Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Community Planning Board will take place remotely on Monday 20 December 2021 at 11.00 am.

You are invited to attend the 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 – 4 November 2021 (for approval);
ii.    Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership Strategy Group – 24 August 2021 (for noting); and
iii.    Community Justice Partnership – 8 September 2021 (for noting).

3.    Action Tracker

The Board is asked to review progress of its agreed actions.

4.    Impacts of Brexit

The Area Manager – Caithness and Sutherland, HIE, will provide a verbal update on the impacts of Brexit.

5.    Presentation: Highland Adapts 

Emma Witham, Principal Project Manager, Highland Adapts, will give a presentation.

6.    CPP Development

i.    Proposals to Support the Resourcing of Community Planning            

There is circulated Report No CPB/19a/21 by the CPP Senior Officers Group.

The Board is asked to:

i.    note the background and process for agreeing to develop a new approach to resourcing local and strategic Community Planning;
ii.    consider and agree the proposal and recommended financial model for delivery of the new approach; and
iii.    note that should the proposal be agreed, each organisation will be asked to consider and agree how it proposes to support and deliver the model.

ii.    Improving Outcomes in Children’s Services – Workshop Feedback and Next Steps

There is circulated Report No CPB/19b/21 by the Executive Chief Officer, Health and Social Care, The Highland Council.

The Board is asked to:

i.    note the key themes emerging from the CPP workshop on improving outcomes for children and young people;
ii.    consider and agree the statement of intent developed to achieve the aims identified in the planning workshop; and 
iii.    consider and agree the proposal for a Change and Innovation Programme to develop and shape this approach within a community setting.

7.    Developing a Place Based Framework

There is circulated Report No CPB/20/21 by the Head of Community Support and Engagement, The Highland Council.

The Board is asked to:

i.    note the background to the development a Place Based Framework;
ii.    consider and agree to adopt the Place Based Framework to facilitate joint working as partners and with communities; and
iii.    note the next steps for progressing this work should this approach be agreed.

8.    Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (HADP) Annual Report 2020/21 and Funding Summary

There is circulated Report No CPB/21/21 by the HADP Coordinator.

The Board is asked to approve the HADP Annual Report 2020/21 and investment plans.

9.    Annual Report on the Highland Public Protection Chief Officers Group (HPPCOG)

There is circulated, to partners only, Report No CPB/22/21 by Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett, Chair of the HPPCOG.

The Board is asked to:

i.    note the progress of the Highland Public Protection Chief Officers Group;

Adult Support and Protection Committee

ii.    support the Continuous Improvement Framework work of the Adult Protection Committee and Adult Protection Principal Officer;
iii.    recognise the significant increase in investigations and the pressure this will put on adult protection services;

Child Protection Committee

iv.    note the resource implications for delivery of effective services for young people across Highland;
v.    note the risks associated with delays to forensic medical provision in Highland;
vi.    support ongoing monitoring and consideration of implementation of learning from Reviews;
vii.    note that capacity to complete Learning Reviews is limited and consideration should be given to a CPP approach to recruitment, training and conducting Learning Reviews;
viii.    agree to consider the Child Protection audit findings and any arising implications across the Partnership;

Violence Against Women Partnership (VAWP)

ix.    support and input into the aims of the Highland VAWP; 
x.    provide feedback on the information contained in the report; and
xi.    provide opportunities for the VAWP to work more closely with Community Partnerships across Highland.

10.    Highland Suicide Prevention Action Plan

There is circulated Report No CPB/23/21 on behalf of the Highland Suicide Prevention Steering Group.

The Board is asked to approve the Highland Suicide Prevention Steering Group Terms of
Reference, Highland Suicide Prevention Action Plan and Highland Suicide Prevention
Structure, as appended to the report.

11.    Volunteering Campaign

A verbal update will be provided on the current challenges facing groups in relation to volunteering.

The Board is asked to support a targeted volunteering campaign within their organisations to raise awareness of and encourage volunteering within their local communities.

12.    Review of Strategic Risk Register

The Strategic Risk Register is circulated for consideration and review.

13.    Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 15 February 2022 at 10.00 am.