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Enhancing Community Development Through the Edinburgh Local Compact

The Edinburgh Local Compact represents a collaborative commitment between public agencies and the voluntary/community sectors to enhance service delivery and community engagement within Scotland. Although not legally binding, the Compact fosters an environment of transparency, accountability, and mutual recognition. It aims to develop joint policies, coordinate efforts, and improve community involvement. Initiatives include creating sustainable garden projects and prioritizing greenspace development, all supported through funding from various sources to promote community wellbeing and growth.

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Enhancing Community Development Through the Edinburgh Local Compact

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  1. LOCAL COMPACTS Joanne Crone Scottish Executive

  2. Scottish Executive Commitment • A Partnership for a Better Scotland – political commitment • Support local compacts and health relationships,

  3. What is the Edinburgh Local Compact? • “In Equal Respect: A Shared Vision” • Partnership Agreement between the city’s public agencies and voluntary and community sectors • Not legally binding, but an environment of mutual advantage

  4. Why engage in the Edinburgh compact? • Transparency and accountability • To progress a joint agenda • Joint policy and service development • Co-ordination • Equity

  5. How did the Edinburgh compact develop? • Joint secretariat • Representation • Mutual recognition • Trust and group dynamics • Clear aim and fixed tasks

  6. What was the outcome? • Joint Launch of Edinburgh Compact • Delivery of actions identified • Better policy & decision making • Better planning and delivery of services • Addressing funding and resource issues • Improved voluntary & community engagement • Change at local & city-wide level • Implementation of the Compact

  7. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE STRATEGY: Involving people with mental health problems/and or criminal convictions to develop wasteland into sustainable organic garden FUNDING: Package of small grant funding from new Leith regeneration fund, Big Lottery,and Community Health Partnership. LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP: Greenspaces a priority and new areas of ground to be developed Local Community Gardens Project 2008 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK: Needs to know what other groups are involved in similar work to share experience VOLUNTEERING STRATEGY: Project recruits volunteers, develops partnerships with Local schools etc

  8. Scottish Compact Information • Edinburgh Compact Strategy “In Equal Respect: A Shared Vision” www.evoc.org.uk sallieanderson@evoc.org.uk • The Scottish Compact www.scotland.gov.uk/scottishcompact joanne.crone@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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