Linking Regeneration and Community Planning in Edinburgh Cllr Donald Wilson City of Edinburgh Council SURF Seminar 21 February 2003

Local Government Scotland Act 2003 Definition of community planning: the process of planning and providing services by way of consultation and co-operation with partners and communities Councils’ leadership role: to initiate, maintain and facilitate the process, and take suitable action to invite and encourage participation by partners and communities

Draft guidance  Agree joint vision/objectives in the form of a community plan;  Set challenging outcomes and clear responsibilities for agencies and partnerships;  Streamline planning and delivery of services, highlight connections between partnerships, remove wasteful overlaps;  Identify resources necessary to achieve agreed outcomes;  Monitor and evaluate progress;  Engage effectively with communities and set outcome targets for engagement;  Observe and encourage equal opportunities;  Report on achievements in the Community Planning area including an assessment of performance in meeting set outcomes.

Challenges Getting the structures right - city wide and local level Link community planning framework to mainstream services/integrate with existing service planning and delivery Getting the relationships right between the city wide community planning group and other partnerships Streamlining / rationalising partnerships, services and initiatives Performance management - how do we know that partnership really makes a difference Getting the community involved Showing how community planning makes a difference on the ground A misunderstood concept - need to clarify

The Edinburgh Partnership

Local Community Planning Constituency level:  Six local development committees Neighbourhood level pilot projects:  W Edinburgh Community Planning Partnership  N Edinburgh service co-ordinator  Leith Regeneration Project  Craigmillar local service agreements  S Edinburgh Task Force working  Gorgie Dalry