North West Locality Improvement Plan Update – November 2019 PURPOSE OF REPORT At its meeting held on 3 October 2019, the North West Locality Community Planning Partnership considered reports on LIP stocktake and LIP review and requested an update report on the actions in the existing North West LIP, to be considered at a special meeting of the LCPP to take place in November 2019. Recommendations: 1. To note the update 2. To agree to a full LIP review following consideration of the review framework by the Edinburgh Partnership at its meeting in December 2019. BACKGROUND Following widespread local consultation each locality produced a Locality Improvement Plan (LIP) in early 2017. Each was framed around priorities across common themes – economy/employability, health and wellbeing, community safety, children and young people, and place – and priorities for small areas with greater concentrations of inequality and poverty. The North West Locality Improvement Plan along with the other 3 LIPs, was agreed by the Edinburgh Partnership Board in October 2017. Action Plans were developed for each of the priorities to aid the sub groups tasked with delivering them. These Action Plans were intended as internal working documents, but in the absence of any other monitoring mechanism were used to report progress against LIP priorities to the Council’s North West Locality Committee. Having recognised the challenges in progressing LIP priorities, the Edinburgh Partnership agreed that the LCPPs once established should review LIPs and their operational working arrangements to address the challenges raised and ensure a greater focus on poverty and inequality in line with the (Edinburgh) Community Plan. To inform this review a stocktake of the LIPs was undertaken by means of a series of interviews in August and September 2019 with key partners involved in leading the LIPs, resulting in the LIP stocktake report considered by the LCPP on 3 October. This report included the recommendation to “strip back the LIP and agree a limited number of joint actions that focus on addressing poverty and inequality, that are not already in place, for implementation over the next 12 to 24 months. This would make the document more dynamic and allow regular opportunities to sense check the impact of actions and ongoing relevance of priorities before further actions are developed”. Before considering this recommendation further North West LCPP requested an update report on the existing LIP priorities. REPORT Appendix 1 shows progress against the priorities across each of the themes and small areas, along with some commentary on how these priorities may be actioned going forward. Appendix 2 lists the entire LIP Action Plan Appendix 1 Employment, Training & Education Priority Progress Comment Our young people will leave MCR Pathways established in Longer term (3-5 years) school with suitable ‘life skills’ Craigroyston HS – to be rolled out city- monitoring and evaluation to help them make wide. of MCR Pathways appropriate and informed choices, and will be supported Life Skills mentoring programme in outcomes. to be ready, equipped and Craigroyston HS currently on hold. No locality-wide co- confident to enter the world of Individual schools fund a variety of ordination of PEF. work programmes through Pupil Equity Fund (PEF), some in collaboration with local projects eg Muirhouse Youth Development Group, Spartans. Identified a wide range of high Jobs Fair in Craigroyston HS. Opportunity for more quality employment, training Capital City Partnership developing integrated partnership and further education “Joined Up for Integration” data base. approaches. opportunities for our residents North Edinburgh comms & info app under development jointly with Edinburgh College - will include local training/employment opportunities. Developers contribute to local In place for 21st Century Homes Opportunity for more employment opportunities / developments in Pennywell. integrated partnership apprenticeships as part of As above. approaches. their contracts In partnership, tackled Review of child care provision in North Too wide to be actioned? inequality issues such as living Edinburgh small area with view to wage, discrimination, access establishing local community enterprise, to transport but not taken forward as yet. Wider strategic issues not progressed. Health & Wellbeing Priority Progress Comment Accessible GP and supporting GP practices across NW meet regularly NW Health & Social Care services, with appropriate and have been sharing good practice. Partnership management time for consultation City-wide publicity to advise patients of team work closely with lead alternatives to GP appointments eg GPs. pharmacists. “Business as usual” Link Workers rolled out to 13 of 14 NW operational delivery. GP practices. Better equipped services to Health & Social Care Partnership 3 “Business as usual” support independent living, conversations model being rolled out – operational delivery. and help people in need of puts person rather than system at centre Need to discuss future of support and care to remain at home of care. NW Health & Wellbeing Ongoing work around Self Directed stakeholders group. Support. NW Health & Wellbeing event bringing wide range of statutory and voluntary sector stakeholders together planned for early 2020 Key facilities in our Work ongoing to develop North Take forward under North communities are more Edinburgh specific info & comms app, Edinburgh small area accessible, affordable and but no specific work on health & workstream, and roll out welcoming and people know how to get support and access wellbeing facilities. across NW once developed. resources Reduce poor mental health “Thrive Centres” being developed. “Business as usual” and isolation by providing This approach implicit in 3 operational delivery. more opportunities for social conversations model. engagement, and support measures are in place to care for the range of mental health issues that exist Community Safety Priority Progress Comment Our Police are accessible, Police attend all community council “Business as usual” approachable and involved meetings, NW Community Safety Forum operational delivery. with our communities and other ad hoc community meetings as required. Council-funded Police Officers activities reported to Culture & Communities Committee. The resources aimed at Monthly Community Improvement “Business as usual” tackling crime and anti social Partnership (CIP) meetings task and co- operational delivery. behaviour can meet the ordinate Police and partner resources to demands of the whole locality deal with reported and predicted crime and anti-social behaviour. Our Police work in partnership CIP as above. As above, but no routine with local agencies and the StrongerNorth officers group for North mechanism for sharing community to deal with low Edinburgh small area. outcomes of level crime Youth Engagement Partnerships and CIP/StrongerNorth YouthTalk in place or planned. discussions with wider community. Initiatives to tackle long term CIP/StrongerNorth as above. As above. issues such as drugs, Reduction in crime stats motorbikes etc are effective and informal feedback and sustainable from community indicate success. Our community is empowered NW Community Safety Forum and Need to discuss future of to help promote responsible Almond Community Safety Forum in NW and Almond behaviours and work with key place. Community Safety agencies to tackle local issues, sharing escalating issues and Routine support for Neighbourhood Forums. hotspots Watch initiatives. Is there a need for a North Edinburgh small area version? Children, Young People & Families Priority Progress Comment Our schools are fit for the Researching existing usage not Single-service issue resting future and will support greater progressed, with Council. levels of engagement in Discussions on new school provision positive activities for the wider community take into account wider community needs – Council’s Service Design programme. There are high quality spaces Youth provider programmes in place Can be progressed through for young people to play to throughout year and during school Integrated Childrens encourage healthier lifestyles holidays. Service Plan. Through YouthTalk young people have identified opportunities to create or improve provision. Our families in greatest need Variety of in-school and early years Can be progressed through receive good quality and early programmes in place eg Incredible Integrated Childrens intervention support to avoid Years, Positive Parenting, Family Group Service Plan. family crises, with our professional service working Decision Making, supported by staff and closer together, using joint volunteer training. resources to prevent escalation of potential issues Informal activity and learning YouthTalk will have been delivered Can be progressed through opportunities, including across NW by early 2020. Integrated Childrens library membership, are Youth Engagement Partnerships being Service Plan. affordable and accessible to every child developed. Library activities “business Library links with schools and as usual” operational innovative activities in place eg delivery. Muirhouse library breakfast club. Our young people will leave MCR Pathways established in Longer term (3-5 years) school with suitable ‘life skills’ Craigroyston HS. monitoring and evaluation and attainment levels to help Life Skills programme in Craigroyston of MCR Pathways them make informed and appropriate choices HS currently