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There was submitted a presentation by the Strategic Partnership and Equalities Manager on the impact of COVID-19 on local communities.
The presentation updated members on the Community Impact Assessment work done to date; shared data from the Public Services Panel relevant to the Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton and Langbank Local Partnership; and outlined the Social Renewal Plan.
The presentation highlighted the key points arising from data and research undertaken in relation to COVID-19 cases; employment and support for business; neighbourhood hubs; the distribution of 1,250 digital devices/connectivity which had been distributed in Renfrewshire through the Connectivity Scotland programme; health and wellbeing; and the results on a Public Service Panel consultation on the effects of the pandemic, and highlighted the major concerns recorded.
The presentation also detailed responses on how households were managing financially now compared to pre-pandemic; and compared the responses from the Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton and Langbank local partnership area to others within Renfrewshire.
Details were given on a programme of listening events held over winter 2020/21 facilitated by Engage Renfrewshire.
A full discussion followed in the course of which the Strategic Partnership and Equalities Manager was heard in answer to a number of issues raised by members of the Partnership on the presentation.
In response to a question relating to the school bus in Langbank and why it was still running even though there were no pupils on the bus, the Lead Officer undertook to raise this with the Head of Schools and report back to the Local Partnership.
DECIDED:
(a) That the presentation be noted; and
(b) That the Lead Officer raise with the Head of Schools why the school bus in Langbank continued to run while there we no pupils on board.