Scottish Compact Baseline Review
Footnotes
1 In England the LSPs are led by the relevant local authority and cover the whole of the authority's area. They aim to provide a strategic overview, setting the context for individual regeneration initiatives. To ensure that the voluntary and community sectors are represented the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit has provided £36 million (through the Community Empowerment Fund) to set up community networks in the 88 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund districts. Each LSP is expected to have a formal agreement with the network and include elected network representatives on its management structures. The nearest equivalents in Scotland are the community planning partnerships.
2. "Shape" is defined in terms of whether the formal compact document is symmetrical (that is it contains obligations and commitments for both government and the voluntary sector) or asymmetrical, covering only government with limited indication that a partnership involves obligations and commitments on both sides (see Paragraph 3.40).
3. A further Code, on Community Groups, is soon to be published.
4. The Welsh Scheme includes, within the main body of the text, quite detailed guidance on such areas as "Proofing Policies". Although not specifically highlighted as good practice, some of the information is as detailed as the separate guidance issued to accompany other Compacts.
5. A further Code, on Community Groups is soon to be published.
6. The Welsh Scheme includes, within the main body of the text, quite detailed guidance on such areas as "Proofing Policies". Although not specifically highlighted as good practice, some of the information is as detailed as the separate guidance issued to accompany other Compacts.
7. The Mapping exercise was the first attempt at looking at the scale of contacts with the sector across the Executive. It was undertaken for internal purposes and no decision has been taken as to whether it will be repeated.
8. The figures derived from the Mapping exercise should be treated as indicative as there has not been sufficient time to undertake a detailed analysis. It is also felt that there may be duplication in some responses. The information therefore needs to be treated with caution.
9. These databases seem to be set up independently of one another.
10. "Groups" are here defined as specific sub-sets of the population or specific parts of Scotland that the Executive has decided to give funding priority to, such as young people or rural areas.
11. One of the suggested Proofing indicators would require the addition of an additional question to the Consultation Registration and Evaluation System (see Paragraph 7.4).
12. "External liaison with the sector" refers to liaison "when preparing or conducting the consultation exercise" with voluntary sector bodies, as specified on the Executive's Consultation Evaluation Form. Such an indicator would require that the Form be slightly modified (see Paragraph 7.4).