Common use of Ongoing Development Clause in Contracts

Ongoing Development. 8.1 As identified at the outset, the Council and its Community Planning Partners in East Ayrshire agreed to have a joint SOA in place from 1 April 2008. 8.2 Effective community engagement lies at the heart of the Community Planning process in East Ayrshire and building the capacity of community representatives on the CPP Board, Local Community Planning Forums and the Federations of Community Groups is fundamental to ensuring embedded and sustained community ownership of the SOA. In addition, the support provided to the newly established Children and Young People’s Forum and Equalities Forum will be essential in ensuring effective community engagement in the overall process. 8.3 The Federations of Community Groups have been systematically involved in the ongoing development of the SOA through their participation in the CPP Board. In April 2008, information on the draft SOA was presented to project representatives and key stakeholders as part of the Fairer Scotland Fund briefings. In addition, a dedicated SOA briefing and engagement meeting was convened in May 2008 with a range of National and Local Voluntary Organisations, with agreement for an ongoing discussion in respect of continued robust engagement. 8.4 Our third mid-term review of the Community Plan Action Plans, due in March 2009, has provided an opportunity to review the SOA with a range of key stakeholders, including Partners and community and voluntary organisations. This will allow the CPP to consider any need to re-align local priorities, timed to coincide with the end of the first year of SOA implementation. In addition, the second four-yearly review of the Community Plan, due in March 2011, coincides with the end of SSR 2007. This timing will provide a further opportunity to review local and national priorities and statutory plans to ensure alignment against national strategic aims and objectives in place at that time. 8.5 In respect of the voluntary sector, work is being taken forward in East Ayrshire to further develop the relationships between the third sector, the Local Authority and the Community Planning Partnership, which will the further strengthen the third sector’s role in delivering our SOA. 8.6 We have recently reviewed and revised our Community Health Partnership (CHP) structure in East Ayrshire, which allows us to better plan and work collaboratively with our partners from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, and the voluntary and community sectors to address local health issues. In particular, the CHP will focus on Shifting the Balance of Care, tackling health inequalities and improving the health and well- being of our local residents, which will contribute to the delivery of our SOA.

Ongoing Development. 8.1 As identified at the outset, the Council and its Community Planning Partners in East Ayrshire agreed to have a joint SOA in place from 1 April 2008. 8.2 Effective community engagement lies at the heart of the Community Planning process in East Ayrshire and building the capacity of community representatives on the CPP Board, Local Community Planning Forums and the Federations of Community Groups is fundamental to ensuring embedded and sustained community ownership of the SOA. In addition, the support provided to the newly established Children and Young People’s Forum and Equalities Forum will be essential in ensuring effective community engagement in the overall process. 8.3 The Federations of Community Groups have been systematically involved in the ongoing development of the SOA through their participation in the CPP Board. In April 2008, information on the draft SOA was presented to project representatives and key stakeholders as part of the Fairer Scotland Fund briefings. In addition, a dedicated SOA briefing and engagement meeting was meetings were convened in May 2008 and May 2009 with a range of National and Local Voluntary Organisations, with agreement for an ongoing discussion in respect of continued robust engagement. The meetings have been positively received and provided a further opportunity for these sectors to jointly consider and discuss a range of Community Planning/Single Outcome Agreement priorities to ensure their ongoing contribution to the planning and delivery of services within an outcome based approach. 8.4 Our third second mid-term review of the Community Plan Action Plans, due completed in March 2009, has provided an opportunity to review the SOA with a range of key stakeholders, including Partners and community and voluntary organisations. This will allow has allowed the CPP to consider any need to re-align local priorities, timed to coincide with the end of the first year of SOA implementation. In addition, the second four-yearly review of the Community Plan, due in March 2011, coincides with the end of SSR 2007. This timing will provide a further opportunity to review local and national priorities and statutory plans to ensure alignment against national strategic aims and objectives in place at that time. 8.5 In respect of the voluntary sector, work is being taken forward in East Ayrshire to further develop the relationships between the third sector, the Local Authority and the Community Planning Partnership, which will the further strengthen the third sector’s role in delivering our SOA. This work is facilitated through the involvement of a range of third sector organisations which are actively involved in the Community Plan Action Plan Working Groups and the Local Community Planning Forums. In addition, work is ongoing to ensure appropriate Third Sector Interface with the CPP. 8.6 We have recently reviewed and revised our Community Health Partnership (CHP) structure in East Ayrshire, which allows us to better plan and work collaboratively with our partners from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, and the voluntary and community sectors to address local health issues. In particular, the CHP will focus on Shifting the Balance of Care, tackling health inequalities and improving the health and well- being of our local residents, which will contribute to the delivery of our SOA.

Ongoing Development. 8.1 As identified at the outset, the Council and its Community Planning Partners in East Ayrshire agreed to have a joint SOA in place from 1 April 2008. 8.2 Effective community engagement lies at the heart of the Community Planning process in East Ayrshire and building the capacity of community representatives on the CPP Board, Local Community Planning Forums and the Federations of Community Groups is fundamental to ensuring embedded and sustained community ownership of the SOA. In addition, the support provided to the newly established Children and Young People’s Forum and Equalities Forum will be essential in ensuring effective community engagement in the overall process. 8.3 The Federations of Community Groups have been systematically involved in the ongoing development of the SOA through their participation in the CPP Board. In April 2008, information on the draft SOA was presented to project representatives and key stakeholders as part of the Fairer Scotland Fund briefings. In addition, a dedicated SOA briefing and engagement meeting was meetings were convened in May 2008 and May 2009 with a range of National and Local Voluntary Organisations, with agreement for an ongoing discussion in respect of continued robust engagement. The meetings have been positively received and provided a further opportunity for these sectors to jointly consider and discuss a range of Community Planning/Single Outcome Agreement priorities to ensure their ongoing contribution to the planning and delivery of services within an outcome based approach. 8.4 Our third second mid-term review of the Community Plan Action Plans, due completed in March 2009, has provided an opportunity to review the SOA with a range of key stakeholders, including Partners and community and voluntary organisations. This will allow has allowed the CPP to consider any need to re-align local priorities, timed to coincide with the end of the first year of SOA implementation. In addition, the second four-yearly review of the Community Plan, due in March 2011, coincides with the end of SSR 2007. This timing will provide a further opportunity to review local and national priorities and statutory plans to ensure alignment against national strategic aims and objectives in place at that time. 8.5 In respect of the voluntary sector, work is being taken forward in East Ayrshire to further develop the relationships between the third sector, the Local Authority and the Community Planning Partnership, which will the further strengthen the third sector’s role in delivering our SOA. This work is facilitated through the involvement of a range of third sector organisations which is actively involved in the Community Plan Action Plan Working Groups and the Local Community Planning Forums. In addition, work is ongoing to ensure appropriate Third Sector Interface with the CPP. 8.6 We have recently reviewed and revised our Community Health Partnership (CHP) structure in East Ayrshire, which allows us to better plan and work collaboratively with our partners from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, and the voluntary and community sectors to address local health issues. In particular, the CHP will focus on Shifting the Balance of Care, tackling health inequalities and improving the health and well- being of our local residents, which will contribute to the delivery of our SOA.