Thematic Forums and Partnerships

There is a small number of thematic forums which have responsibility for strategic plans that contribute to the Local Outcomes Improvement Plan. These bodies are not created by or the responsibility of the CPP Board, but each has its own individual governance and operating arrangements. However they agree to provide the CPP with an annual report on their activities including meetings, training of members and the overall workplan.

• Alcohol and Drugs Partnership
• Children's Services Strategy and Planning Partnership
• Community Learning and Development Partnership
• Cultural Partnership
• Employability and Skills Partnership
• Integration Joint Board
• Place Planning Partnership
• Poverty and Inequalities Partnership
• Safer Communities Partnership
• South of Scotland Regional Economic Partnership
• Strategic Housing Forum

Place Planning Partnership (PPP)

Remit

• to develop coherence in joint working arrangements
• to better understand the requirements of Community Planning Locality Plans, Local Place Plans and Borderlands Place Plans,
• to develop joint workforce training in Place and locality working
• develop a co-ordinated offer to communities to support them to develop their Place Plans
• to identify and share best practice at national level and in other areas
• to develop peer learning across our communities

Membership

Representatives of:

• Borderlands Growth Initiative
• Dumfries and Galloway Council (Economy and Development and Community Services)
• Health and Social Care Partnership
• South of Scotland Enterprise
• The Stove
• Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway

Public Health Scotland attends as an observer

Place initiatives covered by the PPP

• Borderlands Growth Deal Place Programme :  Gretna, Kelloholm, Stranraer, Whithorn and Wigtown Place Programme | Borderlands (borderlandsgrowth.com)
• Community Planning Partnership Locality Plans:  Annan East; Annan West; Dumfries Central; Lochside and Lincluden; Stranraer East; Stranraer West; Summerville; and Upper Nithsdale 
• Community Planning Locality Hubs: Annandale and Eskdale; Nithsdale; Stewartry; and Wigtown Locality Hubs - CommunityPlanning (dumgal.gov.uk))
• Health and Social Care Locality PlansAnnandale and Eskdale; Nithsdale; Stewartry; and Wigtown  Search Results for "locality plans" - Dumfries & Galloway Health & Social Care (dghscp.co.uk)
• Home Teams: Rhins; Machars; Stewartry; Dumfries North; Dumfries South; Mid and Upper Nithsdale; Mid and Upper Annadale and Eskdale; Lower Annandale  and Eskdale Home Teams - Dumfries & Galloway Health & Social Care (dghscp.co.uk)
• Local Place Plans: Local Place Plans - Dumfries and Galloway Council (dumgal.gov.uk)
• SOSE Community Action Plans
• Town Centre Initiatives Dynamically Different Dumfries - Ten Year Vision and Lochside Regeneration Plan
• What We Do Now (Creative Placemaking):   Castle Douglas; Dumfries; Langholm; Lockerbie, Sanquhar; Stranraer Creative Placemaking - What We Do Now

Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Partnership - DGCP

The Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Partnership is currently in development.  The emerging arrangements are as follows:

Remit

The remit of the Cultural Partnership is to lead and oversee delivery of the Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Strategy 2022-2030. This will include:

• To support the cultural sector as a whole to contribute to Dumfries and Galloway's economy, wellbeing and international profile.
• To facilitate the cultural sector working together to develop and deliver strategic priorities.
• To increase the visibility and impact of all those working in culture in Dumfries and Galloway.
• To support and improve the working environment, conditions and rewards for all those working in culture in Dumfries and Galloway.
• Managing the Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Fund

Thematic Groups

• Culture and Sector Governance and Fair Work: Promoting and shaping best practice regionally for Fair Work, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Health and Safety, governance in cultural organisations
• Culture and Place and Community Wealth-Building: Cross sector working, developing our contributions to place initiatives and identifying new income streams for culture 
• Culture and Education and Skills: Supporting and initiating education and skills development in culture 
• Culture and Community Health and Wellbeing: Supporting and initiating wellbeing through culture 
• Culture and Visitor Economy: Developing our international profile, regional identity and marketing 

Membership

Founding members have been agreed as:

• DG Unlimited
• Dumfries and Galloway Council
• Dumfries and Galloway Museums and Heritage Network
• South of Scotland Enterprise

The membership of the Thematic Groups will involve a wider group of stakeholders

Background Information

• Cultural Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway 2022-2030
• Draft Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Partnership Framework as at 12 September 2024 (PDF) [221KB]