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Area Community Planning Group Governance Arrangements

Argyll and Bute Council · 1 February 2023
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Argyll and Bute Community Planning
Partnership 
Mid Argyll, Kintyre & the Islands Area
Community Planning Group 
1 February 2023 
Area Community Planning Group Governance Arrangements 
Summary 
The report asks the Mid Argyll, Kintyre & the Islands Area Community
Planning Group to review the current Terms of Reference, the membership of
the Group and also asks members to note the dates for meeting up until May
2024. 
1. Purpose 
1.1 The purpose of this report is to confirm the governance
arrangements of the Mid Argyll, Kintyre & the Islands Area
Community Planning Group (Area CPG) specifically the Terms of
Reference, membership and note future meeting dates. 
2. Recommendations   
2.1  Area CPG members are requested to:  
 Consider and adopt the Terms of Reference submitted in this
report (Appendix 1) and to agree that these be reviewed on an
annual basis to ensure their ongoing currency and
appropriateness for the work of the Area CPG as it develops
over time. 
 Consider and agree the membership of the group as attached
(Appendix 2) and to agree that the membership of the group be
reviewed on an annual basis to ensure currency and
appropriateness for the work of the group as it develops over
time. 
 To note the future meeting dates submitted in this report. 
3.        Detail

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3.1 The Area CPG Terms of Reference were last reviewed and agreed
in February 2022. An updated version, which has been amended to
reflect some changes in language and terminology, is attached at
Appendix 1. 
3.2 The membership of the Area CPG was last reviewed in February
2022. The Area CPG are asked to consider whether any changes
should be made to the membership, details of which are attached at
Appendix 2. 
3.3 The membership will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure
currency and appropriateness for the work of the group as it
develops over time, however there is provision for additional
organisations to join the group at any stage to accommodate local
circumstances. 
3.4 Historically meeting dates for Area Community Planning Groups are
scheduled approximately half way between the programmed
meetings of the Community Planning Partnership Management
Committees to enable effective and timeous reporting of matters to
that committee. Members are therefore asked to note that the
meeting dates for the Mid Argyll, Kintyre & the Islands Area CPG for
2023/24 will be:- 
 Wednesday 3 May 2023
 Wednesday 30 August 2023
 Wednesday 1 November 2023
 Wednesday 31 January 2024
 Wednesday 1 May 2024 
4. Conclusion 
4.1 Given the development of Local Action Plans and the future focus of
the work of Area Community Planning Groups the meeting is asked
to review and agree the attached Terms of Reference and the
current membership. 
5.  SOA Outcomes 
Not applicable. The report relates to the administration of the Area CPG. 
For further information please contact:   
Shona Barton, Governance Manager, Argyll and Bute Council
Tel 01436 657 605 
Appendix 1 – Terms of Reference
Appendix 2 – Membership list