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Community Planning Partnerships

In 2007, a Concordat between the Scottish Government and Local Government set out the terms of a new relationship - a key element of this is the development of Single Outcome Agreements (SOA). The SOA is the means by which Community Planning Partnerships (CPP) agree their strategic priorities for their local area and express those priorities as outcomes to be delivered by the partners, either individually or jointly, while showing how those outcomes should contribute to the Scottish Government’s relevant national outcomes.

Scottish Government guidance for Scottish Public Bodies (Feb 2009), states that all public bodies are expected to seek every opportunity to collaborate in partnerships which can enhance and accelerate the public sector’s ability to deliver against a range of outcomes to strengthen the Scottish economy. SEPA will proactively engage and contribute to each of the 32 local authority CPPs in order to assist with the delivery of the environmental outcomes set out in each SOA. SEPA has identified six priority issues for engagement and has produced a factsheet for each issue.

• Limiting climate change and adapting to its impacts
• Reducing the risk of flooding and effectively managing its impacts
• Improving poor air quality in local areas
• Protecting the Scottish water environment and improving it to good status
• Reducing waste and promoting sustainable waste management
• Sustainable land use

Further information on SEPA’s community planning activities can also be obtained by contacting localengage@sepa.org.uk