Community Planning
Local authorities have a statutory duty of community planning under the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003. The two main aims of community planning are to:
- make sure people and communities are genuinely engaged in the decisions made on public services that affect them, and
- ensure there is a commitment from organisations to work together, not apart, in providing better public services.
Use the quick links below for further information contained on this page:
- Clackmannanshire Alliance Membership
- Clackmannanshire's Community Plan
- Community Engagement - Clacks 1000
- Get Involved
- Supporting the Clackmannanshire Alliance
The Clackmannanshire Alliance
The Clackmannanshire Alliance is taking forward community planning locally. The Alliance’s role is providing the strategic vision and direction for community planning as well as monitoring the implementation of the Community Plan and the Regeneration Outcome Agreement. The Alliance meets quarterly and is chaired by the Leader of the Council.
Membership
Membership of the Alliance comprises senior representatives of
- Clackmannanshire Council;
- Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley;
- NHS Forth Valley;
- Central Scotland Police;
- Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service;
- VisitScotland;
- Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA);
- Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH);
- Forth Valley College.
The Alliance also has representation from community, voluntary and business sectors.
Clackmannanshire’s Community Plan
A Community Plan has been prepared by partners and can be viewed or downloaded from this page. This reflects developments in partnership working and the increased responsibility of the Alliance in an increasing range of areas.
Community Engagement
The partners have set up a mechanism to enable interested individuals and groups to participate in issues which affect them.
The Clackmannanshire Alliance regularly tests public opinion on the local issues through the Clacks 1000, our citizens' panel.
Get Involved
Local people also have an opportunity to be represented in consideration of the issues which affect them through the community and voluntary organisations which sit on the Clackmannanshire Alliance. You can get involved through one of the representative groups below as relevant:
- Council for Voluntary Service (CVS)
- Community Councils
- Registered Tenants Organisations (RTOs)
- Your local Councillor
Supporting the Clackmannanshire Alliance
The Alliance is supported by Theme Teams whose role it is to develop action plans to give effect to the strategic vision outlined by the Alliance. There are four Theme Teams:
- Community Safety: chaired by the Area Commander, Central Scotland Police
- Health: chaired by NHS Forth Valley
- Economic Development: chaired by Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley
- Environment: chaired by the Council’s Director of Development & Environmental Services
The Theme Teams and the Alliance are supported by an Executive Group which comprises the Theme Team Leaders, representatives of agencies named in legislation and the Council Head of Strategic Policy, who chairs the Group. The Executive Group’s role is to:
- oversee the work of the Theme Teams and ensure regular progress reports are provided for the Alliance
- act as a source of advice to the Alliance to ensure overlaps and linkages are identified and acted upon and new or emerging issues are reported to the Alliance
- oversee cross-cutting themes
More Information
For further information on any aspect of community planning, contact us using the details below.
Publications & documents
See also
Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Chief Executive's Services, Strategic Policy & Community Planning
Greenfield House, Tullibody Road, Alloa, FK10 2AD
Tel: 01259 452012 / 450000
Email: communityplanning@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form.