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Information about projects undertakenon the local road network in these areas is a matter for the local authority.

Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area and can be contacted for more informationif required.

Decisions on the allocation ofSureStart Scotland funding to specific projects are a matter for local authoritiesand has been spent in a range of ways to provide an integrated package of supportfor families with very young children. Arobust mapping exercise, published in December 2005, provided a detailed pictureof SureStart Scotland services and their positive impact on children and familiesacross all local authorities.

The specific crime preventionprojects funded by the Scottish Executive in Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire are outlined in the answer to question S2W-26712 on 21 June 2006.

Both council areas have alsobenefited from action taken within disadvantaged areas through regeneration programmessuch as the Better Neighbourhood Services Fund (BNSF), Social Inclusion Partnership(SIP) and Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) which have included crime preventionactivities.

Argylland Bute Community Planning Partnership (CPP) was awarded CRF of £2.415 millionfor the period 2005-06 to 2007-08. From CRF, the CPP has allocated funding to anumber of crime reduction projects, including the employment of two outreach workersby the Domestic Abuse Partnership for work in the Kirkmichael/Craigendoran, Helensburghand Ballochgoy areas. The CPP has also been instrumental in promoting a range ofdiversionary activities for young people including a skateboard park and one-to-oneyouth project in Helensburgh.

WestDunbartonshire CPP was awarded CRF of £13.368 million for 2005-06 to 2007-08, andamongst a number of projects has allocated £155,000 towards consultation with youngpeople through youth action groups established across the area. Over the three-yearfunding period £155,000 has been awarded to Streetlinks - a youth outreach project– while further awards have been made to the Pupil and Family Support network, andto assist the Tullochan Trust to develop the potential of young people. The Careand Repair service provides crime awareness and prevention information, and equipment,to elderly and disabled residents.

Under BNSF Argyll and Bute was awarded£2.7 million and West Dunbartonshire £9 million over the three year period 2001-04. Althoughthe Local Outcome Agreements for neither area are specifically aimed at preventingcrime, Argyll and Bute did include activities aimed at reducing the fear ofcrime among older people and West Dunbartonshire provided a range of information, services and activitiesfor young people to make it less likely that they will become involved in crime.

Since 1997, the Argyll and ButeSIP funded various crime prevention projects totalling £204,000. Although in WestDunbartonshire few project allocations by the SIP have been for direct crime preventionwork they have provided £1 million funding for projects which have an impact oncrime prevention and reduction such as young person’s befriending schemes, actionagainst vandalism, domestic violence, Crimestoppers, youth diversion schemes etc.

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Notes:

1. Figures given excludecapital receipts.

The consent system ceased from1 April 2004, with the introduction of the Prudential regime. 2. Inaddition to the non-housing consents, Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire Councilsreceived allocations of £1.6 million and £5.7 million respectively in each of the years above for housing capital expenditure.

Before Free Personal and NursingCare was introduced local authorities were already receiving funding to providepersonal care services without charge to those people who could not afford to payfor them. Local authorities are expected to continue to use this money as well asthe additional funds provided for the policy.

£162 million has been providednationally for the current year. £85.3 million of this is provided for personaland nursing care payments on behalf of people in care homes. Line (1) of the followingtable represents the amount provided for Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire councils.

The balance of this money, £76.7million, has been provided for personal care at home and this is included in the£467.3 million provided in the GAE line Services for Home Based Elderly. Line (2)of the following table represents the amount provided under that GAE line for Argylland Bute and West Dunbartonshire councils.

Delivery of the aims of theplan is being taken forward by a range of organisations including at a local levelthrough Alcohol and Drugs Action Teams (ADATs). Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire are covered by the Argyll and Clyde ADAT other than theClydebank area of West Dunbartonshire, which is covered by Greater Glasgow ADAT.

Since2002-03 each ADAT has been tasked with producing annual Corporate Action Plans whichinclude actions that are being taken forward locally to tackle alcohol related problems.These are available on the ISD website at:

Each Drug Action Team producesan Annual Corporate Action Plan which sets out the actions they plan to take overthe year to address local drug problems. These plans are available on the ISD websitehttp://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org.

The funding allocated for drugand alcohol treatment services in the Argyll and Clyde ADAT and the Greater GlasgowADAT since 1999 is as follows: