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).
Dundee City Council
Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.
