We represent their views and ensure they are considered in decisions that affect them and the people they support. This achieved by collaborating with a wide range of partnerships and networks.
Focuses on ensuring Orkney's children and young people receive the support they are entitled to. The group develops and monitors plans to improve services for children and families.
Supports local businesses, promotes fair employment, reduces poverty, and encourages low-carbon practices through shorter supply chains.
Coordinates efforts to tackle issues like fuel and child poverty, combining actions from key local strategies into a single action plan.
The Orkney Integration Joint Board (IJB) oversees governance for the Integration Authority, which manages services commissioned from NHS Orkney and the Orkney Islands Council.
The IJB is responsible for:
The IJB commissions services such as:
These services cater to Orkney’s population of approximately 22,400 people. The IJB also has operational responsibilities, guided by locally agreed arrangements outlined in the Integration Scheme.
Engages the business, academic, and community sectors to guide the implementation of the Islands Growth Deal, which aims to boost economic development across the islands.
This committee ensures robust clinical and care governance across delegated and non-delegated health and social care services. It provides:
The committee adheres to national guidance, including MEL (1998)75, MEL (2000)29, and HDL (2001)74, to maintain high standards of clinical governance in Scotland's NHS.
The Orkney Local Action Group works to identify, develop and support opportunities for rural and island development benefitting communities across Orkney. Currently responsible for the management and delivery of the Community Led Vison Plan that underpins the Community Led Local Development (CLLD) initiative.
Brings together organisations to improve employability support in Orkney. The partnership focuses on creating opportunities aligned with local needs and the National Performance Framework.
Focuses on reducing socio-economic inequalities, especially in ferry-linked islands, by supporting community-led development plans.
This group provides a forum for strategic influence and operational discussion between Orkney businesses and Community Planning Partners that is open and accountable to all businesses and representative groups across Orkney.
Works to achieve positive outcomes for people with convictions, victims, witnesses, and communities. The partnership supports individuals to reintegrate, reduce reoffending, and recover from the impacts of crime.
This group works to:
Coordinates local emergency planning and response efforts, ensuring agencies work together effectively under the Civil Contingencies Act.
The partnership aims to:
The Orkney Public Protection Committee is a partnership of agencies working together to:
Promotes:
Focuses on improving sustainable travel options by coordinating investments and strategies.
Brings together organisations to facilitate community planning in line with the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
Provides a platform for third sector managers to share information, gain peer support, and strengthen links between organisations.
Orkney Youth Local Action Group is made up of local young people from a variety of backgrounds and areas. The group exists to empower young people to be the decision makers about putting money towards particular problems, issues or youth projects.
The Youth Workers Forum aids and encourages partnership working between its members. Discussions are shaped by members’ work plans, and subgroups or partnerships take forward joint initiatives independently of the forum.
