Community learning and development update

A PROGRESS report on work towards addressing inequalities and unmet need in Dundee is set to be discussed by councillors next week.

Members of the neighbourhood, housing and communities committee will be asked to review Dundee’s Community Learning and Development (CLD) Plan 2024-2027.

Lynne Short, the committee’s depute convener, said: "Tackling such deep-rooted and complex issues in the city takes a partnership approach and while the council’s officers are heavily engaged in that work, the Dundee Partnership provides valuable oversight.

"To try to meet head-on the disparities in our communities and focussing on people whose needs are not being met the plan is divided into five themes.

"Progress on each of these is laid out in detail in the comprehensive 26-page annual report, which demonstrates for the committee and the wider community exactly what is being done to make people’s lives better in the city."

The report focusses on:

• reducing poverty and tackling inequalities;
• strengthening communities;
• addressing health inequalities;
• improving life chances for young people; and
• improving life chances for adults.

Councillors will be told that while Dundee faces unique challenges, services and residents are coming together to address these and transforming services and structures. This will mean that citizens can live their lives exercising choices and taking opportunities while being supported by strong empowered communities.

The neighbourhood, housing and communities committee meets on Monday (March 2).