Description: Local Partnerships provide the community with the opportunity to have their say on local issues and make a difference to their local area.Replacing the previous Local Area Committees (LACs), the partnerships adopt a more informal and inclusive approach as part of a drive to ensure community voices are heard on local issues.The partnerships mirror the Community Council boundaries meaning there are seven and comprise of the following communities:RenfrewInchinnan, Erskine, Bishopton and LangbankHouston, Bridge of Weir, Brookfield, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch and ElderslieJohnstone and LinwoodPaisley North, Gallowhill, Ferguslie, Paisley West and CentralPaisley East, Ralston, Hawkhead, Lochfield, Hunterhill and CharlestonFoxbar, Brediland and Glenburn
Description: A Community Council is a voluntary organisation set up by statute by the Local Authority and run by local residents to act on behalf of its area. As the most local tier of elected representation, Community Councils play an important role in local democracy.Community Councils are comprised of people who care about their community and want to make it a better place to live.As well as representing the community to the local authority, Community Councils facilitate a wide range of activities which promote the well-being of their communities. They bring local people together to help make things happen, and many Community Councils protect and promote the identity of their community. They advise, petition, influence and advocate numerous causes and cases of concern on behalf of local communities. Here are some examples of their work from across the country:Carry out projects to enhance their community for all types of citizens – elderly, single mothers, minority groups, youths etc.Issue community newslettersConduct local surveysCampaign on local issuesOrganise community events (such as local galas)Community Councils are the strongest means of becoming involved with your local area. It will give you a good understand of the workings of local government and what is going on locally and nationally. All local authorities in Scotland encourage citizens to become a member of their Community Council.Source: Scottish Community Councils (http://www.communitycouncils.scot/what-is-a-community-council.html)
Description: There is an interest in population statistics for the built-up areas in Scotland as they are generally more identifiable as the traditional towns and cities of Scotland than administrative areas such as Council areas, much of which consists of land that is not built up. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) uses information about postcodes (some 140,000 in Scotland) to define 'settlements' and 'localities' as good approximations to built up areas.A settlement is defined to be a group of high density postcodes whose combined population rounds to 500 people or more. They are separated by low density postcodes.A split between settlements is defined as minimum of 1km gap between built up areas, as a result the localities ofPaisley, Renfrew, Johnstone, Elderslie, Linwood and Kilbarchan all fall within the settlement of Glasgow CityNational Records of Scotland had developed a new process to identify settlements in Scotland and the definition of a settlement was defined as:‘A collection of contiguous high density postcodes bounded by low density postcodes whose population was 500 or more.’A postcode is high density if at least one of the following applied:- It had more than 2.1 residential addresses per hectare;- It had more than 0.1 non-residential addresses per hectare; or- The estimate of the population per hectare exceeds five people.Settlement boundaries are used to create Locality Boundaries.for more information see:https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/settlements-localities/set-loc-20/set-loc-2020-metadata.pdfhttps://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/special-area-population-estimates/settlements-and-localities/background-informationDownloaded - 15/12/2023https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/settlements-and-localities-dataset/settlements-and-localities-digital-boundaries
Description: There is interest in population statistics for the built-up areas in Scotland as they are generally more identifiable as the traditional towns and cities of Scotland than administrative areas such as Council areas, much of which consists of land that is not built up. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) uses information about postcodes (some 140,000 in Scotland) to define 'settlements' and 'localities' as good approximations to built up areas.A settlement is defined to be a group of high density postcodes whose combined population rounds to 500 people or more. They are separated by low density postcodes. A split between settlements is defined as minimum of 1km gap between built up areas, as a result the localities of Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone, Elderslie, Linwood and Kilbarchan all fall within the settlement of Glasgow CityNational Records of Scotland had developed a new process to identify settlements in Scotland and the definition of a settlement was defined as:‘A collection of contiguous high density postcodes bounded by low density postcodes whose population was 500 or more.’A postcode is high density if at least one of the following applied:- It had more than 2.1 residential addresses per hectare;- It had more than 0.1 non-residential addresses per hectare; or- The estimate of the population per hectare exceeds five people.for more information see:https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/settlements-localities/set-loc-16/settlements-localities-background-info.pdfhttps://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/settlements-localities/set-loc-16/locality-geographies.pdfhttps://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/special-area-population-estimates/settlements-and-localities/background-informationThis feature class shows the centroid point of the Settlement boundary.Downloaded - 26/02/2019https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/settlements-and-localities-dataset/settlements-and-localities-digital-boundaries
Description: There is an interest in population statistics for the built-up areas in Scotland as they are generally more identifiable as the traditional towns and cities of Scotland than administrative areas such as Council areas, much of which consists of land that is not built up. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) uses information about postcodes (some 140,000 in Scotland) to define 'settlements' and 'localities' as good approximations to built up areas.Localities correspond to the more recognisable towns and cities of Scotland which can be found within settlements. They also have a minimum rounded population of 500 people or more.Localities have been determined from the dataset NRS Settlements and then assigning a locality value to each of the postcodes in the settlement based on whether they fall within a previous locality.for more information see:https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/settlements-localities/set-loc-20/set-loc-2020-metadata.pdfhttps://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/special-area-population-estimates/settlements-and-localities/background-informationDownloaded - 15/12/2023https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/settlements-and-localities-dataset/settlements-and-localities-digital-boundaries
Description: There is an interest in population statistics for the built-up areas in Scotland as they are generally more identifiable as the traditional towns and cities of Scotland than administrative areas such as Council areas, much of which consists of land that is not built up. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) uses information about postcodes (some 140,000 in Scotland) to define 'settlements' and 'localities' as good approximations to built up areas.Localities correspond to the more recognisable towns and cities of Scotland which can be found within settlements. They also have a minimum rounded population of 500 people or more.Localities have been determined from the dataset NRS Settlements and then assigning a locality value to each of the postcodes in the settlement based on whether they fall within a previous locality.for more information see:https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/settlements-localities/set-loc-16/settlements-localities-background-info.pdfhttps://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/settlements-localities/set-loc-16/locality-geographies.pdfhttps://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/special-area-population-estimates/settlements-and-localities/background-informationThis feature class shows the centroid point of the Locality boundary.Downloaded - 26/02/2019https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/settlements-and-localities-dataset/settlements-and-localities-digital-boundaries
Description: Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) were established by NHS Boards following the guidance set by the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004. CHPs provide focus for the integration between primary care, specialist services, and social care, and ensure that local population health improvement is placed at the heart of service planning and delivery. CHPs will achieve these goals by linking clinical and care teams, working in partnership with Local Authorities, voluntary and other stakeholders, and actively involving the public, patients and carers. CHP boundaries are co-terminus with Local Authority boundaries or sub-divisions thereof, as at 2005. CHPs have agreed standard names and codes which follow the Scottish Government's standard naming and coding convention. The standard code prefix is S03. Boundary or name changes require ministerial approval, through the advice of the dataset owner (Primary and Community Care Directorate) and relevant NHS Board, and are processed by the Scottish Government Geographical Information Science and Analysis Team (GI-SAT). Currently, there are 36 CHPs defined across Scotland.
Description: The 14 Health Boards are responsible for local health care in Scotland. They report to the Scottish Executive and are based on groups of the local government regions and districts that existed before the introduction of council areas in 1996. This means that although most Health Boards cover one or more complete council areas, there are cases where council areas are split. The boundaries within this dataset are the same as the 2006 release, however, an error with the Scottish/English Border was detected and changes were made so that this border now matches that provided with OS BoundaryLine.
Description: A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished in law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs. Most royal burghs were either created by the Crown, or upgraded from another status, such as burgh of barony.
Description: Agricultural parishes are based on Civil Parishes which were abolished as an administrative unit in Scotland in 1975. Agricultural parishes continue to be used for boundary and statistical purposes. There are 891 agricultural parishes in Scotland and they are used in the Agricultural Census and for the payment of farming grants and subsidies. The dataset contains parish boundaries, parish names and parish codes.
Description: A Community Council is a voluntary organisation set up by statute by the Local Authority and run by local residents to act on behalf of its area. As the most local tier of elected representation, Community Councils play an important role in local democracy.Community Councils are comprised of people who care about their community and want to make it a better place to live.As well as representing the community to the local authority, Community Councils facilitate a wide range of activities which promote the well-being of their communities. They bring local people together to help make things happen, and many Community Councils protect and promote the identity of their community. They advise, petition, influence and advocate numerous causes and cases of concern on behalf of local communities. Here are some examples of their work from across the country:Carry out projects to enhance their community for all types of citizens – elderly, single mothers, minority groups, youths etc.Issue community newslettersConduct local surveysCampaign on local issuesOrganise community events (such as local galas)Community Councils are the strongest means of becoming involved with your local area. It will give you a good understand of the workings of local government and what is going on locally and nationally. All local authorities in Scotland encourage citizens to become a member of their Community Council.Source: Scottish Community Councils (http://www.communitycouncils.scot/what-is-a-community-council.html)