In some areas of Shetland, people experience different outcomes than others. For example in some areas, the cost of living is higher and incomes are lower. In some areas there are more children living in low income families or the population is aging faster than elsewhere. Reducing these inequalities of outcome at a local level is where Locality Planning comes in.
The duty to carry out Locality Planning is set out in Part 2 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
Locality Plans can be based on geographic areas, administrative boundaries or communities of interest (a group of people with shared characteristics). Locality Plans are documents that belong to the communities, are signed up to by partners, and delivered together.
Locality Planning is about new ways of working, ensuring agencies and communities are working together to find local solutions to local challenges. On that basis there is a strong link between Locality Planning and our Participation priority area.
With much of the data available about Shetland being gathered based on administrative areas, Locality Plans will be based around existing administrative structures to allow for effective evidence gathering and analysis.
