1. Locality Partnership Event
Arran 20th June 2016

2. Agenda
6.30 – 6.45 Introduction and Background to Locality Partnerships 6.45 – 7.15 Data – Information we have on Localities 7.15 – 7.30 Break (Tea and Coffee Available) 7.30 – 8.30 Group Discussions on our Locality 8.30 – 9.00 Round up/Close

3. Introduction and Background to Locality Partnerships
What is a Locality Partnership?
How did we get here?
What is next?

4. What is a Locality Partnership?
Reflects a geographic locality
Membership – local people along with partnership officers with a local remit, plus link to North Ayrshire level
Appropriate decision-making at a local level
Better relationship between those who deliver and receive services
Maximise the knowledge, talents and experience of local people
Address local need

5. What is a Locality Partnership? In more detail. . .
Develop a Locality Plan based on agreed local priorities, monitor and review actions
Influence and improve delivery of services provided within the Locality to support their alignment with the Locality Plan
Inform the work of Elected Members within the Locality
Develop and implement Participatory Budgeting in relation to monies delegated to the Locality Partnership
Engage regularly with CPP Board to review developments and share success
Promote and consider the impact of Community Planning partner strategies, and policies at Locality level.

6. What is a Locality Partnership? In more detail. . .
Promote and support activities that address local issues and grow community capacity, empowerment and volunteering, and to support local communities and organisations in aligning their work in support of the priorities of the Locality Plan
Listen to, consult and represent local communities in Locality
Support the role of Community Councils in aligning their work in support of the priorities of the Locality Plan
To name new streets within the Locality
To administer the disbursement of any grant or other financial payment to local organisations or individuals from within the area in terms of the relevant grants schemes.
Respond to consultations on matters affecting the Locality.

7. Arran Locality Partnership
Covers all of the communities within Arran.
Chair: Cllr John Bruce
Three Elected Members
One Community Council Chair
Two Community Representatives
Partnership Officers:
Senior Lead Officer
Health and Social Care
Third Sector Interface
Fire and Rescue
Police Scotland
Connected Communities Lead Officer and
Support Officer
Co-opted members

8. How did we get here?
National policy – Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015
Consultation process – accredited by Consultation Institute – redraft in response to consultation
North Ayrshire Council and Community Planning Board approval

9. What is next? Agree community representatives
Identify local priorities – output of consultation, data analysis, discussion on local priorities
Develop locality plans
Link with Community Planning Partnership
Deliver local priorities

10. Locality Plan will not. . .
Contain everything that is relevant to the locality
Be a wish list
Cover “business as usual”
Focus only on delivery by other organisations
Replace all other partnership working

11. The Locality Plan will. . .
Be focused, prioritised, locally relevant and evidence based priorities
Short term and longer term
Link to health and social care, community learning and development
Tackle inequalities
Be about partnership working
Agree actions to tackle priorities, supported by localities and partnership organisations