Local Economic and Community Plans LECP | Guidelines 2021
In line with the Act any amendments recommended by the Local Authority should relate solely to the requirement for the LECP to be consistent with the Local City or County Development Plan and the RSES (66C(4)(a)(i)(ii)). Stage 5 Implementation Once the LECP is finalised the achievement of the objectives and realisation of the outcomes should be supported by an Implementation Plan process. The first Implementation Plan should be developed alongside the Framework LECP.
inform specific KPI choices to be included to support the implementation of actions in the Implementation Plans. These will undergo ongoing monitoring based on the prioritisation of actions and the determination of outputs and indicators for each Implementation Plan. As indicated above under Stage 1 Preparation important data from the National Census process will not be available to support the LECP development process in 2021/2022. A suggested approach to support the development of the new LECP from a data perspective is outlined under Stage 1 above to address this. Also outlined above is an approach to be taken in the period between now and the availability of the census data that will result in the centralised provision of county socio- economic profiles and baseline indicators to support the LECP review process. SMART 10 Indicators should be developed to support the monitoring, evaluation of the LECP that are appropriate to the High-Level Goals, and Sustainable Objectives detailed in the LECP framework. Mechanisms for the gathering of these indicators should also be included as part of the plan development process and it should not be assumed that available data will satisfy all requirements in this regard. In order to support comprehensive evaluation of LECP interventions the development of case studies should also form part of the monitoring process for the LECPs. To support a consistent approach to these case studies the case study template used for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) programme should be used as an appropriate template to use for LECP case studies. A final review and support for the development of the subsequent round of LECPs will be informed by both the quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of the Implementation Plan and ongoing monitoring process.
The implementation planning process should generally involve the following;
Use of available data to identify and prioritise interventions in line with the High- Level Goals and objectives of the LECP. Determination of specific time bound actions under each LECP objective. Determination of outputs and indicators to support the ongoing monitoring of the Implementation Plan that also contribute to the realisation of the overall LECP goals and objectives. Consideration of the resources available to underpin the implementation of these actions. Appropriate participation of the LCDC and SPC in this planning process. More detail on the Implementation Plans can be found in section B. Stage 6 Monitoring, Evaluation and Review The monitoring and ongoing evaluation of the LECP will be facilitated by the inclusion in the framework LECP of a set of outcomes and indicative indicators for both the economic and community elements that are suitable to measure progress towards the achievement of the high-level goals and sustainable objectives. These indicative indictors can be used to
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See section B on Actions for explanation
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