Community Planning Partnership Management Committee Meeting Highlights
Argyll and Bute Council · 6 May 2025
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 6 May 2025 and its agenda
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Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group 6 May 2025 Community Planning Partnership Management Committee Meeting Highlights The Community Planning Partnership (CPP) Management Committee met on 16 April 2025. The briefing is for noting and relevant discussion. Summary The CPP Management Committee met on 16th April 2025 in the Council Chambers, Kilmory and via Microsoft Teams. The highlights from this meeting are here for members of the Area Community Planning Groups’ interest. Access to the reports and full agenda is found by following this link - Highlights Area Community Planning Group (ACPG) Updates John McLuckie, Argyll and Bute Council, provided an overview of the ACPG reports from the meetings held in February 2025, highlighting key points from the meetings, including: The Oban, Lorn and the Isles (OLI) ACPG is establishing a short-term working group to explore community resilience requirements as a result of climate change. Concerns raised by partners at the Helensburgh and Lomond (HL) ACPG regarding the switch off of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) and the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN). Pippa Milne, Chair, confirmed that Iain MacInnes will provide an update to ACPGs on this. Concerns raised by Mid Argyll Kintyre and the Isles (MAKI) ACPG regarding the new reporting format by the Police to their meetings. The question was asked whether this was an issue for other ACPGs, with chairs present at the meeting feeding back that it was not. Superintendent Patricia Robertson, Police Scotland, agreed to contact MAKI ACPG to explore the issues and what may be possible for future reporting.
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Sarah Davies (HL ACPG), Reeni Kennedy-Boyle (BC ACPG) and Colin Buchanan (OLI ACPG) raised concerns about the lack of consultation on the decision to end the Living Well Networks funding. Samantha Campbell, NHS Highland, agreed to provide an update on the work from NHS Highland of the developments regarding the cessation of funding to the Living Well Networks, to the ACPGs. She confirmed that Health Equalities Impacts Assessments had been carried out in advance of the decision to withdraw the funding. It was agreed that the information on the cessation of Living Well Networks funding be recirculated to ACPG members and any feedback on gaps this has caused will be fed back to Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership. Community Planning Self-Assessment Draft Improvement Plan Rona Gold, Argyll and Bute Council, provided an overview of the draft improvement actions from the CPP Management Committee session held with the Improvement Service (IS) on 21st March. The draft plan includes improvement actions for the next 15 months and Rona emphasised the importance of getting feedback and consensus on the improvement plan in order to take this forward. Partners came forward to support taking the actions forward: - Undertake mapping exercise to understand what mechanisms each individual partner has in place to understand the needs of individuals and communities Partners came forward to be part of a group looking at Engagement. - Engage with the Area Community Partnership Groups to understand what would be beneficial for them via CPP Board meeting cycle and build in a feedback loop Rona noted that work on this action has already started and it was agreed that this would be tied in initially with existing ACPG Chair and Vice Chair meetings. - Look to encourage active citizenship and communities to take part in CPP Rona is meeting with the Council’s Governance Manager to discuss working better with Community Councils and a 15-month short life working group will then be set up to move the action forward. Rona welcomed volunteers to join this group and a request will be circulated through the ACPGs. - Engage directly with Community Councils, outlining the role and purpose of the CPP to educate how Community Councils can get involved and influence It was agreed that is tied into the previous action. - Plan two face to face development days per year A working group of CPP Management Committee members will be set up to take forward planning face to face development sessions. It was noted that the next development session would be incorporated into a longer meeting of the already scheduled CPP Management Committee meeting on 6th June. - Learn from other CPPs in terms of good practice in this area
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Rona will work with the Improvement Service to identify and share good
practice from other CPPs and it was suggested that this be added to future
CPP MC meeting agendas.
- Refresh Welcome Pack to ensure it is up to date
Partners volunteered to assist with updating the Welcome Pack.
Develop different approaches to sharing of Board information such as the use
of a podcast
It was noted that the first episode of the Argyll and Bute Community Planning
podcast was about to go live. You can listen to this following this link: { Argyll
and Bute Community Planning podcast - Episode 1}
- Develop process for individual partner organisations to provide a suitable
handover to new person joining the partnership
A number of volunteers agreed to be part of a working group to take this
action forward.
Argyll and Bute Outcomes Improvement Plan 2024-2034 – Next Steps
The CPP team presented an update on the development of the agreed actions for
the CPP Management Committee under the three priority outcomes: Transport
Infrastructure, Housing and Community Wellbeing.
A specific session will be held on 6th June for the CPP Management Committee to
further discuss and input to these actions including considerations of resource
commitments.
Rona Gold highlighted that the presentation slides on the transport actions would be
shared with ACPGs at their May meetings.
CPP Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan
Climate Change Strategy was approved.
The Management Committee praised Andy’s work and it was agreed that the
strategy be shared nationally as an example of strong partnership working.
CPP Community Wealth Building (CWB) Short Life Steering Group
John McLuckie outlined key points of the Community Wealth Building Bill, published
at the end of March, which proposes duties for local authorities and specific public
bodies rather than Community Planning Partnerships.
Takki highlighted a draft response to the Bill, agreed by the CWB Steering Group,
will be circulated to CPP Management Committee members for comment, before a
collective CPP response is submitted to the Bill’s ‘Call for views’ by 23rd May.Page 4
Community Justice Partnership
Mary Holt, Argyll and Bute Council, provided an overview of the draft Community
Justice Annual Report.
Mary highlighted the linkages between community justice and the priorities of
Transport Infrastructure and Community Wellbeing.
Community Learning and Development (CLD) Strategic Partnership Plan
Paul Ashworth, Live Argyll, presented the CLD Strategic Partnership Plan,
highlighting the progress made since the HMIE progress visit in January 2024, which
recognised a strong partnership approach and significant progress made, resulting in
the inspection being signed off with no further actions required.
Aspiring Places demonstration
Demonstration of the Aspiring Places platform following its launch in March
Fair Funding Guidace feedback
Rona Gold highlighted the fair funding of the voluntary sector guidance issued by the
Community Planning Improvement Board, which had been circulated to CPP
Management Committee members in February. It was agreed that the guidance
would be resent to partner organisations and discussed at the September meeting to
allow organisations sufficient time to consider whether they can sign up to “work
towards” the guidance.
For More Information:
John McLuckie, Partnerships Lead, john.mcluckie@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Full minutes of CPP Management Committee meetings are found here: {Browse
meetings - Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership - Management
Committee - Argyll and Bute Council}