Neighbourhood Partnerships: A new way to have your say

As part of this new way of working, we’ll be focussing on services at a neighbourhood level by working as part of Neighbourhood Partnerships, agreeing local priorities and working together with the community and other agencies to achieve them.

Twelve Neighbourhood Partnerships are now in place across the city, replacing and improving on Local Development Committees.

Neighbourhood Partnership website

Map of neighbourhood partnerships (PDF, 1MB)

Who’s involved?

Neighbourhood Partnerships are made up of councillors, public agencies, community representatives, Police, NHS Lothian and the voluntary sector. Each of the Council’s six Neighbourhood Managers will have responsibility for between one and three Neighbourhood Partnerships.

Neighbourhood Partnership Convenors

What will the Partnerships do?

The key focus of the Partnerships will be addressing issues that affect our local quality of life. These include dealing with local problems and issues, planning the future of your neighbourhood, and ensuring you’re able to shape and influence local decisions.  Partnerships will identify programmes of activity in response to needs in their area and these will be set out in local community plans which then become the Partnership’s agenda for action.

The Partnerships are able to make recommendations and provide guidance and direction to the Council and partner organisations. They’ll also take on decisions relating to environment, open space and traffic management; they’ll be responsible for local consultation; they’ll award small community grants for local projects, and they’ll be able to inform the development of city strategies – making sure they reflect local needs and priorities.

What happens next?

As Neighbourhood Partnerships have only just been set up, there will be a ‘learn by doing’ approach and the role of the Partnerships will develop over time. Regular progress reviews will help inform the development of the Partnerships, both locally and citywide.

How can I get involved?

If you want to find out more about your local Neighbourhood Partnership and find out how you can have your say, get in touch with your local neighbourhood team.

Neighbourhood Partnership Meeting Dates

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