Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Community Planning Board will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday 21 March 2018 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.    Northern Ireland Study Visit – Welcome and Introductions

3.    Minutes of Meetings

The following Minutes are circulated for noting or approval as appropriate:

i.    Community Planning Board – 19 December 2017 (for approval);
ii.    Community Justice Partnership – 20 December 2017 (for noting); and
iii.    Chief Officers’ Group – 20 February 2018 (draft for noting).

4.    Commission on Highland Democracy

There will be a presentation by Rory Mair on the findings of the Commission on Highland Democracy.

The Commission has offered proposals on how public bodies might respond to the challenges identified by the Commission.  These are:

1.    The importance of strategy
2.    Understanding democratic responsibility
3.    Locality planning and involvement
4.    Community Councils
5.    Making individual decisions within a democratic framework
6.    Community responsibility

The Board is asked to consider:

i.    how the CPP could develop its understanding of the issues; and
ii.    how the CPP might want to begin to review/renew its approach with regard to increasing participation/engagement.

5.    Developing Community Partnerships

i.    Updates from Chairs

There are circulated, as follows, updates from Community Partnership Chairs:

a.    Caithness (Roy Kirk, HIE)
b.    Sutherland (Iain Maclelland, Police Scotland)
c.    East Ross (Mark Loynd, SFRS)
d.    Mid Ross (Ann Clark, NHS Highland)
e.    Skye, Lochalsh and West Ross (Stuart MacPherson, Acting Chair, HIE)
f.    Lochaber (Michael Foxley, NHS Highland)
g.    Nairn (Brian Mackay, Police Scotland)
h.    Badenoch and Strathspey (Fraser Nixon, SFRS)
i.    Inverness (Graham Ross, Highland Council)

The Board is asked to consider any risks and issues raised.

ii.    Update from Chief Officers’ Group

There will be a verbal update on behalf of the Chief Officers’ Group.

6.    Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Transformation Proposals

The Area Manager and Local Senior Officer will give a presentation on Scottish Fire and Rescue Service transformation proposals.

7.    National Developments across Child Protection and Adult Support and Protection – Impact on Chief Officer Group Structure

Ch Supt MacDonald, Police Scotland, will provide a verbal update.

8.    Corporate Parenting

There is circulated Report No CPB/01/18 by the Head of Children’s Services, Highland Council.

The Board is asked to support the proposal to establish a Corporate Parenting Board, and to agree:

i.    the outline of the purpose, membership, responsibilities, accountability and operational arrangements, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report;
ii.    that the Corporate Parenting Board has membership which includes three Elected Members, one acting as Chair;
iii.    that the Corporate Parenting Board has membership from other key agencies with Corporate Parenting responsibilities, with a maximum of 6 representatives, in order to retain an informal ethos which would facilitate full engagement by Care Experienced Young People.  It is recommended that these be drawn from NHS Highland, Police Scotland, Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and two representatives of colleges and the University of the Highlands and Islands; and
iv.    that two Care Experienced Young People attend each meeting together with an engagement worker to support them, and that this would enable the link with the CHAMPS board.

9.    Highland Community Justice Plan

There is circulated Report No CPB/02/18 by the Chair of the Community Justice Partnership.

The Board is asked to comment on and approve the proposed Highland Community Justice Plan for the period 2018-2021.

10.    Implementation of Highland Outcome Improvement Plan (HOIP) - Update

There is circulated Report No CPB/03/18 on behalf of the HOIP Subgroup.

The Board is asked to:

i.    note the update on the implementation of the HOIP and the review of CPP structures; and
ii.    agree that the next phase of work on reviewing CPP structures will include a review of the CPP Board.

11.    Community Planning Board Membership

There is circulated a letter from Skills Development Scotland proposing the appointment of a Board Member to the Community Planning Board.

The Board is asked to consider the request.

12.    Change of Lead Agency

The Board is asked to note that, in accordance with the agreed schedule, Police Scotland will have lead agency responsibility for the Community Planning Board, for a period of one year, with effect from 1 April 2018.  NHS Highland will be the lead agency for the Chief Officers’ Group for the same period.

13.    Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Thursday 21 June 2018 in the Main Conference Room, Police Scotland, Divisional Headquarters, Old Perth Road, Inverness.