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North Lanarkshire Partnership
Minutes of the Board Meeting
Held on Wednesday 22 March 2006
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Present:
Attending:
Apologies:
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Cllr Jim McCabe, Chair
Cllr Jim Smith
Gavin Whitefield, Mary Castles
James Hunt
Crawford Kirkwood
Colin Sloey
Jim McGonigle
David Smith
Liz Connolly
Madeleine Sullivan
Sandie Mackay, Simon Carey
Gregor McKenzie
Iain Hair
Ken Corsar, Tim Davison
Chief Superintendent Anne McGuire
David Collie
Roger Popplewell
Brian Lister
Nicky Munro
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NLC
NLC
NLC
NL Voluntary Sector
NL Voluntary Sector
NHS Lanarkshire
Jobcentre Plus
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire
Communities Scotland
NLC
NLC
NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire
Strathclyde Police
Jobcentre Plus
Communities Scotland
FE Colleges
Scottish Executive
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Introduction
Cllr McCabe welcomed all to the meeting, particularly Jim McGonigle, Jobcentre Plus who was attending to deliver a presentation on Pathways to Work. Also welcomed to the meeting were Colin Sloey, NHS Lanarkshire and Madeleine Sullivan, Communities Scotland, representing Roger Popplewell.
Item 1. Apologies
Apologies were noted from Ken Corsar and Tim Davison, NHS Lanarkshire; Chief Superintendent Anne McGuire and David Barr, Strathclyde Police; David Collie, Jobcentre Plus; Roger Popplewell, Communities Scotland; Brian Lister, Further Education Colleges; and Nick Munro, Scottish Executive,
Item 2. Minutes of the Last Meeting
These were agreed as an accurate record
Item 3. Matters arising
None
Item 4. Community Safety Theme progress
A comprehensive presentation was delivered by Mary Castles, Chair of the Community Safety Partnership on behalf of Chief Superintendent Anne McGuire, who leads the Theme Group (to request a copy, click on the Community Plan link at the side of this page). The Community Safety Partnership structure was recently reviewed with representation now from 9 of the Community Safety Partnership Working Groups, i.e. Domestic Abuse, Antisocial Behaviour, Information Sharing, Wardens, CCTV, MARIM, Home Safety, Transport Safety and Alcohol Mary summarised the priorities and aims of the theme and outlined progress to date.
Cllr McCabe thanked Mary for the presentation and welcomed questions and comments from the Board.
Action: None
Item 5. Welfare Reform and the Introduction of the Pathways to Work pilot in Lanarkshire
Jim McGonigle, Jobcentre Plus delivered a presentation (copy attached) on this pilot project. He summarised the welfare reform and employment rates, for example since 1997 2.3 million more people have gained employment. The Pathways to Work pilot will be launched officially on 26 April 2006. The NLP Board will receive regular updates relating to its progress in North Lanarkshire.
Cllr McCabe thanked Jim for the presentation and welcomed questions and comments from the Board
Action: None
Item 6. Clyde Valley Community Planning Partnership (CVCPP)
Gavin Whitefield, summarised the report which was the first to the NLP Board from the Clyde Valley Community Planning Partnership. The Board was reminded that CVCPP had representation from key players from Scottish Enterprise, Strathclyde Passenger Transport, Jobcentre Plus, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and the Minister of Finance, Tom McCabe MP. Following each meeting of CVCPP, a report will be submitted to NLP for information. From the Cities Growth Fund, North Lanarkshire will receive in the next round of funding £1.2 million towards the Ravenscraig link road, Motherwell Station and Summerlee. However, the bulk of funding will remain within Glasgow. From the Derelict Land Strategy and Fund (to 2008), North Lanarkshire, which has the largest derelict land sites in Scotland, will receive £6 million, the same allocation as 2004-06.
The Board noted the contents of the report.
Action: Further CVCPP reports will be provided at future meetings.
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