Item 10 - Executive Group report
West Dunbartonshire Council · 28 September 2022
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Report by the Chief Executive Officer of West Dunbartonshire Council, Chair of the Community Planning Executive Group Management Group: 28 September 2022 ___________________________________________________________________ Subject: Community Planning Executive Group 1. Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this report is to inform CPWD members of what was discussed at the most recent Community Planning Executive Group meeting. 2. Recommendations 2.1 CPWD is asked to note: • There has been a change to the chair of the Safer Development and Improvement Group (DIG) as Coleen Wylie, Chief Inspector - Local Area Commander, Police Scotland has moved post. • Partnership working on Community Justice and on the Joint Children’s Services Action Plan be regularly reported within Community Planning – through either Executive Group or Management Board – to ensure oversight and understanding of partners as to the requirements within these for Community Planning. • The annual report for Community Planning West Dunbartonshire 2021-22 is being prepared and will come to the Management Board at its meeting in November. 3. Background 3.1 The Community Planning Executive Group met on 15 August 2022. The group is chaired by the Council’s Chief Executive, and membership includes the five DIG leads. ITEM 10
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4. Main Issues 4.1 This was the first meeting chaired by the new Chief Executive of the Council: Peter Hessett. It was also the first meeting of Ryan Mcmurdo of Police Scotland, Ryan introduced himself as replacing Coleen Wylie of Police Scotland and as the chair of the Safer Development and Improvement Group (DIG). 4.2 The three over-arching themes for each DIG plan are: Sustainability, Wellbeing and Empowered. DIG plans have or are in process of being reviewed to reference the three over-arching themes. Laura Mason, the DIG Lead for ‘Nurtured’ reported that the three themes were considered at an Education Leaders Conference on 17 June, and that they are integral to the Nurtured DIG plan. 4.3 It was recognised that the partnership working on Community Justice and on the Joint Children’s Services Action Plan be regularly reported within Community Planning – through either Executive Group or Management Board – to ensure oversight and understanding of partners as to the requirements within these for Community Planning. 4.4 The Executive Group received an update from the Community Planning Shared Service Manager that the e-bulletin for partners would be launched from start September, and that work was underway to collate information for the 2021/22 Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Annual Report. 5. People Implications 5.1 Actions developed to address the over-arching themes, Community Justice and Joint Childrens Services Action Plan may require other partner organisations to join specific working groups. 6. Financial Implications 6.1 The work of Community Planning Executive Group is focused on improving processes and approaches to how partners work together. The creation of actions may identify resource needs to implement these. 7. Risk Analysis 7.1 Failure to respond to challenges would risk delivery against policy priorities. 8. Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) 8.1 No actions are required as this is an update report. 9. Consultation
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9.1 This report provides an update on ongoing activity. 10. Strategic Assessment 10.1 Progressing work as outlined in this report ensures CPWD can deliver on the outcomes set in the Local Outcome Improvement Plan. Peter Hessett. Chair, CPEG 02 September 2022 ____________ Person to Contact: Rona Gold, Shared Service Community Planning Manager, rona.gold@argyll-bute.gov.uk, 01436 658 862, 07780 00 4561 Appendices: N/A Background Papers: Previous reports to Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board on Executive Group activity. Wards Affected: All