Mike Welsh
Communities Officer
North East Ward
Dundee City Council
Dundee Partnership Context
Through our Partnership, Dundee:
• Will have a strong and sustainable city economy that
will provide jobs for the people of Dundee, retain more
graduates and make the city a magnet for new talent.
• Will offer real choice and opportunity in a city that has
tackled the root causes of social and economic
exclusion, creating a community which is healthy, safe,
confident, educated and empowered;
• will be a vibrant and attractive city with an excellent
quality of life where people choose to live, learn, work
and visit;
Dundee Partnership context
Dundee Waterfront Project
Dundee Partnership context
Tackling Inequalities
Dundee Partnership context
Strategic Themes
Cross-Cutting Themes
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Work and Enterprise
Learning & Culture
Children & Young People
Health & Wellbeing
Community Safety
Building Stronger
Communities
• Dundee Environment
Community Involvement
Equality & Diversity
Alcohol & Drug Partnership
Social Enterprise
Monitoring & Evaluation
Dundee Partnership context
Dundee
Partnership
Strategic
Theme Groups
Local Community
Planning
Partnerships
Agencies & Service
Departments
Cross-Cutting
Issue Groups
Communities
Community Regeneration in Dundee
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Local Community Planning Partnerships
Local Community Plans
Community Engagement
Community Capacity Building
Task Groups focussing on Priority areas
LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIPS
MEMBERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
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Chair – Drawn from Dundee City Council Management Team.
All elected members from each multi-member ward.
Representation from the following Dundee City Council Departments:
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Communities & Policy Division, Social Work, Housing, Education,
Environment, City Development
Representation from partner agencies and/or partnerships as follows:
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Police Scotland, Fire and Rescue service, NHS Community Health
Partnership. Voluntary Sector, Dundee Partnership Theme Groups (where
appropriate)
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Six Community Representatives (three drawn from Area Regeneration
Forum)
LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANNING
Community Engagement for LCP 2012-2017
Approximately 10,000 people were consulted across Dundee using the
following methods:
 Postal Surveys
 Focus Groups with Community Organisation, Local Management
Groups and residents and Tenants Associations.
 Community Celebrations and Festivals
 Children and Young people in schools and within their local
communities.
 Workers across a diverse range of services.
 Public places such as Shopping Centres.
LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIPS/
COMMUNITY REGENERATION FORUM LINKS
LOCAL COMMUNITY
PLANNING PARTNERSHIP
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Community
Engagement/Capacity
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Local Community
Planning.
Strategic
Links/consultation.
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Integrated Service
Delivery.
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Resource Allocation.
Representation
REGENERATION FORUMS
Resource Allocation
Identification of Local Community
Planning Priorities
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Environmental
Improvements.
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Youth Diversion.
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Small Grants.
Dialogue over Funding Allocations
Project Developments
Community Capacity Building
• Community Councils/ Neighbourhood
Representative Structures
• Community/ Residents Organisations
• Community Regeneration Forums
• Community/ Local Voluntary organisations
• Community Festivals
• Short-term supported groups
LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANS
CITY-WIDE PRIORITIES 2012-2017
 The significant impact of alcohol and drugs misuse across the
city - the need to raise awareness of services and support
for people who misuse drugs to access them as well as support
for those directly affected.
 The importance of Community Facilities - to maintain existing,
improve existing and develop new ones where there is
identified need.
 The need to improve community wellbeing - feelings of
isolation, lack of social networks and issues relating to
personal safety.
 Prioritise the need to ensure that information is easily
accessible and understood - in plain English using different
methods and approaches. Extend the use of the social media.
 Continued support for Job Clubs and development of skills to
prepare for training, further education and employment.
LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANS
CITY-WIDE PRIORITIES 2012-2017
 Increase range of activities involving young people to assist in
minimising anti-social behaviour.
 The need for good quality safe Green and Open Spaces to be
maintained and vandalism of same minimised.
 Increase support for Money Advice, Money Management and
Debt Management for individuals and families.
 To reduce levels of anti-social behaviour in terms of litter, dog
fouling and graffiti.