Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Community Planning Board will take place in the Main Conference Room, Police Scotland Divisional Headquarters, Old Perth Road, Inverness on Thursday 21 March 2019 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

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

i.    Community Planning Board – 19 December 2018 (for approval);
ii.    Chief Officers Group – 23 January 2019 (for noting); and
iii.    Chief Officers Group – 8 March 2019 (draft for noting).

3.    Talent Attraction and Retention

i.    Update on the work being led by HIE

Morven Cameron, Head of Universities, Education and Skills, HIE, will provide a presentation on the work being led by HIE.

ii.    Presentation: Building Cultural Infrastructure and Talent

There will be a presentation by the lead officers for the Creative Academy, Eden Court Theatre and Inverness Castle.

4.    Impacts on Highland of the vote to leave the European Union

Verbal updates will be provided by partners.

5.    Community Asset Reviews

The Community and Democratic Engagement Manager, Highland Council, will provide a verbal update.

6.    Highland Outcome Improvement Plan: Interim Partnership Performance Report

There is circulated Report No CPB/01/19 by the Corporate Audit and Performance Manager, Highland Council, on behalf of the Chief Officers Group.

The Board is asked to:

i.    scrutinise and discuss the Highland Community Planning Partnership’s performance in relation to the key national performance indicators; and
ii.    consider the usefulness of the indicators for reporting the Highland Outcome Improvement Plan in relation to relevant delivery plans and to reporting of locality plans.

7.    Best Value Assurance Report (BVAR) of Highland Council - Partnership Self-Assessment

There is circulated Report No CPB/02/19 by the Corporate Audit and Performance Manager, Highland Council, on behalf of the Chief Officers Group.

The Board is asked to:

i.    review the findings and consider if there is a need for any improvement actions as a result of the self-assessment;
ii.    note that the survey helps prepare Board Members and officers for any request by the Highland Council’s external auditors to interview partners; and
iii.    note that external scrutiny of the partnership arrangements of all statutory community planning partners is a growing area of interest.

8.    Developing Community Partnerships

i.    Updates from Chairs

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

a.    Caithness (Eann Sinclair, HIE)
b.    Sutherland (Iain Maclelland, Police Scotland)
c.    East Ross (Ricky Dibble, SFRS)
d.    Mid Ross (Ann Clark, NHS Highland)
e.    Skye, Lochalsh and West Ross (Robert Muir, HIE)
f.    Lochaber (vacant – no update available)
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

A verbal update will be provided on behalf of the Chief Officers Group.

9.    Highland Community Justice Partnership – Chair Proposal

There is circulated Report No CPB/03/19 by the Chief Officer, Highland Third Sector Interface, on behalf of the Community Justice Partnership.

The Board is asked to consider and agree:

i.    the inclusion of the Community Justice Partnership Chair in the Chief Officers Group/Community Planning Board membership;
ii.    to remit to the Chief Officers Group a review of the Community Justice Partnership Chair beyond 2020; and
iii.    further to ii. above, to include as part of the review proposals for reporting and assurance provision around the Community Justice Plan.

10.    Change of Lead Agency

The Board is asked to note that, in accordance with the agreed schedule, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will have lead agency responsibility for the Community Planning Board, for a period of one year, with effect from 1 April 2019.

11.    Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held at 10.00 am on Thursday 20 June 2019 in the Council Chamber, Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness.