Library
Our library contains documents held on the Improvement Service site together with links to documents held externally. A list of websites which also hold publications and information useful to those working in local government is available in our Information Sources section.
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CP Network
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Minutes of the Community Planning Network Reference Group Meeting of 21 February 2006.
An update on the progress of Local Community Planning as at February 2006. Details local community planning across all 32 Community Planning Partnerships.
Agenda for the 9 February 2006 Community Planning Network ‘Community Engagement' meeting at CoSLA Conference Centre.
Presentation by NHS Forth Valley on the Health Service's perspective on Community Engagement at the Community Planning network meeting 9 February 2006.
Presentation by Edinburgh Compact at the 9 February 2006 Community Planning Network meeting, describing Edinburgh's Local Compact Agreement between the city's public agencies and the voluntary and community sector.
Presentation by Lynne Berry, Community Planning (CP) Manager, Carmarthenshire Council, at 9 February 2006 CP Network meeting, on CP in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Presentation on the role of the voluntary sector in Community Engagement and Community Planning, by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations at the 9 February Community Planning Network meeting.
Community Budgeting Handout for 9 February Meeting. A review of three community budgeting pilot projects in Tanshall, the East Neuk and West Fife.
Community Planning Network - 9 February Meeting - Learning for Community Practice Handout
09/02/2006
Handout on ‘Learning for Community Practice' Programme update.
Short handout on the Community Planning Network, setting out dates for future meetings, agreed remit for the Network and its proposed development.
Notes of the Reference group meeting 3 August 2005.
Slide show presentation by Colin Mair of the Improvement Service.
Community Planning & Public Service Reform - Presentation by Jon Harris, Strategic Director, COSLA
07/02/2006
This presentation by Jon Harris, Strategic Director, COSLA outlines the development of Community Planning in Scotland and the lessons learned in process, vision, partnerships, joined-up working and community involvement. It also presents the challenges facing the Scottish Executive, Community Planning Partnerships and Local Authorities.
Note of Community Planning (CP) Reference Group meeting on 18 January 2006. Note covers a series of topics, such as a review of action arising from the Performance Management meeting, a discussion around the theme of the 9 February CP Network meeting on Community Engagement, how best to facilitate and expand network activity between meetings, a presentation on the Improvement Service/Community Planning website and planning the 9 June CP Network Meeting.
Note of Community Planning (CP) Reference Group meeting on 2 November 2005. Note covers the review outputs from the 5 October Performance Management meeting, a discussion around suggested topics for the next CP Network meeting and proposed actions in advance of it.
