Annual Report - Draft for Comment Pre-Publication (Rona Gold and Lucy Dunbar)
Argyll and Bute Council · 6 October 2022
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1 Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership Annual Report 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 Argyll and Bute Outcome Improvement Plan 2013 – 2023
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2 Contents 1. Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 3 2. Who are we?................................................................................................................................Page 4 3. How do we work?........................................................................................................................Page 6 Cross Cutting Themes: 4. Climate Change…………………………………………………………………………………………Page 7 5. Building Back Better…………………………………………………………………………………...Page 8 6. Community Safety Partnership………………………………………………………………………Page 9 7. Financial Inclusion & Child Poverty………………………………………………………………...Page 10 8. Digital Inclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...Page 11 9. Community Wealth Building………………………………………………………………………….Page 12 10. Engagement……………………………………………………………………………………………..Page 13 11. Best practice case study……………………………………………………………………………...Page 13 12. Addressing inequalities……………………………………………………………………………….Page 14
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3 1. Summary This annual report covers the twelve month period from 1 April 2021. This was a time of continued response to the pandemic following the emergent omicron variant. Our partnership developed ‘cross-cutting’ themes from partners understanding of what was critical to work on together and from engagement with community organisations which highlighted impacts of Covid-19. The partnership agreed to work together on: climate change, building back better (strengthening communities), community wealth building, digital, safety in communities and addressing financial impacts including child poverty. Progress and achievements on these issues are illustrated in this annual report. Highlights include: Climate Change Action webpage hosting information on actions to address climate change across communities and organisations in Argyll and Bute. Monthly meetings for community organisations supporting people in need, to share experience and get support from other organisations in the area. Funding and distribution of call blockers to prevent telephone fraud and scams. Over 6,000 Worrying about Money leaflets distributed Funding to increase awareness of digital opportunities in communities.
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4 2. Who are we?
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5 Joe joined the Fire Service in 1997 and has worked in various strategic roles including the role as deputy commander for the City of Glasgow. In July 2020 he was transferred to Argyll and Bute and East and West Dunbartonshire as SFRS Local Senior Officer. He is a MCR Pathways mentor for disadvantaged young people. Joe has a BA from Glasgow Caledonian University and an MSc. He also enjoys sports and is a keen golfer. Argyll and Bute Council www.argyll-bute.gov.uk Police Scotland www.scotland.police.uk Highlands and Islands Enterprise www.hie.co.uk NHS Highland www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk Scottish Fire and Rescue Service www.firescotland.gov.uk Argyll College UHI www.argyll.uhi.ac.uk Scottish Natural Heritage www.snh.gov.uk Skills Development Scotland www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk Scottish Enterprise www.scottish-enterprise.com Argyll and Bute TSI www.argyllcommunities.org Scottish Ambulance Service www.scottishambulance.com Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park www.lochlomond-trossachs.org Scottish Government www.gov.scot Department for Work and Pensions www.gov.uk/government/organisation s/department-for-work-pensions
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6 Community Planning in Argyll and Bute The main purpose of the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) in Argyll and Bute is to address population decline and grow the economy. The CPP is working together on a range of actions under six key outcome areas through cross cutting themes. In autumn 2020, we asked communities how they had been impacted by the Covid- 19 pandemic. Communities told us about their needs, which we grouped together under cross cutting themes. Although the themes relate back to the six outcomes of the Argyll & Bute Outcome Improvement Plan 2013-23, they make sure that our actions remain focused on what is important to communities in these changing times. 3. How do we work?
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9 Partners: Police Scotland (Chair) HM Coastguard (Vice Chair) Argyll and Bute Council Regulatory Services Trading Standards Housing Anti-Social Behaviour Health and Social Care Partnership Violence Against Women and Girls Partnership Community Justice Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Royal National Lifeboat Institution Argyll Third Sector Interface
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13 10. Engagement Argyll and Bute Council and partner organisations wanted to understand the strengths and challenges experienced during lockdown and how to work together moving forward in this time of resilience and recovery. Following a series of conversations with community groups, we established an online forum and invited communities to take part in discussions on some of the issues below: What were the challenges communities faced during COVID-19? What positives do you think came out of lockdown - is there any long term benefit for your community? Who were the community leaders on any local community outbreaks in future? How can we work together on any local community outbreaks in future? Is there any continued working we need to do together to strengthen our community post-COVID? Click here for more information: Building Back Better - Key Findings Report 11. Best practice As the Covid-19 pandemic entered into its second year, the Community Planning Partnership continued to support local community groups across Argyll and Bute through our Caring for People partnership. Key Community Planning partners included Argyll & Bute Council, Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership, the Third Sector Interface, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service and our excellent community organisations and groups. Together we provided guidance and community support to ensure that no one was left behind. You can read a case study that was highlighted by Communities Channel Scotland as an example of best practice here: Support for local networking: Garelochhead Station Trust's experience during Covid-19
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14 12. Addressing inequalities Addressing inequalities is something that our Partnership seeks opportunity to do and we are delighted to be working with the Improvement Service on one of six pilot projects in Scotland to reduce inequalities through place based approaches to wellbeing. The Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme is a delivery partnership between the Improvement Service and Public Health Scotland (PHS), funded and supported by The Health Foundation and Scottish Government with support from COSLA. The overall ambition of the programme is to improve Scotland’s wellbeing and reduce inequalities. It aims to change our collective approaches to the places where we live, work and play. To deliver upstream preventative interventions that reduce Scotland’s significant health inequalities while delivering on the range of national ambitions around Covid recovery and climate action. Dunoon is one of six communities across Scotland that has been identified to receive support to stimulate actions promoting strong partnership working around data driven knowledge on inequality with citizen involvement to create systems change. You can read more about the programme here: Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme For more information about the Community Planning Partnership in Argyll and Bute you can find our welcome pack and e-bulletins on our webpages: https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/council-and-government/community-planning-partnership Please email cppadmin@argyll-bute.gov.uk if you would like to receive the e-bulletin direct to your inbox.