circulated Report No CPB/01/16 dated 16 June 2016 by the Acting Head of Policy, Highland Council which provides a summary of each of the recent Scottish Government consultations on parts of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act, along with the responses agreed by the Chief Officers’ Group and submitted on behalf of the Community Planning Partnership.

The Board is invited to note the responses submitted on behalf of the Partnership to the Scottish Government consultations on the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act.

ii. Taking Forward Local Community Planning

There is circulated Report No CPB/02/16 dated 16 June 2016 by the Acting Head of Policy, Highland Council, which considers the proposals for developing local community planning arrangements.  This is within the context of the new duties contained in the Community Empowerment Act but also other local planning responsibilities contained within the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 and the Requirements for Community Learning and Development (Scotland) Regulations 2013.

The Board is invited to:-

i. agree the geography for establishing local partnerships set out in section 4 of the report;
ii. agree on how to resource community planning at a Board, Chief Officers’ Group and local partnership level as outlined in section 5 of the report; and
iii. agree the initial guidance to support local partnerships outlined in section 6 of the report.

iii. SEP Index – Targeting Partnership Action

There is circulated Report No CPB/03/16 dated 21 June 2016 by the Head of Health Improvement, NHS Highland, and the Acting Head of Policy, Highland Council, which updates the Board on further work undertaken in relation to the SEP Index and recommends how to utilise this index to target partnership action including locality planning.

The Board is invited to:-

i. note progress in relation to development of the SEP index for targeting inequalities in Highland;
ii. agree that the communities identified in Appendix 3 of the report be used to inform priorities for development of locality plans to meet the requirements of the Community Empowerment Act; and
iii. agree that discussions should take place with District Partnerships and any other relevant local structures to raise awareness of the SEP index and consider its uses to tackle inequalities.

6. The Commission on Highland Democracy

A verbal update will be provided at the meeting.  For information, there is circulated the COSLA Commission report on Strengthening Local Democracy, “Effective Democracy: Reconnecting with Communities”.

7. Community Planning Improvement Programme – Final Report

There is circulated Report No CPB/04/16 dated 21 June 2016 by the Chief Officer, Highland Third Sector Interface, which explains that the Community Planning Improvement Process has now been completed and a Plan (appended to the report) has been drafted for consideration and adoption by the Highland CPP.  The Plan was considered at the Chief Officers’ Group on 21 April 2016.

The Board is invited to:-

i. adopt the Plan in principle, subject to the comments made at the Chief Officers’ Group on 21 April 2016, as set out in the report;
ii. support the approach set out in section 3.2 of the report with regard to the establishment of a working group and agree to receive updates on the progress of that work; and
iii. agree that the Chief Officers’ Group have general oversight of the progression of the Plan and commit the necessary time and resource to its realisation while reporting back to the Board on progress at appropriate intervals.

8. Scottish Care Leavers Covenant

There is circulated Report No CPB/05/16 dated 21 June 2016 by the Director of Care and Learning, Highland Council, which explains that the Scottish Care Leavers Covenant was produced by an alliance of children’s organisations as “a bold step to make the changes needed to give care leavers the bright and better future they deserve.”  It sets out a cross-sector approach to implementation of Part 10 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, by supporting corporate parents to deliver changes in action and practice to bring consistency to entitlement and support to young people.

The Board is invited to sign up to and endorse the Scottish Care Leavers Covenant.

9. Highland CPP Breakthrough Achievement for 2016/17 

There is circulated Report No CPB/06/16 dated 21 June 2016 by the Head of Health Improvement, NHS Highland which explains that, at the Chief Officers’ Group on 2 February 2016, the group considered options for a breakthrough achievement for 2016. Following further discussion at the Chief Officers’ Group on 21 April 2016 it was agreed to recommend to the Board that a breakthrough achievement for 2016/17 should be to contribute to a campaign which aims to reduce loneliness and social isolation in Highland.

The Board is invited to agree that a breakthrough achievement for 2016/17 will be to sign up to a campaign that would 1 in 3 of staff in partner agencies sign a pledge to take action to reduce loneliness and social isolation.

10. National Park Partnership Plan

The Chief Executive, Cairngorms National Park Authority will give a short presentation on the National Park Partnership Plan.

11. Consultation on Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Strategic Plan 2016-2019

There is circulated Report No CPB/07/16 dated 11 June 2016 by the Area Manager – Service Delivery, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), which explains that the SFRS is consulting with all stakeholders on its draft Strategic Plan for 2016-2019.  The report and draft Plan (Appendix A) set out the Service’s strategic Outcomes, Priorities and Objectives for the period of the Plan.

The Area Manager – Service Delivery, SFRS, will give a short presentation in support of the report.

Board Members are asked for their views and comments on the SFRS draft Strategic Plan 2016-2019 with specific reference to the strategic Outcomes, Priorities and Objectives.

12. Active Highland Strategy

There is circulated Report No CPB/08/16 dated 22 June 2016 by the Head of Health Improvement, NHS Highland which presents the final draft of Active Highland,  a refreshed framework of outcomes and commitments around promoting opportunities for physical activity and sport.  It replaces the Council’s Physical Activity and Sport Strategy.

The Board is invited to:-

i. endorse the Active Highland strategy; and
ii. commit to implementation of the Active Highland Strategy as appropriate, subject to findings of Equality Impact Assessment.

13. Delivering Partnership Outcomes

The following updates are provided by Responsible Officers on the current delivery plans for the Single Outcome Agreement (SOA), the partnership’s agreed strategic priorities and developing partnership working:-

i. Economic Growth and Regeneration (James Gibbs, HIE)    
ii. Employability (Stuart Black, HC)
iii. Early Years/Children (Bill Alexander, HC)    
iv. Safer and Stronger Communities (Philip MacRae, Police Scotland)
v. Health Inequalities and Physical Inactivity (Cathy Steer, NHSH)    
vi. Outcomes for Older People (Jan Baird, NHSH)
vii. Environmental Outcomes (George Hogg, SNH)
viii. Community Learning and Development (Bill Alexander, HC) (verbal report)
ix. SOA Development Plan (Alison Clark, HC) 

The Board is invited to scrutinise the progress reported.

14. Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting will take place at 10.00 am on Friday 7 October 2016 in the Council Chamber, Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.