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2014.F.P.B.1
FIFE PARTNERSHIP BOARD
MINUTE OF MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY3RDJUNE, 2014
POLICE SCOTLAND (FIFE DIVISION), DETROIT ROAD, GLENROTHES
10.00 A.M. - 12.00P.M.
PRESENT:Councillors David Ross(Chair)andSteveGrimmond, Chief Executive, Fife Council;Chief Superintendent Garry McEwan, Police Scotland, Fife Division;Heather Tytler, Skills Development Scotland (substitute for Gordon MacDougall); Linda McPherson, Regional Director, Scottish Enterprise; John Saunders, Strategy Adviser, SEStran; Kenny Murphy, Chief Executive, Fife Voluntary Action (substitute for Robert Bell) and Susan Manion, General Manager, NHS Fife.
ATTENDING:Outcome Leads/Officers:-
Paul Vaughan, Senior Manager (Policy, Communications & Area Management), Tim Kendrick, Partnership & Policy Manager,David Henderson, Team Manager/Adviser (Committee Services) andEmma Whyte, Committee Administrator, Corporate Services; Ross Spalding, Service Manager (Climate Change & Zero Waste), Asset & Facilities Management Services and Carrie Lindsay, Area Education Officer (Central), Education Service,Fife Council.
APOLOGIES
FOR ABSENCE:Councillors Lesley Laird and Peter Grant, Fife Council; Allan Burns, Chair, John Wilson, Chief Executive and Dr Edward Coyle, Director of Public Health, NHS Fife; Iain Vincent, Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fife & Rescue Service; Gordon MacDougall, Head of Operations (Fife, Forth Valley & Tayside), Skills Development Scotland; Michael Kellet, Head of Resilience Division, Scottish Government; Hugh Logan, Principal, Fife College; Professor Chris Hawkesworth, Deputy Principal, St Andrews University and Robert Bell, Chair, Fife Voluntary Action.
74.WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
The Chair (Councillor David Ross) welcomed those present to the meeting.
75.MINUTES
(a)Fife Partnership Board (FPB) of 18th February, 2014
Decision
The minute was approved, and progress on the following matter was noted:-
Para/
Para 72 – Redesigning the Community Justice System – Tim Kendrick, Partnership & Policy Manager, Fife Council advised that the outcome of a recent workshop would be reported to the next meeting of Fife Council’s Safer Communities Committee, with a view to responding to the Scottish Government’s consultation.
(b)Fife Partnership Executive Group (FPEG) of 11th March, 2014
Decision
The Board noted the minute.
(c)Fife Partnership Executive Group (FPEG) of 13th May, 2014
Decision
The Board noted the minute.
(d)Chief Officers Public Safety (COPS) Group of 17th April, 2014
Decision
The Board noted the minute.
76.IMPROVING REPORTING TO THE FIFE PARTNERSHIP BOARD
The Board considered a report by Tim Kendrick, Partnership & Policy Manager, Fife Council which presented proposals to improve reporting to the Fife Partnership Board in line with suggestions made at the Board meeting held on 18th February 2014.
Decision
The Board noted andendorsed the proposals as the basis for future reporting to the Board.
77.FIFE PARTNERSHIP REVIEW UPDATE
The Board considered a report by Tim Kendrick, Partnership & Policy Manager, Fife Council which summarised work undertaken to review thematic partnerships within the Fife Partnership.
Decision
The Boardnoted progress to date and agreed the following as items to be brought forward to future meetings:-
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(1)proposals on the respective roles of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance and the Integrated Health and Social Care Partnership in overseeing the delivery of the improving health and reducing health inequalities outcomes in the community plan;
(2)an update report on the review of the Fife Housing Partnership in advance of implementing the new Local Housing Strategy 2015-2020;
(3)updates on proposed changes to the role and remit of the Safer Communities Committee in light of proposed changes to governance arrangements for public protection and community justice in Fife;
(4)updates on any recent or proposed changes to the Fife Environmental Partnership and Children in Fife Partnership; and
(5)the inclusion of transportation as a key element within all thematic partnerships.
78.COMMUNITY PLAN OUTCOME REPORT: SUSTAINING AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT, TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE
The Board considered a report by Chris Ewing, Senior Manager (Sustainability) and presentation by Ross Spalding, Service Manager (Climate Change & Zero Waste), Fife Resources Solutions which provided an update on the progress made on the community plan outcome Tackling Climate Change.
Decision
The Board noted the progress on the community plan outcome Tackling Climate Change and agreed that the Fife Environmental Partnership explore further linkages and opportunities for partnership working.
79.THEMATIC DISCUSSION – EARLY YEARS COLLABORATIVE
The Board considered a report and presentation by Susan Manion, NHS Fife and Carrie Lindsay, Fife Council which provided an update on the partnership working achievements and targets in the Early Years sector and progress within the Early Years Collaborative across Fife.
Decision
The Board noted:-
(1)the stretch aims, methodology and progress of the Early Years Collaborative;
(2)the range of work underway across the Partnership to support improved outcomes for children and families; and
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(3)that the Children in Fife group would continue to explore and implement opportunities for integrated delivery of provision.
80.ANY OTHER COMPETENT BUSINESS
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Project – The Board was advised by Tim Kendrick that a letter of grant award had been received from Transport Scotland for £158,000for the supply and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Fife.
Decision
The Board welcomed the grant funding and agreed acceptance on behalf of the Fife Community Planning Partnership.
81.FUTURE MEETING ARRANGEMENTS
The Board noted:-
Decision
(1)that the next meeting of FPEG would be held on Wednesday, 25th June, 2014 at 10.00 a.m. in CMT Meeting Room, Fife House, Glenrothes; and
(2)that the next meeting of FPB would be held on Tuesday 2nd September, 2014 at 2.00p.m. in Fife College, Halbeath Campus, Dunfermline.
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