Community Planning is about local partner organisations coming together to plan and provide for the wellbeing of their communities. It’s about delivering improved services through working together and sharing resources for the benefit of all communities across Argyll and Bute. Most importantly, it is about ensuring that local people are able to influence the decisions of organisations that provide their services.

Community Planning became a statutory process in Scotland when the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 came into force. The Act requires local authorities to lead the community planning process and other major public service agencies to participate in it. The partnership is required to work with its communities in order to improve the quality of life in the area.

The Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership brings together the public, private and voluntary sectors in Argyll and Bute enabling them to work together more effectively and efficiently.

The Partnership’s key themes and actions are further explained in the Community Plan 2009 - 2013.