Membership of Orkney Community Planning Partnership comprises partners with a statutory duty to facilitate or participate in community planning, as listed in Schedule 1 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 plus other organisations or individuals at the discretion of the Board.
Each organisation nominates one member to be a member of the Orkney Partnership Board.
Statutory facilitating partners in the Orkney Partnership are:
- Orkney Islands Council
- NHS Orkney
- Police Scotland
- Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE)
- Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Organisations with a statutory duty to participate in community planning are:
- Scottish Natural Heritage (NatureScot)
- SportScotland
- Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
- Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
- Integration Joint Board for Health and Care (IJB)
- University of the Highlands Orkney (UHI)
- Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HiTRANS)
- Skills Development Scotland (SDS)
- VisitScotland
Local and co-opted partners:
- Voluntary Action Orkney
- Orkney Housing Association Ltd
- Orkney Community Justice Partnership
- Scottish Ambulance Service
Each organisation appoints a representative to the OCPP Board, which is responsible for making strategic decisions, including the development and implementation of the Orkney Community Plan, also known as the Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (LOIP).
As well as the Partners listed here as formal members of the Board, a large number of other organisations play an important part in community planning as members of the Delivery Groups, including:
- Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau
- THAW (Orkney’s fuel poverty charity)
- Orkney Foodbank
- Home Start Orkney
- Age Scotland
- Sanday Development Trust
- Shapinsay Development Trust
- Stronsay Development Trust
- Orkney Charitable Trust
- Integration Joint Board
- Scottish Welfare Fund
- Community Learning and Development Partnership
- Social Security Scotland
- Island Centre for Net Zero
- European Marine Energy Centre
- National Farmers’ Union
- Local Employability Partnership
- Sustrans
This broad-based partnership ensures that planning and service delivery are informed by a wide range of perspectives and expertise, reflecting the needs of Orkney’s diverse communities.