Service Property Priorities 2006 - 2007 for CSF non-schools

1. Service Property Priorities 2006 - 2007for CSF non-schools Presented by Lindsay Martin and Keith Hutt www.hertsdirect.org/property

2. Service direction - long & short term aims and objectives Keeping the child at the centre: Hertfordshire’s vision • We want to support and enable all children and young people in Hertfordshire to enjoy good health, live a healthy lifestyle, and stay safe from harm and neglect. • We want children and young people to grow up able to look after themselves, enjoy their life as children, and also to make a positive contribution and develop the right skills to lead a fulfilling and rewarding adult life www.hertsdirect.org/property

3. Service direction - long & short term aims and objectives As an excellent authority, ensure that all our children are in excellent properties • To raise the achievement and life chances of children and young people in Hertfordshire • To safeguard children and young people and reduce the need to take into care; develop integrated and preventative practice • To enable children and young people to participate and engage with their learning, care, families and communities so as to realise their potential and life chances • To improve the well being and life chances of children and young people within the family and community and to support families and communities www.hertsdirect.org/property

4. Service direction - long & short term aims and objectives • To ensure that no buildings have to be closed for health & safety, other legislative or basic amenity reasons • Develop the asset management planning process to increase the resources available to CSF, target them effectively and drive the implementation of spending programmes • Prepare for the property implications of the 2006 Education Bill • Ensure that agencies collaborate to deliver joined up services to maximise the impact achieved from the resources available to all agencies www.hertsdirect.org/property

5. Big property issues • Too many properties are at or near the end of their planned life • Too much permanent provision is still provided in temporary buildings • Providing accommodation fit for 21st century requirements: inspirational, innovative, community friendly, flexible, adaptable, comfortable, sustainable • Approximately 30 Youth Service venues are unsuitable and in poor condition (95 venues overall; 45 HCC responsibility) • Delivering high quality and appropriate children’s homes and a new Family Assessment Centre • Creation of 50 Children’s Centres across Hertfordshire by 2008 and 82 by 2010 – currently 6 • Maintaining ‘business as usual’ during The Way We Work initiative www.hertsdirect.org/property

6. Big property issues • Changing statutory requirements: Care Standards Act; Childcare Bill 2006; Youth Matters • Schools providing extended services by 2010 including: • ‘Wraparound’ care for all children in Hertfordshire • Varied menu of activities such as study support, sport, music tuition, arts and craft or special interest clubs • Parenting support and family learning • Wider community access to ICT, sports and arts facilities, including adult learning • Undertake condition and suitability surveys in 2006 as part of the 3 year cycle (detailed condition survey on Youth Service premises recently completed) • Provision of high quality property guidance and data to support managers of CSF premises www.hertsdirect.org/property

7. State of CSF non-schools www.hertsdirect.org/property

8. Meeting Property Plan target 1 www.hertsdirect.org/property

9. Broad areas of priority for action: 2006 - 2007 • Family Assessment Centre £ 1.75m • PFI Programme for Children’s Homes £ 21.8m • Service backlog of R & M £ 500k • Youth service delivery improvements (640k over 2 years) £ 320k • Cuffley Camp Outdoor Centre £ 680k • Herts Young Mariners’ Base, Cheshunt £ 80k • DfES Sure Start Grant: • Children’s Centres • Extended services in primary schools £ 9.6m • Extended free offer for 3 and 4 year olds • Watford School of Music (shared facility with WGSB, £ 2.5m • 50/50 £5m funding) www.hertsdirect.org/property

10. Funding issues • How to ensure a joined-up approach to funding between partner agencies • Responding to the challenging vision for Youth Service delivery in line with and with particular reference to Every Child Matters, Youth Matters and Resourcing Excellent Youth Services www.hertsdirect.org/property

11. Summary & conclusions • Providing better quality buildings built to agreed standards • Buildings that support service integration and multi-professional working • Ensuring premises decisions are integrated across agencies to maximise the use of resources • Tackling the backlog of R & M and inappropriateness of accommodation • Transferring the Hertfordshire Development Centre to new premises (as part of The Way We Work initiative) • Managing an integrated approach to property across CSF teams and other departments within the County Council www.hertsdirect.org/property

12. Service Property Priorities 2005 - 2006for CSF non-schools www.hertsdirect.org/property