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Linking Regeneration and Community Planning in Edinburgh

Linking Regeneration and Community Planning in Edinburgh. Cllr Donald Wilson City of Edinburgh Council SURF Seminar 21 February 2003. Local Government Scotland Act 2003. Definition of community planning:

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Linking Regeneration and Community Planning in Edinburgh

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  1. Linking Regeneration and Community Planning in Edinburgh Cllr Donald Wilson City of Edinburgh Council SURF Seminar 21 February 2003

  2. Local Government Scotland Act 2003 Definition of community planning: • the process of planning and providing services by way of consultation and co-operation with partners and communities Councils’ leadership role: • to initiate, maintain and facilitate the process, and take suitable action to invite and encourage participation by partners and communities

  3. Draft guidance • Agree joint vision/objectives in the form of a community plan; • Set challenging outcomes and clear responsibilities for agencies and partnerships; • Streamline planning and delivery of services, highlight connections between partnerships, remove wasteful overlaps; • Identify resources necessary to achieve agreed outcomes; • Monitor and evaluate progress; • Engage effectively with communities and set outcome targets for engagement; • Observe and encourage equal opportunities; • Report on achievements in the Community Planning area including an assessment of performance in meeting set outcomes.

  4. Challenges • Getting the structures right - city wide and local level • Link community planning framework to mainstream services/integrate with existing service planning and delivery • Getting the relationships right between the city wide community planning group and other partnerships • Streamlining / rationalising partnerships, services and initiatives • Performance management - how do we know that partnership really makes a difference • Getting the community involved • Showing how community planning makes a difference on the ground • A misunderstood concept - need to clarify

  5. The Edinburgh Partnership

  6. Local Community Planning Constituency level: • Six local development committees Neighbourhood level pilot projects: • W Edinburgh Community Planning Partnership • N Edinburgh service co-ordinator • Leith Regeneration Project • Craigmillar local service agreements • S Edinburgh Task Force working • Gorgie Dalry

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