Orkney Islands Council's partners

Orkney Islands Council works closely with other organisations to provide services to the local community.

A large part of the Council's joint working with local organisations is carried out through Orkney Community Planning Partnership, a statutory body which the Council leads on. You can find out more about the Partnership below.

Orkney Community Planning Partnership

Orkney Community Planning Partnership logo

The Orkney Community Planning Partnership - or 'the Partnership' - is all the organisations involved in planning public services for Orkney. Every local authority area Scotland is required to have a Community Planning Partnership, led by the local Council. In Orkney, the key organisations in the Partnership are:

• Orkney Islands Council as lead partner
• NHS Orkney
• Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Northern Constabulary
• Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service
• Voluntary Action Orkney (non statutory member)

Links to each key partner's website are available from the Related Sites section on this page.

Many other local organisations also take part in the Partnership including but not limited the Job Centre Plus, Orkney Housing Association, Age Concern, Scottish Ambulance Service, Skills Development Scotland and Advocacy Orkney. 

Community Planning is about public sector organisations working better together to improve and deliver public services. It is also about ensuring the communities are engaged in the decisions made about services which they use. In a place as small as Orkney, it is often not efficient nor cost effective for each organisation to undertake work or community engagement alone. Partnership benefits to the community include integrated services, better use of taxpayer money, and an improved chance of Orkney attracting funds for special projects.

What does the Partnership do to make a difference? 

• The Partnership has developed the Community Plan - a joint long term vision for Orkney which runs up to 2020. It sets out key priorities, aims and objectives, based upon engagement and consultation with the public.
• The Partnership produces the Single Outcome Agreement (often known as the SOA) - an agreement between the Orkney Community Planning Partnership and the Scottish Government which sets out what the community wants to achieve in the medium term, how these match up to Scottish Government priorities or 'National Outcomes', and what the Government will do to support Orkney. The Single Outcome Agreement is reported each year in an Annual Report to the Scottish Government.
  The Community Plan, Single Outcome Agreement and Annual Reports of the Single Outcome Agreement are all available to view on the OCPP website - you can access this from the Related Sites section on this page.

To find out more...

Contact the Community Planning Officer by e-mail or by telephoning 01856 873535 ext 2153 - or visit the website available from the Related Sites section on this page.

Other sites of interest

Look under the Related Sites section on this page, for other important online resources, including:

• The Directgov website - public services all in one place
• Get Safe Online website - links to information about safe internet use