CITY CENTRE NEIGHBOURSHIP PARTNERSHIP
BACKGROUND

Council approved formation of 12 Neighbourhood Partnerships across the city in 2007.
The City Centre has its own Partnership whose boundaries correspond to those of Ward 11.

This area takes in the New Town, Old Town, West End, and a part of Tollcross.
The Partnership is comprised of elected members, community councillors, and service stakeholders such as the Council, Police, NHS Lothian, and voluntary sector.
Supporting the Partnership will be thematic sub groups concentrating on Business, Clean Green Safe and Healthy, Planning Performance Communication, and Community Consultation and they will bring issue to the Partnership for decisions to be taken

Why the City Centre Partnership?
The community planning rationale behind the formation of the Partnership is that of working with local communities to identify and solve problems, share resources and contribute to the wider interests of the city centre. It is about engaging local stakeholders in decisions made about service provision that directly affects them and focussing more on local priorities in order to improve services and increase accountability. It is about devolving decision-making more to local level and a shift away from centralised municipalism. The city centre is completely unique in the issues it faces being the economic, tourist, and entertainment hub of the city and requires its own dedicated Partnership

What will they do?
Produce a community plan by Summer 2008 drawn up following extensive consultation with local stakeholders. This plan will identify and prioritise city centre issues/objectives that the Partnership will see are delivered. An annual report will be produced to monitor performance targets. The community plan will be an evolving document that will change through time as some issues are resolved and new ones arise.