Community Planning Partnership Full Partnership Meeting
Argyll and Bute Council · 5 November 2024
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 5 November 2024 and its agenda
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Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group 5 November 2024 Community Planning Partnership Full Partnership Meeting This briefing relates to the meeting of the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) Full Partnership meeting which was held on 16 September 2024. The briefing is for noting and relevant discussion. Summary HIGHLIGHTS Argyll and Bute Employability Partnership Delivery Plan Ishabel Bremner, Economic Growth Manager Argyll and Bute Council, outlined the overarching Argyll and Bute Employability Partnership Delivery Plan (ABEP) for 2022-2025. The ABEP recognises that through stronger and more collaborative partnership working, focused on a place-based person-centred approach, will help to ensure suitable opportunities for individuals of all ages and capabilities through tackling socio-economic disadvantage, inequalities and removing multiple barriers to securing sustainable employment. Climate Change Andy Macpherson, Climate Change Project Manager, delivered a presentation that covered the key principles and process and progress regarding the CPP initiative to develop a Climate Change Strategy and Framework. Mr Macpherson also outlined climate trends, climate risks, findings, current actions and main areas of opportunity to make Argyll and Bute climate ready. Community Wealth Building The CPP Full Partnership met on the 16 September 2024 with the meeting being held in the Corran Halls, Oban. This update provides an overview of the discussion which took place. Reports which were discussed at the meeting can be found by following this link - (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership - Full Partnership, 16/09/2024 10:00 (argyll-bute.gov.uk)
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John McLuckie, Partnership Lead Argyll and Bute Council, provided a short history of Community Wealth Building within the Community Planning Partnership including development as a cross-cutting theme during the pandemic, the work of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) commissioned by the CPP and the final Community Wealth Building report approved in April 2024. John also outlined the five Community Wealth Building pillars, the wider local and national context including an anticipated Scottish Government Community Wealth Building Bill and provided an update on the work of the CPP Community Wealth Building Steering Group including discussions on strategy and prioritisation. Transport Infrastructure Ranald Robertson, Director HITRANS, provided a presentation concerning the key priorities for the new Regional Transport Strategy for the development of transport in the region over the next 20 years. Colin Young, Transport Planner Argyll and Bute Council, outlined the dependencies for Argyll and Bute in terms of sectors that rely on transport, highlighting Council infrastructure, services supported and subsidised by the Council and the areas where residents rely on services not provided by the Council including the national trunk road network, ferry routes operated by Calmac and rail services. Mr Young also spoke of the transport priorities such as the Rest and Be Thankful and West Highland Line. Housing Douglas Whyte, Housing Strategy Manager Argyll and Bute Council, highlighted the current housing emergency, the factors that resulted in the declaration of a housing emergency by Argyll and Bute Council in June 2023 and the housing emergency action plan agreed in June 2024. Actions include enabling the delivery of more market homes, enabling the delivery of more affordable homes, enabling the delivery of workforce homes and making the best use of existing homes, with the importance of the private sector being round the table emphasised. Community Wellbeing Mahailia Kateryna and Sam Campbell, Third Sector Interface, delivered a presentation outlining the proposed Population Health Framework for Scotland which is to be adopted by the Scottish Government, CoSLA, Public Health Scotland and Health Boards. They spoke of the whole systems approach to the prevention- focussed system which would seek to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce health inequalities, the strategic drivers of health improvement and how these would be delivered through the framework. For further information, please contact:
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Stuart McLean, Committee Manager, Argyll and Bute Council (01436) 657605 Stuart.mclean@argyll-bute.gov.uk