South Lanarkshire Community Plan 2022-2032

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 introduced a number of requirements in relation to statutory plans for Community Planning.  The Act requires Community Planning Partnerships to prepare and publish two types of plan which describe its local priorities, what improvements it plans for its local communities and when it will make these improvements. 

The first type of plan is called a Community Plan which covers the whole Community Planning Partnership area and sets out the local outcomes which the Partnership will prioritise for improvement. 

The second type of plan is called a Neighbourhood Plan.  The Act confirms that a neighbourhood must be either an electoral ward or an area within the local authority with a population which does not exceed 30,000.  Partners must identify smaller areas within the local authority which experience the poorest outcomes, and prepare and publish Neighbourhood Plans to improve outcomes for these communities.  To find out more about Neighbourhood Planning and the current Neighbourhood Plans please view here.

The South Lanarkshire Partnership has developed its Community Plan 2022-2032 to create a shared vision to come together and deliver improved opportunities for everyone in our communities which included the completion of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and a copy of the Post Adoption Statement can be found here.  The Plan will inform Neighbourhood Plans which will tackle inequalities where they exist the most. 

Progress against the delivery of outcomes contained within the Community Plan will be monitored by all Partners.  The Act requires an annual report to be produced which demonstrates progress and highlights the Community Planning Partnership’s contribution to improving outcomes.

Further Information:

Area Profiling Tools

You can explore a wide range of statistics about your area and the people who live there.  Topics range from population, income and employment to housing, the environment and public safety.  Please go to our IMPROVE website to find out more about where you live.

Statistical information reports 

South Lanarkshire Council's Central Research Unit publishes reports on statistical trends focusing on wealth and deprivation, enterprises, labour market and earnings, qualifications and learning, benefits take-up and sanctions, population and households, young people and education, community safety, health and care, alcohol and drugs and housing and homelessness.  Some reports can provide information about trends in South Lanarkshire compared to Scotland as a whole with in some cases, information available on a gender and age basis.  There are also reports covering forecasts of employment and population and households.  Please go to the IMPROVE reports page to access these reports.