NEW!  Angus Community Plan

• Angus Community Plan 2007-2012 (6MB)

• Angus Community Plan 2007-2012 - 4 Page Supplement (136KB)

The Angus Community Plan sets out a vision for Angus up to 2012, which emphasises the crucial role of partnership between all of the agencies having responsibilities to Angus and its communities.

An Audit Scotland report, A review of Community Planning in Scotland, was published in June 2006.  The review recognises that community planning partnerships have made progress but need to do more to show how their work is improving public services.  The report also states that their complex remit makes it difficult for community planning partnerships to achieve their aims and calls on the Scottish Executive to support community planning more effectively.

The document detailing the key messages from this review can be accessed at:

       www.accounts-commission.gov.uk/publications/pdf/2006/06pf03ags.pdf

A copy of the full report is available at:

       www.accounts-commission.gov.uk/publications/pdf/2006/06pf03ag.pdf

Angus Regeneration Outcome Agreement, Final Submission to Communities Scotland, June 2005 (PDF 1.4MB)

Based on levels of deprivation identified in the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 (SIMD04), the Angus Community Planning Partnership has been allocated Community Regeneration Funding for 2005-2008. The Partnership's Regeneration Outcome Agreement (ROA) details proposals for using this and additional 'Community Voices' funding for involving local communities. 

The ROA was submitted to Communities Scotland's Community Regeneration Unit, and was given ministerial approval in mid July 2005. Partners are working on implementation of the proposals, with recruitment of a Community Regeneration Officer already underway.

Principles of Community Planning in Angus

• Sustainable Angus: Local Agenda 21 Strategy for Angus

• Angus Active Citizenship Strategy (PDF 374K) including:

- Angus Youth Engagement Report and Action Plan (PDF 399K)

- Angus Engaging the 50+ Age Group in Community Planning Report and Action Plan (PDF 264K)

• Angus Social Inclusion Strategy (A Working Document) (PDF 891K)

There are also of number of documents produced by the Community Planning Implementation Group

• Community Planning in practice: examples

• Community Planning Legislation

• Community Planning Guidance

• Community Planning Research Papers (including Capacity Building for Community Planning, Assessment of Partnership Toolkits, Involving local People in Community Planning in Scotland, Under The Skin Of Community Planning: Understanding Community Planning at Partnership Level, An Analysis of Community Plans)

• Latest News of the Community Planning Implementation Group

The legislative basis for Community Planning is set out in the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003. 

The Convention Of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has produced A Guide to the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (PDF 246K), setting out the provisions contained in the Act in an easy read format.