Annual Report 2024/25 - Delivery Plan Implementation and Next Steps

This section provides an update on progress in 2024/25, and next steps on delivering Shetland’s Place-Based approach:

• A consultation draft of the Shetland Place-Based Approach and Framework was circulated to all Shetland Partnership Network partners.  Thirteen partners responded, broadly supporting the approach and offering constructive feedback, which has been used to refine the framework and strengthen its clarity and usability.
• Internal consultation with Community Involvement and Development Officers (CIDOs) has also taken place.  Their input informed an updated baseline document, which was presented at a Shetland Partnership Network session, highlighting changes and improvements.
• Work has now commenced on developing an Implementation Plan.  This will set out how the framework will be applied in practice, with particular focus on communication, capacity-building, and proportionate approaches to stakeholder engagement and planning.
• There has been a focus on Place-Based work, including developing an Implementation Plan and supporting wider partnership activity.  This will progress to include training to build knowledge and capacity around this way of working.
• Community Planning Groups and Plans have been mapped, alongside wider stakeholder mapping activity.  This is helping identify overlaps, gaps, and opportunities to strengthen collaboration across services and communities.
• Existing examples of Place-Based working have been gathered, including both local initiatives (e.g. Nort Natters, Brae Rural Energy Hub, and Bressay Development Ltd) and sectoral work, to provide case studies that demonstrate how this approach is already being applied in Shetland.