North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership. Developing your partnership working skills

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1 North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership Developing your partnership working skills

2 Course Aims At the end of the session you will: Understand what community planning is Who is involved? What is its structure? Be aware of the single outcome agreement What it is? What your organisation s role is in the relationship? Appreciate the concept of Locality Partnerships Why it is needed? What it will do? How can you work well in partnership? Know the benefits, the barriers and how you can make it work for you!

3 Ice Breaker Question Time! Everyone please stand up Who are you and what do you do? Pick a number from 1 to 30 Answer the question (if you can!) Now you get to sit down and relax!

4 Another Question! What do you already know about Community Planning? For group discussion (Note your group s responses on flipchart paper)

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6 Community Planning The Legislative Background Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 Statutory duty to have a CPP, for local authority to lead and for other agencies to participate The Christie Commission 2011 Services built around People and communities Scottish Government and COSLA Statement of ambition 2012 Effective Community Planning arrangements will be at the core of public service reform The Community Empowerment Act 2015 Royal assent August 2015

7 The Community Empowerment Act 2015 What are the changes? Before Now 6 statutory partners Expanded list of statutory partners (inc IJB, College, SDS) No real statutory reference to purpose Duty on Local Authority to maintain and facilitate Duties on statutory partners around defined purpose Tackle inequalities Prepare a local outcomes improvement plan Prepare locality plans for localities Report on progress and continually review Promotes shared leadership and governance by all listed partners to ensure CPP operates effectively No statutory requirement to resource CPP Aligned resources (contribution from all) General duty to consult with communities Full participation with communities is expected (part 10) No obligation to include others Part 3 Participation requests Part4 Community Right to Buy Part 5 Asset transfer requests

8 What does community planning mean? Working together to plan and deliver better services

9 Community planning in Scotland is about Making sure people and communities are genuinely engaged in the decisions made on public services which affect them; and A commitment from organisations to work together, not apart, in providing better public services.

10 Community Planning Audit Audit framework for CPPs developed North Ayrshire CPP agreed to participate in pilot with Audit Scotland Audit report February 2013: Community Planning is well established in North Ayrshire. The CPP has a good record of critically reviewing and retaining local partnership working and joint planning. CPP structures and relationships position it well to contribute to and influence public service reform Audit Follow up 2014 Positive feedback National follow up 2016 North Ayrshire highlighted as a case study

11 The Single Outcome Agreement (SOA)

12 North Ayrshire A Better Life Outcomes (what we want to achieve for North Ayrshire) Actions (the changes and improvements we will make) Indicators (how we will measure our progress over time)

13 CPP Priorities and Themes Priorities A Working North Ayrshire Healthy and Active North Ayrshire A Safe and Secure North Ayrshire Themes Reducing local inequalities of outcome Building Community Capacity Prevention and early intervention

14 Single Outcome Agreement Overarching themes CPP Priority A Working North Ayrshire A Healthier North Ayrshire A Safe & Secure North Ayrshire Reducing local inequalities of outcome Building community capacity High Level Outcomes: Jobs density in North Ayrshire increases Children's health and wellbeing is improved by breaking the cycle of poverty, inequality and poor outcomes North Ayrshire is a safe place to live Prevention and early intervention Worklessness is at the Scottish level and there is less inequality within North Ayrshire Adults and older people in North Ayrshire live healthier and more active lives North Ayrshire residents feel safer and communities are empowered

15 North Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership Structure chart Fair For All Board Economic, Development &Regeneration Board CPP BOARD Safer North Ayrshire Partnership Community Engagement Reference Group Strategic Management Team Community Engagement Network HSCP Integrated Joint Board The Children s Services strategic Partnership Locality Partnerships

16 North Ayrshire CPP members Accessibility, Adult Learning Forums, Alcohol and Drugs Partnership, ANCHO, Apex Scotland, Arran Community Care Forum, Arran Community and Voluntary Services, Ayrshire Association of Businesswomen, Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce, Ayrshire College, Ayrshire Minority Ethnic Community Association (AMECA), Barnardos, CEIS Ayrshire, Children 1st, Community Councils, Crossreach, Cunninghame Housing Association, Enable, Federation for Small Businesses, Fullarton Community Health House, Impact Arts, Irvine Bay Regeneration Company, Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company, Irvine Housing Association, Isle of Arran Homes, James Watt College, Jobcentre Plus, Joint North Ayrshire Elderly Forum, KA Leisure, Neighbourhood Compacts, Neighbourhood Watch, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, North Ayrshire Citizens Advice Service (NACAS), North Ayrshire Council, North Ayrshire Federation of Community Associations (NAFCA), North Ayrshire Forum on Disability, North Ayrshire Women s Aid, North Ayrshire Young Scot, Outdoor Access Forum, Procurator Fiscal s Office, PPF, Quarriers, Radio City, Scottish Ambulance Service, Scottish Association for Mental Health, Scottish Children s Reporter Administration, Scottish Churches Housing Action, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Government, Scottish Health Council, Skills Development Scotland, South West Scotland, Community Justice Authority, Scottish Fire & Rescue, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Police Scotland, The Ayrshire Community Trust, Third Sector Interface, Unity Enterprises, Victim Support North Ayrshire, Visit Scotland

17 Stop. Think. Discuss! Please put away your training materials. QUESTION: What practical examples can you give of Community Planning? Note brief responses to these questions in your groups. You have 5 minutes.

18 Community Planning in Action

19 Community Planning in Action

20 The SIMD North Ayrshire in Context

21 The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)

22 North Ayrshire and Inequality Employment domain persistently high (4 th highest in Scotland) Income domain persistently high (=3 rd highest in Scotland) Health domain large increase in number of datazones in 15% most deprived Education domain large decrease in number in 15% most Crime domain rise in number of datazones from 31 in 2009 to 38 in 2012 Housing domain no change as same Census 2001 data used for all SIMD since

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24 North Ayrshire and Inequality

25 Distance (3.5 miles) LE Difference (24.7yrs)*

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27 Background to Locality Partnerships The Christie Commission - Four pillars of reform PEOPLE - Empower individuals and communities - Involve them in design & delivery of services they use PARTNERSHIP - Use Partnerships to integrate service provision - Improve the outcomes they achieve PREVENTION - Prevent negative outcomes - Prioritise spend on prevention activity PERFORMANCE - Share services where possible - Reduce duplication

28 The link is..place Partnership Prevention People Place Performance 28

29 What Localities? 5 mainland Localities: Irvine Kilwinning Three Towns Garnock Valley North Coast

30 Arran Arran is a single selfcontained Locality Arran is a single intermediate zone Arran has 7 datazones

31 Aims of Locality Partnerships Involving communities in the design & delivery of their services by: Understanding the needs of individuals and locality areas Building capacity across all available resources Empower people and communities Built on trust Creating successful communities by: Targeting underlying deprivation Using consistent & accessible localised data Ongoing monitoring and evaluation

32 Setting up the partnerships Consulting with the Communities Structure, roles and remits agreed Terms of Reference drawn up Ensuring community involvement and robust governance

33 Locality Partnerships The next steps Carry out real & extensive engagement Identify locality priorities Place Standard Toolkit standard.pdf Devise locality plans that are based on need Raise awareness of what the partnerships are trying to achieve Pro actively implement the plans Monitor and evaluate progress Make a difference

34 Other things to consider? Health and Social Care Partnership Future model for Community Justice Local Outcome Improvement Plan One CPP website and Consultation Portal

35 Working in Partnership

36 How do others perceive your organisation? Write down the positive views you think external partners or the public have of your organisation Write down the negative views you think that external partners or the public have of your organisation Discuss perceptions in your groups Do you think you were right?

37 Case study 1. Review the case study in your packs 2. Choose a stakeholder card which outlines your interest in the situation 3. Make your case. (Discuss the situation in your group) 4. Make a group decision on how your joint budget of 100 pennies will be allocated

38 Why Work in Partnership?

39 Benefits of working in partnership Reduce duplication of effort Share knowledge/expertise Bigger hit with combined resources Access wider/different markets Economies of scale Improve service provision Tackle complex problems Greater than the sum of the parts New and innovative ways to work

40 Building a Successful Partnership

41 The building blocks and barriers to a perfect partnership Discuss in your groups the characteristics of a successful partnership Note down these characteristics on the building blocks for success template Now transfer the characteristics for success to the other template and identify the barriers that would prevent it

42 Building and Improving a Partnership How do you establish these building blocks and eliminate barriers? Consider a framework to help overcome barriers and maximise the good characteristics Resources such as "Five Vital Lessons: Successful Partnership with Business" (authors: Educe Ltd and GFA Consulting) can help

43 Models and Toolkits Make use of: Consider: Self assessment tools clarity of expectation Improvement Service shared goals Quality Scotland monitoring and evaluation EFQM acknowledge others roles language and communication Partnership agreements What kind of partnership? (formal, informal, integration)

44 What stage is your partnership at? Adapted from "Five Vital Lessons: Successful Partnership with Business" (authors: Educe Ltd and GFA Consulting). If your partnership is.. Forming Characteristics include Exploring what's needed and what's possible Sharing common cause, arising from shared interests, opportunities or threats Early enthusiasm Nature of commitments hazy Possible actions Create opportunities for people to get to know each other Meet on neutral ground Encourage focus on common vision Appeal to "mutual enlightenment self-interest" Focus on benefits to individuals and address costs and potential risks Start exploring parameters of possible partnership agreement Frustration Functioning Flying Failing Hidden agendas Individuals questioning the purpose of the partnership and reasons for being there Doubting each other Competing for credit and control Bit of "a fog" Feeling renewed vision & focus Established clear roles and responsibilities Progress through joint project teams Feeling accountability to each other for actions Partners talking in terms of "we" not "you" Achievement of partnership goals Partners altering what they do & how they do it to achieve partnership objectives Partnership priorities central to partners' activities Shared leadership Trust and mutual respect Recurrent tensions Disengagement Lack of commitment Breakdown or frittering away of relationships Revisit common ground & allow time to redefine issues, purposes etc. Plan a few quick wins Create the climate for open expression and constructive disagreement Clarify and re-emphasise benefits to individual partners Promote mutual appreciation of what each other can contribute Don't get caught up in blaming any particular party - fix the problem not the blame Start implementing partnership agreement Agree clear objectives, milestones, responsibilities, success measures Establish ground rules & principles for collaboration Develop common methods & quality standards Encourage joint learning through training & review activities Keep working at communications Anticipate future challenges & build capacity to respond Ensure all the partners are getting the benefits they expect Celebrate success Reflect on whether the partnership still serves its purpose Revisit stage 1

45 How partnership actions are achieved and measured

46 Measuring work towards the Single Outcome Agreement SOA priorities, themes, outcomes actions & indicators: An Example Priority Themes A Working North Ayrshire 3 overarching themes apply High Level Outcome Worklessness is at the Scottish level and there is less inequality within North Ayrshire Actions Continue to deliver the programme to support young people into work Performance Indicators Youth claimant count % school leavers entering positive destinations

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48 Analysing Your Partnership Consider a partnership with which you are involved in a more critical way. Use the template in your pack to help you. You should now be more aware of your role within the partnership; have a better understanding of the other partners, and of how the partnership functions

49 Thank you for your attention Please complete the evaluation before you leave If you wish any further information you can contact the Team: Morna Rae Linda Brough Community Planning Team Leader Policy and Community Planning Officer Ayrshire.gov.uk Ayrshire.gov.uk Wendy Sharpe Andrew Hale Locality Planning Assistant Equalities and Health Officer Ayrshire.gov.uk Ayrshire.gov.uk Community Planning Team, Democratic Services North Ayrshire Council. Cunninghame House, Irvine, Ka12 8EE Ayrshire.gov.uk