The Scottish Government had previously announced an investment of £757,000 towards third sector involvement in children’s services. A partnership between Barnardo’s Scotland, Voluntary Action Scotland and the Improvement Service, with support from other third sector partners, will deliver the project. It … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Community Planning
Health Inequalities and SOAs – briefing notes
NHS Health Scotland has produced a suite of briefing notes on health inequalities to help Community Planning Partnerships in the development of their Single Outcome Agreements. The papers are based on focus group discussions and Parliamentary workshops with Community Planning Partnership … Continue reading
Audit Commission: Improving Community Planning in Scotland
The Audit Commission has published an overview report on ‘Improving community planning in Scotland’ which finds that Community Planning Partnerships have not met the ambitious goals set for them but with the right leadership and support could make big inroads … Continue reading
Self-assessment in Community Planning Partnerships – project evaluation
The evaluation has been published of an project by the Improvement Service and Scottish Government to use self-assessment tools in Community Planning Partnerships, to determine whether their governance, planning, performance management and resource management are fit for purpose to deliver … Continue reading
Community Budgets
In England, a ‘Community Budgets guide’, published jointly by the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Government, and endorsed by the Prime Minister, describes how ‘Radical public sector reform can save billions and improve services’. Partnerships between public sector organisations … Continue reading
Auditing Community Planning
The Scottish Government asked the Accounts Commission to look at how external audit and inspection might hold Community Planning Partnerships to account for their performance and help them to deliver better outcomes. Aberdeen City, North Ayrshire, and the Scottish Borders … Continue reading
