Common use of SCOPE OF THE SINGLE OUTCOME AGREEMENT Clause in Contracts

SCOPE OF THE SINGLE OUTCOME AGREEMENT. 3.1 East Ayrshire’s SOA builds on the strategic priorities of the Community Plan, including those delivered by the public sector and the services delivered by the partnership through the voluntary and community sectors. 3.2 Community Planning is enshrined in legislation through the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, which places a statutory duty on Councils to lead and facilitate Community Planning, with a corresponding duty on a range of public sector agencies to participate in local community planning processes, namely: • East Ayrshire Council • Strathclyde Police • NHS Ayrshire and Arran • Strathclyde Fire and Rescue • Scottish Enterprise • Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 3.3 The Act has three main elements: • a Duty of Community Planning, ensuring long term commitment to effective partnership working with communities and between Partners; • a Duty of Best Value, ensuring continuous improvement in the delivery of services; and • a Power to Advance Wellbeing, enabling the local authority to work with its Partners in a more innovative and creative way in responding to the needs of communities. 3.4 The East Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership’s SOA is founded upon Section 20 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, which sets out the Council’s general power to advance well-being for its area and persons within that area. This general power is also supported with Statutory Guidance issued under Section 21 of the Act and general guidance issued in support of the November 2007 Concordat.

SCOPE OF THE SINGLE OUTCOME AGREEMENT. 3.1 East Ayrshire’s SOA three-year SOA, which is subject to review on an annual basis, builds on the strategic priorities of the Community Plan, including those delivered by the public sector and the services delivered by on behalf of the partnership through by the voluntary and community sectors. 3.2 Community Planning is enshrined in legislation through the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, which places a statutory duty on Councils to lead and facilitate Community Planning, with a corresponding duty on a range of public sector agencies to participate in local community planning processes, namely: • East Ayrshire Council • Strathclyde Police • NHS Ayrshire and Arran • Strathclyde Fire and Rescue • Scottish Enterprise • Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 3.3 The Act has three main elements: • a Duty of Community Planning, ensuring long term commitment to effective partnership working with communities and between Partners; • a Duty of Best Value, ensuring continuous improvement in the delivery of services; and • a Power to Advance WellbeingWell-being, enabling the local authority to work with its Partners in a more innovative and creative way in responding to the needs of communities. 3.4 The East Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership’s SOA is founded upon Section 20 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, which sets out the Council’s general power to advance well-being for its area and persons within that area. This general power is also supported with Statutory Guidance issued under Section 21 of the Act and general guidance issued in support of the November 2007 Concordat.

SCOPE OF THE SINGLE OUTCOME AGREEMENT. 3.1 East Ayrshire’s SOA three-year SOA, which is subject to review on an annual basis, builds on the strategic priorities of the Community Plan, including those delivered by the public sector and the services delivered by on behalf of the partnership through by the voluntary and community sectors. 3.2 Community Planning is enshrined in legislation through the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, which places a statutory duty on Councils to lead and facilitate Community Planning, with a corresponding duty on a range of public sector agencies to participate in local community planning processes, namely: • East Ayrshire Council • Strathclyde Police • NHS Ayrshire and Arran • Strathclyde Fire and Rescue • Scottish Enterprise • Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. 3.3 The Act has three main elements: • a Duty of Community Planning, ensuring long term commitment to effective partnership working with communities and between Partners; • a Duty of Best Value, ensuring continuous improvement in the delivery of services; and • a Power to Advance WellbeingWell-being, enabling the local authority to work with its Partners in a more innovative and creative way in responding to the needs of communities. 3.4 The East Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership’s SOA is founded upon Section 20 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, which sets out the Council’s general power to advance well-being for its area and persons within that area. This general power is also supported with Statutory Guidance issued under Section 21 of the Act and general guidance issued in support of the November 2007 Concordat.