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Community Planning in North Ayrshire Community planning in North Ayrshire Prepared for the Accounts Commission and the Auditor General for Scotland March 2013 The Accounts Commission The Accounts Commission is a statutory, independent body which, through the audit process, requests local authorities in Scotland to achieve the highest standards of financial stewardship and the economic, efficient and effective use of their resources. The Commission has four main responsibilities: • securing the external audit, including the audit of Best Value and Community Planning • following up issues of concern identified through the audit, to ensure satisfactory resolutions • carrying out national performance studies to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in local government • issuing an annual direction to local authorities which sets out the range of performance information they are required to publish. The Commission secures the audit of 32 councils and 45 joint boards and committees (including police and fire and rescue services). Auditor General for Scotland The Auditor General for Scotland is the Parliament’s watchdog for helping to ensure propriety and value for money in the spending of public funds. She is responsible for investigating whether public spending bodies achieve the best possible value for money and adhere to the highest standards of financial management. She is independent and not subject to the control of any member of the Scottish Government or the Parliament. The Auditor General is responsible for securing the audit of the Scottish Government and most other public sector bodies except local authorities and fire and police boards. The following bodies fall within the remit of the Auditor General: • directorates of the Scottish Government • government agencies, eg the Scottish Prison Service, Historic Scotland • NHS bodies • further education colleges • Scottish Water • NDPBs and others, eg Scottish Enterprise. Audit Scotland is a statutory body set up in April 2000 under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000. It provides services to the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission. Together they ensure that the Scottish Government and public sector bodies in Scotland are held to account for the proper, efficient and effective use of public funds. Community planning in North Ayrshire 1 Contents Commission findings Page 2 The audit of community planning Page 4 Summary Page 7 Part 1. Local context Page 10 Part 2. Leadership and governance Page 14 Part 3. Managing performance Page 17 Part 4. Use of resources Page 21 Part 5. Working together Page 25 Part 6. Impact and outcomes Page 29 Part 7. Improvement agenda Page 38 2 Commission findings Commission findings 3 1. We are grateful to North Ayrshire 6. We welcome that partners have Community Planning Partnership for been improving how they work with volunteering to take part in one of each other, though we note that the three early audits of community there is still substantial distance to planning, especially at this time of go before partners can demonstrate significant change. effective sharing of resources. Their ambitious neighbourhood 2. These findings should be planning approach has the potential considered alongside the to tailor partnership working to local Commission’s general conclusions needs, particularly if the partnership on community planning in Scotland, can build on the good record of published in our accompanying report. individual partners engaging with Community planning provides a clear their communities. The Multi-Agency opportunity to deliver a step change Problem Solving Group is a good in the performance of public services. example of how good use of local We have found that partnership data, effective joint working and working is well established and there community engagement can lead to are many examples of joint working positive outcomes. that are making a difference for specific communities. But Community 7. The partnership needs to improve Planning Partnerships (CPPs) are not how it manages its performance, yet able to demonstrate that they have including better target-setting and had a significant impact in delivering stronger scrutiny and challenge. It is improved outcomes across Scotland. also essential that individual partners better reflect community planning 3. The need to improve performance priorities in their own planning goes beyond individual CPPs. arrangements. Delivering change to help meet the demanding requirements of 8. Community planning in North the Statement of Ambition for Ayrshire, while not yet yielding community planning will require significant results in changing wider strong and sustained leadership at outcomes, is moving in a positive national and local level. direction: we look forward to seeing this maintained and developed. 4. This will not be straightforward: the outcomes that CPPs are trying to improve are complex and deep rooted. CPPs therefore need to be clearer about their priorities for improving their area. They need to focus their efforts through using their combined resources, skills and expertise. 5. We are encouraged that community planning in North Ayrshire is well established. The CPP has a good focus on the needs of the area and it is aware of how it can improve. Its focus on fewer priorities is a good building block. 4 The audit of community planning The audit of community planning 5 Background 3. All councils have established a for the Scottish public sector. The Community Planning Partnership to Christie Commission report on the 1. Community planning is the process lead and manage community planning future of public services highlighted by which councils and other public in their area. CPPs are not statutory the need for a new, more radical, bodies work together, with local committees of a council, or public collaborative culture throughout communities, and the business and bodies in their own right. They do not Scotland’s public service. It called for voluntary sectors, to plan and deliver directly employ staff or deliver public a much stronger emphasis on tackling better services and improve the lives services. Under Section 19 of the Act, the deep-rooted, persistent social of people who live in Scotland. it is possible for the CPP to establish problems in communities across the the partnership as a legally distinct country to enable public bodies to 2. Community planning was given corporate body. Some CPPs have respond effectively to these financial a statutory basis by the Local considered this option but, to date, challenges.4 Government in Scotland Act 2003 none has taken it forward. (the Act). Under the Act: 7. The Scottish Government’s 4. In 2007, the Scottish Government response to the Christie Commission • Councils have a duty to initiate, and the Convention of Scottish included a commitment to review facilitate and maintain community Local Authorities (COSLA) signed community planning. That review planning. a Concordat, setting out the new led to the publication of a Statement relationship between the Scottish of Ambition for community planning • NHS boards, the police, the fire Government and local government. which stated that effective community and rescue services, and the This included introducing Single planning arrangements will be at the enterprise agencies (Scottish Outcome Agreements (SOAs) core of public service reform. CPPs Enterprise and Highlands and between individual councils and must seek out opportunities for Islands Enterprise) have a duty to the Scottish Government. Each integrating public services, provide participate in Community Planning. SOA outlined the council’s strategic services that help to prevent problems This duty was later extended to priorities, expressed as local arising and continuously improve Regional Transport Partnerships.1 outcomes, and identified how these public service delivery to achieve would contribute to achieving the better outcomes for communities.5 • Community Planning Partnerships Scottish Government’s 15 national The Statement of Ambition also (CPPs) are required to engage outcomes. Since 2009/10, CPPs, emphasises the need for all partners with communities, report on rather than councils, have been to have collective accountability for progress, and publish information responsible for developing SOAs. delivering services. This includes on how they have implemented being accountable for their own their duties and how outcomes 5. The structure of CPPs and the contribution to local planning. have improved as a result.2 areas they cover vary considerably, depending on the size and geography Previous audits of community • Scottish ministers (through the of the council area, the local planning and partnership working Scottish Government and its economy, local political priorities, and 8. Audit Scotland’s national report agencies) have a duty to promote socio-demographic factors such as Community planning: an initial review, and encourage community age, gender, and relative wealth. 2006, found that there had been planning. some progress with community The Christie Commission and the planning, but that important issues • Councils can invite other bodies Scottish Government and COSLA needed to be dealt with: such as colleges, higher education review of Community Planning institutions, business groups, 6. Between 2011/12 and 2014/15, • The complexity of community voluntary organisations and the Scottish Government’s spending planning structures and different community groups to take part will fall by 5.5 per cent (£1.5 billion)
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