Issue - meetings

The Group was briefed by the IOD Project Office on the responses received to the Strategic Needs Assessment following the request to partners for feedback.  Dr Carr highlighted the Scottish Government’s 16 National Outcomes and six key priorities and explained how the information was fed into the database.  She requested feedback with suggestions on how the themes not included within the six priorites might be accounted for in the Single Outcome Agreement. Dr Carr advised that he draft outcomes would be considered by the Full Partnership in March and then submitted to the Scottish Government.

The Group was requested to email any suggestions to the Community Planning Manager prior to 23^rd January.

Noted

The Group were given an informative presentation by the IOD Project Officer, Chris Carr advising that the current Community Plan and Single Outcome Agreement were due for revision and that they were looking to roll out a 3 year plan.  Her presentation updated the Group on the outcomes of the Strategic Needs Assessment carried out in December 2012.  She advised that a feedback report from the consultation had been prepared and that draft outcomes for the Plan would be considered by the Community Planning Management Committee in February with a draft Community Plan going to the Full Partnership in March.  Once finalised the Plan would be submitted to the Scottish Government.

Decision

1.      Noted the comments by the Group which would be taken into account as part of the Community Plan consultation process.

2.      Noted that copies of the presentation would be circulated to all partners for information.

(Reference: Community Plan Consultation Presentation by IOD Project Officer)