Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Community Planning Partnership Board will take place in Room 1.01, An Lòchran, Inverness Campus, Inverness, and via Microsoft Teams, on Tuesday 5 December 2023 at 2.00 pm.

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 Partnership Board – 15 September 2023 (for approval); and
ii.    Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership Strategy Group – 29 August 2023 (for noting).

3.    Action Tracker

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

Verbal updates will be provided on the actions relating to health inequalities and the Custody Link Project.

4.    Suicide Prevention Action Plan - Creating Hope Together in Highland

There is circulated Report No CPPB/17/23 by the Chair of the Suicide Prevention Steering Group.

The Board is asked to note the content of the action plan and ensure that all agencies support the delivery of their relevant elements.

5.    Community Safety and Resilience Action Plan

There is circulated Report No CPPB/18/23 by the Chair of the Community Safety and Resilience Delivery Group.

The Board is asked to note the content of the action plan and ensure that all agencies support the delivery of their relevant elements.

6.    Developing a Trauma Informed Workforce

There is circulated Report No CPPB/19/23 by the Programme Manager, The Promise, and the Chair of the Mental Health Delivery Group on behalf of the Trauma Champion Steering Group.

The Board is asked to:-

i.    consider the case for additional dedicated capacity to support development and implementation of a programme of work on trauma informed practice; and
ii.    support the Trauma Champion Steering group proposal that the allocated funds from Scottish Government be used for a dedicated post to help develop trauma informed systems, services and workforces that are crucial for improving the lives of people in Highland.

7.    Resetting the Highland Outcomes Improvement Plan (HOIP)

There is circulated Report No CPPB/20/23 by the Council’s Head of Community Support, Contact and Engagement.

The Board is asked to:

i.    note the work that has been undertaken to date to reset the HOIP;
ii.    consider and agree the design principles to guide the review;
iii.    consider the emerging Strategic Outcomes and areas for development, noting further engagement is required to explore and develop these and associated actions; and
iv.    agree the next steps for the review outlined at section 6 of the report and that a revised plan for 2024-2027 will come forward to the Board for agreement in March 2024.

8.    Strategic Housing Investment Plan

The Council’s Head of Development and Regeneration will provide an update on the Strategic Housing Investment Plan.

9.    Community, Sports and Leisure Facility Strategy

There is circulated a report by the Council’s Executive Chief Officer, Education and Learning, which was considered by the Education Committee on Thursday 23 November 2023.

The Board is asked to note the proposed Community, Sports and Leisure Facility Strategy set out in the report and consider the potential alignment and opportunities with the work identified in the HOIP Review paper at item 7 on the agenda.

10.    Partnership Development Team Update

There is circulated Report No CPPB/21/23 by CPP Senior Officers and the Partnership Development Manager.

The Board is asked to consider the updated workplan to December 2023 as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

11.    Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (HADP) Performance Update

There is circulated Report No CPPB/22/23 by the Independent Chair of the HADP.

Appendix 3 of the report is circulated separately and is confidential.

The Board is asked to:

i.    note the spread of HADP funded services and projects across all six national outcomes as shown on Appendix 2;
ii.    note that the HADP Strategy Group has agreed that further work is required to understand the impact of the investment and where attention is needed and this is likely to mean changes to the reporting arrangements for the HADP and the other groups it reports to.  A development session is to be arranged for this purpose and to consider risk management approaches;
iii.    to scrutinise the performance dashboard circulated separately and confidentially, noting that a publicly facing dashboard could be useful and highlighting if there are any further information requests at this time;
iv.    note that the HADP is not responsible for the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) standards but that MAT standards 8 and 10 require wider partnership support in particular;
v.    agree if any CPP Board Members or those in attendance should:
a.    be invited to attend the HADP development session to make sure the links with the Board are fully considered; and
b.    would find it helpful to meet the new HADP Chair to ensure the right connections are being made across and within the CPP;
vi.    note that further areas to explore in 2024 include:
a.    the fit between the HADP and the community partnerships;
b.    how the HADP can support the efforts of the CPP around prevention and planning at three horizons;
c.    whether financial reporting should be included in performance reports for the CPP; and
d.    how total resources for reducing harms for people with problematic alcohol and drug use could be included in future reporting.
vii.    note that a refreshed self-assessment will be needed for the HADP, but that if the CPP Board has a preferred method this could be included;
viii.    note that a thematic audit of alcohol and drug partnerships is planned nationally.  Should Highland be included in the one fieldwork, CPP Board Members may be contacted by auditors.  An update will be provided when available; and
ix.    note the new positive developments highlighted at paragraph 4.12 of the report, welcomed by the Strategy Group at its meeting in November 2023.

12.    Highland Public Protection Chief Officers Group Annual Report

There is circulated the Highland Public Protection Chief Officers Group Annual Report.

The Board is asked to note:

i.    the progress of the work of the committees/partnerships that report to the Highland Public Protection Chief Officer Group;
ii.    the risks to delivery of the public protection agenda; and
iii.    the priorities for future action.

13.    Highland Adapts Project Update

There is circulated Report No CPPB/23/23 by the Climate Change Adaptation Coordinator on behalf of Highland Adapts.

The Board is asked to:

i.    climate-proof all Highland CPP plans.  Integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation into all Highland CPP plans will safeguard their future viability and minimise the risks associated with climate-related impacts on existing inequalities; and
ii.    contribute to the Highland Climate Risk and Opportunity Assessment, which will be a valuable resource for the Highland CPP’s work to reduce climate-related inequalities across Highland.

14.    Highland Community Justice Partnership Public Facing Annual Report 2022-23

There is circulated Report No CPPB/24/23 by the Community Justice Partnership Manager.

The Board is asked to approve the Highland Community Justice Partnership Public Facing Annual Report 2022-23 prior to submission to Community Justice Scotland and general circulation.

15.    Review of Strategic Risk Register

The CPP Senior Officers have reviewed the Strategic Risk Register and amended based on the discussions at the Board on 15 September 2023.  The Board decisions (in bold) and associated amendments are as follows:

i.    Covid Resilience and Covid Recovery Risks to be retained at present and considered further, taking into account the points raised during discussion

a.    Covid Resilience remains - Risk Description updated to Pandemic/Influenza Resilience.
b.    Covid Recovery remains - management of risk embedded as business as usual.

ii.    Crisis in Ukraine risk to be lowered to ”low” based upon current local evidence and operation

Risk Description updated to Support and Resourcing for People Fleeing Crisis.

iii.    Cost of Living Crisis risk not be lowered at present and to continue to be reviewed

Remains as per discussion.

iv.    Risk relating to public sector funding to be added for consideration at the next meeting of the Board

Public Sector Funding added to reflect budget reductions across sectors.

The Board is asked to approve the revised Strategic Risk Register.

16.    Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday 1 March 2024 at 1.00 pm.