Community Planning: an introduction Community Places
Community Places Advice on Planning issues to groups and individuals Community Engagement Support Community Planning
Community Planning - What is it? Long-term, on-going process to tackle needs Improving the co-ordination, planning and delivery of services Facilitated by the new Council Involve all major public bodies; local community and voluntary groups; local businesses and the public
Definition of Community Planning Community Plan must identify long-term objectives and actions for: improving social, economic and environmental well-being and tackling poverty, exclusion and disadvantage; contributing to achieving sustainable development across the region; planning and improving public services.
Roles Councils: Statutory Partners: Departments: initiate, maintain, facilitate; publish progress on outcomes every 2 years; Review the plan every 4 years. Statutory Partners: participate in and assist the Council; perform actions in the Plan and contribute to monitoring. Departments: promote and encourage and have regard to.
Proposed Statutory Partners The Education and Library Boards The Health and Social Care Trusts Public Health Agency Health and Social Care Board Police Service of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Housing Executive Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Invest Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Tourist Board Consultation closed on Friday 12 December 2014 Draft Statutory Guidance for the operation of Community Planning published in December 2014 and closes on 9 March 2015
Community Involvement Councils and partners must seek participation of and encourage ‘persons’ to express views and take them into account. Persons : residents, service users, groups, businesses.
Distinctive Qualities
What we find works Bringing together: Elected Representatives, Service Providers, Communities and Local Business Analysis, Discussion, Negotiation and Agreement Time to build relationships between partners and for co-ordination by all sectors Shared knowledge and understanding of roles, responsibilities and skills of all stakeholders
How can you get involved? Build relationships with locally elected representatives, especially those in your DEA Network with others across your new council area Build relationships with statutory providers across the new council area
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