Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Community Planning Partnership Board will take place remotely, via Microsoft Teams, on Friday 5 December 2025 at 10.00 am.

You are invited to attend the meeting and the business to be considered is noted below.

Business

1.    Apologies for Absence

2.    Declarations of Interest

Board Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation
to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Board Member making a declaration of
interest should provide some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be
sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3.    Minutes of Meetings

The following Minutes are circulated for noting or approval as appropriate:

i.    Community Planning Partnership Board – 19 September 2025 (for approval); and
ii.    Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership Strategy Group – 19 August 2025 (for noting).

4.    Action Tracker

The Board is asked to review progress of its agreed actions.

5.    Highland Community Justice Partnership Annual Report 2024/25

The Chair of the Highland Community Justice Partnership will provide a verbal update.

6.    Health Inequalities

There is circulated Report No CPPB/23/25 by the Director of Public Health, NHS Highland.

The Board is asked to:

i.    note the progress to develop a data dashboard to monitor health inequalities;
ii.    commit to providing contributions to further refine and develop the dashboard; and
iii.    commit to supporting stakeholder engagement activity to refine the dashboard and identify how health inequalities are considered in the wider CPP structure.

7.    Highland Poverty and Equality Commission

Jim McCormick and Maggie Cunningham, Co-Chairs of the Highland Poverty and Equality Commission, will provide an update on the work of the Commission.

8.    Highland Outcome Improvement Plan (HOIP) Delivery Plan Progress Update – Highland Employer Charter

There is circulated Report No CPPB/24/25 by Jack McIntyre, Project Manager.

The Board is invited to note the progress report.

9.    Community Learning and Development (CLD) Annual Report 2024-2025

There is circulated Report No CPPB/25/25 by the Chair of the CLD Strategic Group.

The Board is asked to note the progress, including key delivery achievements, made in year one of the Highland Community Learning and Development Plan 2024-2027.

10.    Highland Local Child Poverty Action Report 2024-2025

There is circulated Report No CPPB/26/25 by the Poverty Reduction Delivery Group.

The Board is asked to:

i.    consider and note the actions carried out in 2024/25 as set out in section 2 of Highland’s Child Poverty Action Report in Appendix 1 of the report;
ii.    consider and agree the actions for delivery in 2025/26, as set out in section 3 of the Action Report in Appendix 1 of the report; and
iii.    note the activity to be undertaken during 2025/26 to review the priorities in line with the refresh of the Integrated Children’s Services Plan.

11.    Active Highland Strategy Group Terms of Reference

There is circulated Report No CPPB/27/25 by the Head of Health Improvement, NHS Highland.

The Board is asked to:

i.    endorse the refreshed Terms of Reference for the Active Highland Strategy Group; and
ii.    commit to supporting implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan.

12.    CPP Terms of Reference Update

A verbal updated will be provided.

13.    Proposed CPP Board Reporting Schedule 2025/26

There is circulated Report No CPPB/28/25 by the Partnership Development Manager.

The Board is asked to agree to adopt the proposed reporting schedule for 2025/26 as a basis for forward planning.

14.    Review of Strategic Risk Register

A verbal update will be provided.

15.    Partnership Development Team Quarterly Update: September to November 2025

There is circulated Report No CPPB/29/25 by the Partnership Development Manager and CPP Senior Officers.

The Board is asked to note:

i.    the quarterly report; 
ii.    the update on challenges highlighted and the actions needed to address the issues identified; and
iii.    the updated Year 2 Milestones at Appendix 1 of the report.

16.    Date of Next Meeting

The date of the next meeting is to be confirmed.