Jim Masters CPN Chairman Jim.masters@devon.uk 01392 383231

1. Jim Masters CPN Chairman Jim.masters@devon.gov.uk 01392 383231

2. CPN Update: • CPN funding and strategy • Coastal Partnership coverage in England • Issues facing Coastal Partnerships • Uncertainty, changing priorities (Natural Environment White Paper), Coastal Communities Fund, marine planning, coastal change, Localism, public sector • Working with the MMO

3. CPN Funding: • There is no central funding at present for CPs in England • Funding addressed through local partnerships on ad-hoc basis • Flexible arrangements reflect local characteristics • Lack of national context is a potential weakness

4. CPN Strategy: • To present unifying framework where possible • To harmonise delivery of key CP features and services • Data, engagement, facilitation and meeting design • To deliver consistent approach in order to add value • CPN has written a number of strategy documents outlining this thinking

6. We are dealing with a lot of uncertainty, we need tools to help us view the future: • Scenario Planning – • Don’t bank on the chances of something happening • Build plausible scenarios • What do we do if X happens, how will this effect us, what could we have done to plan for this? • Introducing:

7. The Cone of Plausible Uncertainty

8. CRITICAL VARIABLE PRESENT

10. Government Departments Non Governmental Organisations Local Authorities Shoreline Management Plan & Coastal Groups Inshore Fishery Conservation Authorities Business and commercial interests Communities, education and awareness Regional Seas projects Recreation, tourism, economy Why Coastal Partnerships? To deliver any of the previous guiding principles on the coast you need to involve a lot of different people. Note – this is not an exhaustive list of the potential players and groupings who might be involved – it is for illustration purposes only no hierarchy is implied

11. Government Departments Non Governmental Organisations Local Authorities Shoreline Management Plan & Coastal Groups Inshore Fishery Conservation Authorities Business and commercial interests Communities, education and awareness Regional Seas projects Recreation, tourism, economy Why Coastal Partnerships? We deliver: Efficiencies of scale, finance and action because we take a ‘sample’ of key representatives from each of these ‘strata’. The Coastal Partnership then provides neutral, trusted and reliable access to these stakeholders Coastal Partnership This is our business: We know how to engage with marine and coastal stakeholders. We know the issues that are important to them at any given location where a partnership exists A range of services: CPs can then help all these organisations deliver Core Strategy targets by working in partnership at the coast

12. CPs Coverage in England:

13. CPs Coverage in England:

14. The Natural Environment White Paper • A vision-finding document • Places greater emphasis on appropriate valuations for nature • Monetary and non-monetary valuations = human wellbeing • Builds on the UK NEA • Healthy, properly functioning environment is foundation for sustained growth, prosperity and human wellbeing • 3 key areas – • Biodiversity Offsetting • Local Nature Partnerships • Nature Improvement Areas

15. Coastal Communities Fund • What do we know at the moment? • Funding is every year • Range of projects – environment, education, health, charities • E.g. renewable energy; safeguarding environment • Linked to Crown Estate revenues – 50% each year • £23.7 Million = • £18.2 - England • £1.85 – highlands and islands • £2.05 for rest of Scotland • £1.15M for Wales • £0.45M for Ireland

16. CPN Working with the MMO • CPs will not be automatically approached by the MMO to help deliver a service • CPs need to prove their case in each Marine Plan Area • MMO will pay for a service where appropriate • CPs are likely to help with communications for Marine Planning • CPs are not likely to be asked to plan/deliver Stakeholder Engagement • There are no demands being made that English CPs become “Marine Planning Partnership” equivalents

17. CPN Working with the MMO • MMO have approached the CPN to work together • CPN are delighted with this • Spirit is of collaboration – the start of a process • Specifications for contract are being drawn up at present • Informing this with best practice from Scotland will be important • Contract is likely to cover the following work themes:

18. CPN Working with the MMO • Spatially defining geographic coverage of each partnership • Categorising nature of different partnerships to aid engagement • Proposing mechanism for engagement where gaps in CP network exist • Providing details of membership • Ensuring compatibility of datasets for members • Providing details for sub-groups associated with each partnership • Providing details on constitution and business models for each partnership • Providing background on remits for each CP – issues based / ICZM • Existence of web-based information / portals • Funding models • Membership of Local Nature Partnerships and other relevant mechanisms for engagement