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Annual General Meeting 2 September 2008

Annual General Meeting 2 September 2008. Chairman’s address. Katherine Kirk Independent Chair 2007/08 Southend Together. Key Events 2007/08. Ade Butteriss Partnerships Team. Key events 2007/08. Development …of the Partnership itself …of the Partnership’s focus

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Annual General Meeting 2 September 2008

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  1. Annual General Meeting 2 September 2008

  2. Chairman’s address Katherine Kirk Independent Chair 2007/08 Southend Together

  3. Key Events 2007/08 Ade Butteriss Partnerships Team

  4. Key events 2007/08 Development • …of the Partnership itself • …of the Partnership’s focus • …of national and regional policy affecting the Partnership

  5. Developing the Partnership itself

  6. Southend Together Board Southend Together Executive Key Strategic Partnerships Delivery groups Getting the governance balance right

  7. Developing the Partnership

  8. Developing the Partnership • Performance Management Group (Sept 2007) • Cross Partnership Working Groups (late 2007, early 2008) • Data Observatory, Area Based Grant & Procurement, Communications, Internal Audit (late 2007, early 2008) • Engagement and Consultation (on its way) • New identity / logo/ branding (August 2008)

  9. Identity and branding

  10. Developing the Partnership’s Focus • ‘Sign off’ Sustainable Community Strategy 2007-2017 (July 2007) • ‘Sign off’ worked up vision (September 2007)

  11. Developing the Partnership’s Focus • Delivered ‘old’ LAA (March 2008) 3/4 on target at end of year 1, 80% of ‘reward’ targets achieved target (£5m reward for achieving 13 existing ‘stretch’ targets by 2010)

  12. Old LAA refreshed(April 2008) New Priorities • Strengthening the local economy • Raising aspirations and achievement • Making a safer place to live • Leading a cohesive community • Tackling health inequalities • Safeguarding a high quality, sustainable environment • Revitalising Southend’s image

  13. New LAA 2008-11 (from June 2008) Agreed new Local Area Agreement targets with Government (May 08) 35 targets from National Indicator Set 19 ‘local’ targets Performance Reward Grant for improved performance – c£2m

  14. National and regional policy developments • Area Based Grant • Comprehensive Area Assessment

  15. Key Strategic Partnership Presentations

  16. Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board Cllr Mark Flewitt (Chair)

  17. A genuine partnership … Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • Southend Borough Council • NHS South East Essex PCT • Southend Hospital Foundation Trust • South Essex Mental Health Trust • Southend Association of Voluntary Services (also representing SUs and carers)

  18. Challenges and successes… Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • JSNA to identify common priorities for action • A clear need to deal with health inequalities that exist within our community • To continue to improve service quality and promote independence (Transforming Social Care & Community Health Care agenda)

  19. LAA targets Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • Vulnerable people supported to live independently • Achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/ intermediate care • Social Care clients receiving Self Directed Support • Adults with learning disabilities/ mental health challenges in employment

  20. LAA Targets Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • Obesity among primary school age children in Year 6 • Emotional and behavioural health of children in care • Effectiveness of child and adolescent mental health (CAMHs) services

  21. LAA Targets (cont) Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • Under 18 conception rate • Prevalence of Chlamydia in under 25 year olds • All-age all cause mortality rate • Smoking quitters from 5 most deprived wards • Alcohol-harm related hospital admission rates • Drug users in effective treatment • Prevalence of breastfeeding

  22. LAA Targets (cont) Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • Under 18 conception rate • Prevalence of Chlamydia in under 25 year olds • All-age all cause mortality rate • Smoking quitters from 5 most deprived wards • Alcohol-harm related hospital admission rates • Drug users in effective treatment • Prevalence of breastfeeding

  23. These are being addressed e.g.: Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • Obesity: to maintain and improve fitness levels among school children, regular weighing and measurement sessions are conducted with early advice provided if necessary to avoid future health issues • Smoking: the target to support 377 quitters in 2008/09 is on track; between April – June 08 74 members of the community accepted the challenge to quit smoking, with support from partner agencies.

  24. Cross cutting initiatives Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • Housing - improving standards: Older People’s Accommodation and development of extra care. Aids and adaptations. HIA • Reducing alcohol related harm • Effective treatment for drug users • Improving employment opportunities for SUs and carers

  25. However, the need to make a real difference for the community requires new approaches……. Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board • The Joint Commissioning Framework is one such example of a new approach • Partners combining actual resources to target health and well being challenges and inequalities in the community. No barriers, just simply focusing energy and resources on community needs. A template possibly for further flexible working by partners across Southend

  26. Safer and Stronger Communities Board Simon Ford Partnership Manager – Community Safety Celia Clarke Stronger Communities Executive (Chair)

  27. Safer and Stronger Communities Board(Safer) Mission • Working together to reduce crime and disorder and anti social behaviour, and to improve safety for everyone living, working or visiting Southend.

  28. Safer and Stronger Communities Board(Safer) Scope • Meet the targets as determined by 2008/11 Local Area Agreement. • Respond to the findings from the local Strategic Intelligence Assessment

  29. Safer and Stronger Communities Board(Safer) Structure/members • Board, chaired by Supt Williams • Executive, chaired by Chief Insp Walker • Range of working groups reporting into Executive, e.g. NTEG, Domestic Abuse Forum, PPO, ASBOG etc • Membership includes representatives from Police, SBC, EFRS, PCT, Essex Probation, DARG, South Essex Homes and SAVS. • Key plans/delivery vehicles • 2008/11 Crime and Disorder Partnership Plan • Annual Strategic intelligence Assessment

  30. Safer and Stronger Communities Board(Safer) Key achievements in 2007/08 20% Crime Reduction in last 3 years Night Time Economy Group Multi Agency Community Safety Team Enhanced Communications Developed a ‘safe route’ in Town Centre

  31. Safer and Stronger Communities Board(Safer) 5 key ambitions for 2008/09 • Appointment of full time DV Coordinator • Meet 08/09 LAA milestone targets (woundings/domestic violence) • Reduce criminal damage by 5% • Achieve key actions as determined by Crime and Disorder Partnership Plan 08/011 • Introduce night time events to attract more diverse visitors to our Town centre

  32. Safer and Stronger Communities Board(Safer) Key challenges for 2008/09 • Achieve LAA milestone targets, which have attached reward funding • Change the type of visitors who have historically been attracted to the Town Centre • Preventing inaccurate reporting of criminal damage • Introduce 3rd party reporting sites for victims of hate crime • Improving data collection methods across partner agencies that record ASB

  33. Safer & Stronger Communities Board(Stronger) Mission Working in partnership to improve community cohesion, and working towards a sustainable environment for Southend.

  34. Safer & Stronger Communities Board(Stronger) Scope To deliver services in partnership, to meet the needs of the new Local Area Agreement.

  35. Safer & Stronger Communities Board (Stronger) • Board, chaired by Supt Williams • Executive, chaired by Celia Clark • Members include: • Southend Borough Council • Southend Association of Voluntary Services • Environment Agency • Turning Tides Neighbourhood Management • Essex Fire and Rescue Service • Work is delivered through work groups: • Sustainability • Road Safety • Volunteering • Neighbourhood Management • Community Cohesion

  36. Safer & Stronger Communities Board (Stronger) Top achievements in 2007/08 • Volunteering Target exceeded by 16% • Recycling Target exceeded by 4% • Turning Tides provided over 4500 hours of patrol, gave assistance to 400 vulnerable residents, and cleared over 150 items of discarded drugs paraphernalia.

  37. Safer & Stronger Communities Board (Stronger Communities Executive) Key ambitions for 2008/09 • Working together to deliver appropriate and effective services that reflect the diversity of Southend’s community will help to embed the principles of Cohesion across all service sectors and partnership groups • Identification of barriers to influence local decision making and efforts to promote and encourage involvement from harder to reach groups will strengthen sense of community integration. • A customer focused approach will aim to reduce enviro-crime through a programme of education and enforcement, providing an efficient and effective service to improve the local quality of environment, improve customer satisfaction levels and embed a customer focussed approach. • With contractors we aim to reduce biodegradable waste being sent to landfill and further increase recycling. • To take advantage of participation in National Schemes

  38. Safer & Stronger Communities Board (Stronger) Top 5 challenges for 2008/09 • Improve cohesion within the partnership • Meet all environmental/recycling targets to deliver a sustainable future for Southend • Use principles of neighbourhood management to ensure that residents views are heard. • Work with partners to ensure that the principles of Compact are recognised. • Continue to involve volunteers including those from hard to reach groups, as each and every volunteer is a vital link in the chain that enriches our local community.

  39. Enterprise & Community Environment Ashley Jarvis Enterprise and Innovation Team Southend Borough Council

  40. Enterprise & Community Environment Mission To bring together a wide range of agencies and organisations deliver to facilitate collaborative and coherent strategy development and delivery across the partnership’s remit including the opportunity for the alignment and pooling of multi agency resources to deliver a coherent and strategic approach to delivery

  41. Enterprise & Community Environment Scope • Housing • Enterprise, Business and Skills • Culture • Transport

  42. Enterprise & Community Environment • The ECEP is made up of an overarching strategic partnership board that includes representatives of agencies and partners with a strategic engagement across the partnership's remit. There are 4 delivery sub groups that engage partners with a particular interest or specialism in the different areas. • Key plans/delivery vehicles • Each delivery sub group turns the LAA into measurable targets and actions. Each groupo engages service delivery agencies, local residents and key stakeholders.

  43. Enterprise & Community Environment Top 5 achievements in 2007/08 In 2007/08 this part of the LAA was limited to working on Skills and Entrepreneurship. During that time the following was achieved. Increase in businesses accessing start up support from 68 in 05/06 to 120 in 07/08 Improved access to diagnostic business support with 157 businesses accessing this in 07/08. Development of a voucher system to enable businesses to access support Development of a new skills for prosperity programme

  44. Enterprise & Community Environment • Top 5 achievements in 2007/08 • In 2007/08 this part of the LAA was limited to working on Skills and Entrepreneurship. During that time the following was achieved. • Increase in businesses accessing start up support from 68 in 05/06 to 120 in 07/08 • Improved access to diagnostic business support with 157 businesses accessing this in 07/08. • Development of a voucher system to enable businesses to access support • Development of a new skills for prosperity programme

  45. Enterprise & Community Environment 5 key ambitions for 2008/09 The ECEP has widened it’s remit and revised it’s governance structures for 2008 onwards. Key ambitions for this period include: • Development of a ‘cycling’ town • Mapping the skills profiles of growth sectors • Establish a skills network for growth sectors • Develop the Housing Strategy to increase the supply of affordable housing in addition to the windfall Section 106 sites. • Work closely with the private sector to increase prevention and intervention work to enable greater use of the private sector in homeless prevention

  46. Enterprise & Community Environment Top 5 challenges for 2008/09 • The economic downturn • Fluctuations in the Housing market • Winding down of the LSC and devolution of responsibilities • Sub National review of Economic Development • Securing investment in transport infrastructure • Realising the future for the Saxon King

  47. Southend Children’s Partnership Paul Greenhalgh – Chair of the Southend Children’s Partnership Executive

  48. Southend Children’s Partnership Mission For all Southend children and young people, to: • Help them raise their aspirations and achievement • Ensure they have the opportunities they need for inclusion • Facilitate their participation in decisions that affect their lives • Strive for excellence in the services provided

  49. Southend Children’s Partnership Scope Accountable for the five Every Child Matters outcomes: • Being healthy • Staying safe • Enjoy and achieve • Making a positive contribution • Economic well-being

  50. Southend Children’s Partnership Structure • Board, chaired by Rob Tinlin • Executive, chaired by Paul Greenhalgh • Range of working groups reporting into Executive, e.g. early years partnership, 14-19 partnership • Links with Local Safeguarding Children Board Membership - All partners working with children and young people: SBC, health, police, voluntary sector, dioceses, early years providers, schools, FE, training providers Key plans/delivery vehicles: • Children and Young People Plan 2007-10 and 2008-09 annual update • Integrated locality working arrangements

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