Community planning: Turning ambition into action Antony Clark, Audit Scotland

223 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland The presentation Community Planning in Scotland What is it trying to do? The A, B, C, of making community planning work Where is it really making a difference? Areas of ongoing challenge What does this mean for Northern Ireland?

323 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland Community Planning in Scotland 2001 Community Planning Task Force 2003 Local Government in Scotland Act 2007 Concordat and introduction of SOAs 2011 Christie Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services 2012 Statement of Ambition for Community Planning 2013 Improving community planning in Scotland 2014 Community Planning: turning ambition into action 2015 Community Empowerment Act

423 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland So what is Community Planning trying to do? Plan for place o Show community leadership o Understand community needs and wishes o Map local assets and resources Organise for outcomes o Agree shared improvement priorities o Effective governance structures o Share resources o Align planning and performance management Involve communities o Engage with local people o Treat them as a resource and asset o Mobilise the third sector Drive public service reform: o Promote prevention o Address inequalities o Deliver integrated local services

The A, B, C, of making community planning work What kind of things do you need? 5 Shared leadership and trust Jointly owned vision for change Political engagement and support Clear roles and responsibilities Good governance and an ability to challenge each other Shared and aligned resources Community engagement and involvement Good relationships with businesses and the third sector Effective performance management Willingness to change 23 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland

623 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland Where is it really making a difference in Scotland? Everywhere, up to a point. But here are some practical examples: Glasgow – a real focus on things that matter to local people North Ayrshire – multi-agency problem solving West Lothian – co-located, integrated public services Scottish Borders – jobs and sustainable communities

Health inequality in Glasgow 723 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland

The focus of Glasgow CPP 823 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland A clear focus on the major challenges facing local communities

923 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland North Ayrshire CPP Phase 1 - weekend of intensive enforcement activity Phase 2 – community engagement and visual audit (‘walkabout’) Phase 3 – diversionary activity Phase 4 – lifetime management Multi-agency problem solving:

West Lothian CPP 1023 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland ‘Joint working is how we do things around here’ Innovative joined-up services (partnership centres, co-location and Job Centre Plus)

Scottish Borders CPP 1123 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland Addressing the challenges of an ageing population in a low wage poorly connected economy

1223 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland What’s the overall direction? There is real energy and drive across Scotland to improve Community Planning Partners and CPPs: o Understand each other, and their areas better now o Know what resources they have to improve outcomes o Recognise the importance of prevention o Are engaging better with communities o Have started to join-up complex national reform agendas

1323 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland But, much more still to do… Leadership, scrutiny and challenge remain weak Many CPPs are still not clear about what they are trying to achieve Confusion over local or national focus of community planning Competing priorities and accountabilities have not gone away There is no framework for assessing the performance and pace of improvement of CPPs More focused and targeted improvement support is needed

Implications for Northern Ireland Rare opportunity to design outcomes and well-being in to new arrangements Leadership is key, but it’s about more than individuals Governance and accountability structures do matter Clarity about national vs. local is essential Culture eats strategy for breakfast! Some tricky issues: o investing in prevention against backdrop of reducing resources o reconciling long-term outcomes approach with legitimate concerns about mainstream public services o community empowerment? o measuring and reporting progress against outcomes 1423 September 2015Wellbeing Leaders Group - Northern Ireland