The topic for the February Network is "Neighbourhood Management, Multi-member Wards and Local Community Planning". As in June and October, there are places at the meeting for 2 people from each CPP, as long as both places are not taken by people from the Local Authority.

Community Planning Network - 8 February 2007 meeting - Agenda

Presentations

• Context - background to electoral changes and links to reform - Jon Harris, CoSLA
• Impact of and opportunities in the changes - John Morrison, Chair, East Dunbartonshire CPP
• A view from Health - implications for other partners - Alex Mackenzie, Glasgow North CPP
• Lessons from neighbourhood management approaches in England - Nick Mannion - Halton Borough Council
• Role of the elected member in the new climate - Mark McAteer - Improvement Service
• The developing role for communities - Jean Healer, Jim Grant and Mary MacKinlay, Raploch Partnership Group

Handouts

• The case for Neighbourhood Management – Neighbourhood Management Network
• Examples of Neighbourhood Managment Approaches in Scotland  
• Improvement Service Briefing on Neighbourhood Managment  
• Improvement Service Briefing on Collaborative Gain 
• Guide to Community Planning for Elected Members
• Audit Scotland - Community Planning - An Initial Review - Scottish Executive response
• Update on Community Planning in Wales - Welsh Assembly Government  
• Update from ROA Post 2008 Group  
• Public Service Reform and Community Planning
• Update on Outcome Agreements 
• Community Planning and the Public Sector Equalities Duties