Aberdeenshire CPP Board Papers June 2016
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ABERDEENSHIRE COMMUNITY PLANNING BOARD WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE, 2016, at 1.00 P.M. Your attendance is requested at a meeting of the ABERDEENSHIRE COMMUNITY PLANNING BOARD to be held in COMMITTEE ROOM 5, WOODHILL HOUSE, ABERDEEN on WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE, 2016, at 1.00 P.M. (with a sandwich lunch being available from 12.30 p.m.). 22 June, 2016 Director of Business Services To: Cllr R Thomson (Chair), Cllr A Evison, Cllr J Gifford and Cllr M Kitts-Hayes. Contact Person:- Victoria McCaskill Tel: 01224 665103 Email: [email protected] Community Planning Partnership Board 29 June 2016, 1.00pm, Committee Room 5, Aberdeenshire Council, Woodhill House, Aberdeen Networking lunch from 12.30pm onwards AGENDA Welcome, Introductions, Apologies and Declaration of Members’ Interest. 1. Declaration of Members’ Interests 2. Statement on Equalities: Consider, and if so decided, adopt: “In line with the Council’s legal duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 the Board, in making decisions on the attached reports, shall have due regard to the need to”:- (i) eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation; (ii) advance equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and (iii) foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it. 3. Minutes & Actions following Board Meeting of 30 March 2016 4. Local Outcomes Improvement Plan Priorities 5. WWS Discussion (post 31 May event) No paper 6. CPP Review Update No paper 7. Endorsement of Local Community Plans 2016-2019 and End of 2013- 2016 Plan Reports a) Banff and Buchan b) Buchan c) Garioch d) Formartine e) Kincardine and Mearns f) Marr - to follow 8. SOA Focus: Alcohol and Drugs 9. SOA Focus: Older People and Older People’s Charter Monitoring Approach 10. Director of Public Health Annual Report 2016 and Update on the Public Health Review 11. Grampian Health and Transport Action Plan Annual Report 2016 PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY – GUIDANCE FOR MEMBERS What is the duty? In making decisions on the attached reports, Members are reminded of their legal duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 to have due regard to the need to:- (i) eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation; (ii) advance equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and (iii) foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it. The “protected characteristics” under the legislation are: age; disability; gender reassignment; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation; and (in relation to point (i) above only) marriage and civil partnership. How can Members discharge the duty? To ‘have due regard’ means that in making decisions, Members must consciously consider the need to do the three things set out above. This requires a conscious approach and state of mind. The duty must influence the final decision. However, it is not a duty to achieve a particular result (e.g. to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination or to promote good relations between persons of different racial groups). It is a duty to have due regard to the need to achieve these goals. How much regard is ‘due’ will depend upon the circumstances and in particular on the relevance of the needs to the decision in question. The greater the relevance and potential impact that a decision may have on people with protected characteristics, the higher the regard required by the duty. What does this mean for Committee/Full Council decisions? Members are directed to the section in reports headed ‘Equalities, Staffing and Financial Implications’. This will indicate whether or not an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) has been carried out as part of the development of the proposals and, if so, what the outcome of that assessment is. An EIA will be appended to a report where it is likely that the action recommended in the report could have a differential impact (either positive or negative) upon people from different protected groups. The report author will have assessed whether or not an EIA is required. If one is not required, the report author will explain why that is. Where an EIA is provided, Members should consider its contents and take those into account when reaching their decision. Members should also be satisfied that the assessment is sufficiently robust and that they have enough of an understanding of the issues to be able to discharge their legal duty satisfactorily. For more detailed guidance please refer to the following link:- http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/EqualityAct/psed_technical_guid ance_scotland.doc Item: 3 Page: 1 ABERDEENSHIRE COMMUNITY PLANNING BOARD WOODHILL HOUSE, ABERDEEN WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH, 2016 Present: Councillors R Thomson (Chair), G Blackett (substitute for Cllr M Kitts-Hayes), A Evison and J Gifford; N Bland, What Works Scotland; D Rodger, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action; J Loveday, Rural Partnerships Federation; G Ford, Scottish Enterprise; J Griffin, Scottish Government; D Rout, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; J Anderson, NESTRANS; K Penman (substitute for A Coldwells), Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership; and C Thomson, Police Scotland. Apologies: Councillor M Kitts-Hayes; A Coldwells, Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership; R Bisset, NHS Grampian; and G McDougall, Skills Development Scotland. Officers: J Savege, Chief Executive; R Johnson, Director of Business Services; D Milne, Area Manager (Garioch); A Roe, Service Manager – Policy, Performance and Improvement; J Revell, Quality Improvement Manager; J Martin, Service Manager (EL&C) Operations; G Howie, Principal Health Improvement Officer; S Humphries and E Wood, Strategic Development Officers; E Allardyce, Employability Co-ordinator; A Johnston; Tackling Poverty & Inequalities Co- ordinator; V McCaskill, Committee Officer; and Naomi Waite, Assistant Committee Officer. 1. DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS No interests were declared in respect of the Declaration of Members’ Interests as required by the Code of Conduct for Members. 2. PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY In making decisions on the following items of business the Board agreed, in terms of Section 149 of the Equality Act, 2010:- (1) to have due regard to the need to:- (a) eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation; (b) advance equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and (c) foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it. (2) where an Equality Impact Assessment was provided, to consider its contents and take those into account when reaching their decision. 3. MINUTE OF MEETING OF 25 NOVEMBER, 2015 There had been circulated, and was approved, the Minute of Meeting of the Community Planning Board of 25 November, 2015. With reference to item 4 from the meeting, SOA Focus; Economic Growth and Recovery, where it had been agreed to write to Opportunity North East (ONE) to invite them to join the Community Planning Partnership, members noted that this invitation had been declined. Item: 3 Page: 2 Members noted the update regarding item 7, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service- Service Transformation Pilot Aberdeenshire that £20,000 joint funding had been secured for the combined role. It was noted that this would be implemented by the end of the first quarter. 4. SOA FOCUS: EMPLOYMENT There had been circulated a joint report by Annette Johnson and Ewan Allardyce, both Aberdeenshire Council, which asked the Board to (1) discuss the progress made by the Tackling Poverty and Inequalities Strategy Group in delivering the outcomes set out in the Single Outcome Agreement; and (2) challenge the performance as part of the partnership’s governance role to be satisfied that we are collectively doing as much as we can to improve outcomes, plan preventatively and join up resources. An appendix that outlined themes of prevention, resources, place and performance was included with the report by members of the multi-agency Employability partnership group supported through the Tackling Poverty and Inequalities Strategy Group. During consideration, members discussed the development of community based hubs, co- location of partners and co-delivery of opportunities; the impact of the Oil and Gas downturn on unemployment; and the decline in new business start-ups in Aberdeenshire. Members asked questions about the geographical location of unemployment; teacher recruitment; and the Scottish Government Work Choice scheme. Thereafter, the Board agreed:- (1) to note the progress made by the Tackling Poverty and Inequalities Strategy Group in delivering the outcomes set out in the Single Outcome Agreement, and (2) to acknowledge the work being undertaken to improve outcomes, plan preventatively and join up resources. 5. SOA FOCUS: HEALTH INEQUALITIES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY There had been circulated a report, from George Howie, Principal Health Improvement Officer, Aberdeenshire Council, which asked the Board to (1) discuss the progress made by the Health Inequalities Group and wider partners in delivering the outcomes set out in the Single Outcome Agreement; (2) support activity by demonstrating how each partner was contributing towards the ‘Health Inequalities and Physical Activity’ priority; and (3) challenge performance as part of the Partnership’s governance role to be satisfied that work was being undertaken