The work of the Community Planning Partnership is progressed by 5 implementation groups and officers who lead on cross-cutting issues. Work on Community Regeneration is led and co-ordinated by a cross-cutting group.
Implementation groups
Each of the partnership’s implementation groups has particular areas of responsibilities, which include:
Community safety
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crime
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fear of crime
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accident prevention
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personal safety
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domestic abuse
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road safety
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fire prevention
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racial harassment
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victim support
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neighbourhood
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nuisance
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antisocial behaviour
Falkirk Community Health Partnership
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community care
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joint future
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integrated children’s care services
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substance misuse
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health improvement
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health inequalities
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older people, children and young people
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access ability and provision of healthcare services
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physical / mental wellbeing
Economic development and tourism
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employment
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training
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leisure
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tourism
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enterprise
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e-commerce
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inward investment
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economic regeneration and development
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research and development
Improving our neighbourhood
This group has replaced the Environment & Transport Group and reconfigured its scope of responsibilities to include:
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transport
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infrastructure
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local community planning
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natural heritage encompassing both built and natural environment
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Housing Strategy and homelessness
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citizen’s satisfaction and area image enhancement
Lifelong learning and opportunity
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education
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community learning and development
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raising attainment and achievement
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supporting parents
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encouraging citizens to volunteer as coaches or mentors to support vulnerable young people
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co-ordinating services for migrant workers and their families
Responsibilities of the implementation groups
Each of the implementation groups has responsibility for:
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Co-ordinating the work and ensuring satisfactory progress of subordinate partnership groups that they are responsible for. This includes identifying all current partnership activity that relates to theme.
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Ensuring that key priorities and action plans are realised. This includes responsibility for monitoring achievement and progress towards outcomes within Outcome Agreements or other formal agreements made with the Scottish Executive to secure funding to support the work of the partnership.
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Contributing to the Strategic Community Plan including the determination of priorities and action plans in their area of responsibility.
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Preparing, monitoring and evaluation returns for the Scottish Executive and performance and progress reports for the Partnership Board.
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Assessing and making recommendations on Funding Applications.
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Reporting publicly on progress and key achievements on behalf of the partnership.
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Ensuring that Community Engagements activity is consistent with the Partnerships Strategy.
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Responding to requests for information.
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Co-ordinating its work with other theme groups and with the Community Planning Partnership as a whole.
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Ensuring that the group operates in a manner which is consistent with Best Value.
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Ensuring that communication and the dissemination of information is effective and efficient.
Cross-cutting themes
In addition to Implementation Group, the Community Planning Partnership also has a number of nominated Lead Officers for the following cross-cutting themes:
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community engagement
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community regeneration
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equal opportunities – equality of access to services
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public sector reform
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sustainable development
Co-ordinating the Partnership's approach
A cross-cutting group is also established to lead and co-ordinate the Partnership’s approach on Community Regeneration. Its remit encompasses:
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social inclusion
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area regeneration both urban and rural
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cultural diversity
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engaging young people
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special initiatives to get people back into work, improve health, improve educational attainment and build better, safer and stronger communities.