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Where does LEADER fit with Community Planning Partnerships and Single Outcome Agreements?. Common approaches. Aligned Community Planning Partnerships – developing and setting out a joint vision for the area
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Where does LEADER fit with Community Planning Partnerships and Single Outcome Agreements?
Common approaches Aligned Community Planning Partnerships– developing and setting out a joint vision for the area sets out challenges/ guiding principles of sustainable development, community engagement and equalities LEADER– area based local development strategies sense of place / co-hesive area / local development as opposed to LEADER strategy CPP – Identifying actions to address key economic, social, physical and environmental issues L-integrated and multi-sectoral actions [integrated rural development] CPP- implementation by partners through theme partnerships somecan be public sector dominated L-Local public-private-community partnerships-LAG’s community/private/public mix, no single interest dominates CPP- Providing a mechanism through which organisations can meet and work together talking shop! L-networking and co operation leaning from each other at local, national and EU level Some alignment CPP- overseeing the implementation of the Community Engagement Strategy L-Bottom-up elaboration and implementation of strategies- strong identification of local needs and solutions/provide animation support and funding to deliver projects that address priorities/ win- win for communities and public administrations Limited alignment L- Innovation
Single Outcome Agreements • Links local authority [and CPP] spend to Scottish Government National Outcomes and is based on the Community Plan –provides local context • Allocates resources against outcomes • Coordinates and connects service delivery • Monitors performance and progress –Partnership Implementation Plan • Need to ensure LEADER outcomes are incorporated into the reporting- opportunity to show LEADER impact on National Outcomes
South Lanarkshire • Seven themes/partnerships involved in delivering CPP actions Community regeneration, community safety, youth, sustainability, enterprise, health and care and rural • Rural Partnership is also the LEADER Local Action Group Avoids duplication and ensures integration with CPP • LAG is strategic chaired by SLC Provost - meets 3 times a year- establishes local development strategy, holds annual community conferences to engage with wider rural community- 30 member organisations • Decision making Management Board 12 members drawn from LAG, all decisions on applications and LEADER operational issues, rotating chair [public- community] , meets bi monthly • Electronic application and appraisal system Enables effective decision making , smaller applications approved by four Board members on rolling basis
Argyll and the Islands • The LAG operates across two CPP areas - Argyll & Bute and North Ayrshire • Some LAG member organisations also sit on the CPP • A report of LAG activities is sent to the Argyll & Bute CPP Economy thematic Group on a regular basis • Projects funded by the LAG may facilitate the delivery of action points in the CPP Action Plans • CPP delivery of Structural Funds - a ring fenced package approach was used in the Highlands and Islands. The overall package was approved by the Argyll & Bute CPP but there was no other direct involvement in delivery. In several instances, the initial development work had been funded by LEADER
Factors to Consider • Not all CPP’s operate effectively across Scotland - some bad press / having an executive function [being a LAG] helps focus and enthuse membership!/similar aims to LAG but at different level/some LAG’s operate across several CPP’s • Better linkages to the National Strategic Objectives - Outcomes and Indicators and SOA’s /D&G example simple allocation of projects against SG strategic objectives /need to take this down a level to Outcomes as well/ need to show contribution LEADER investments make • Common community-led local development strategy approach across EU funds- challenges CPP’s to be more inclusive/CPP level and LEADER level strategies need to complement not duplicate/ hierarchy of CLLD’s. • More focus for LEADER on economic outcomes and addressing need/poverty bringing it more into line with Structural Funds