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Leicestershire Priorities 2011 and Beyond Revising the Sustainable Community Strategy. WHAT IS A COMMUNITY STRATEGY? Local authority responsibility to produce a Community Plan/ Strategy The Leicestershire Together partnership owns the Leicestershire Community Strategy
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Leicestershire Priorities 2011 and Beyond Revising the Sustainable Community Strategy
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY STRATEGY? • Local authority responsibility to produce a Community Plan/ Strategy • The Leicestershire Together partnership owns the Leicestershire Community Strategy • A Community Strategy is a summary of the things that are important to local people and what we, together, are going to do about them • These can include issues around: • Access to Services • Health • Education • Different groups in the Community (Young People/Older People)
BACKGROUND – COMMUNITY STRATEGY • The current Sustainable Community Strategy for Leicestershire was produced in 2008, LWT group involved in developing Equality priorities • Mid term review, prompted by: • Changes in National Government • the recession • reduction in budgets • personalisation
BACKGROUND – COMMUNITY STRATEGY • The current Sustainable Community Strategy for Leicestershire was produced in 2008, LWT group involved in developing Equality priorities • Mid term review, prompted by: • Changes in National Government • the recession • reduction in budgets • personalisation
WHAT ARE THE NEW PRIORITIES? A few examples of the revised priorities: • Improved life chances for individuals and families • More older people are able to live independent lives at home • Improved health outcomes for people in Leicestershire, in particular a reduction in health inequalities • Improved mental health and wellbeing • Reduce re-offending, with a particular focus on earlier intervention with families with complex needs, and those at risk of becoming families with complex needs • Public Services are delivered in the most efficient and effective way
WHAT NEXT? • Partners will be developing sub-outcomes to sit underneath the Outcomes • Partners, including yourselves have the opportunity to influence the outcomes and sub-outcomes • Opportunity to influence how we monitor and communicate the progress the partnership are making with delivering outcomes
What do we do now? • Online reporting of performance indicators (screen shots of TEN) • Annual Performance Report (take hard copy of 08/09, screen shot of online version) • Quarterly Reporting – Scrutiny, Cabinet, Leicestershire Together Board • Online analysis tools – Eg Police Crime website • Oneplace website – results of government inspections
How would you like us to communicate about how we are doing?
Options • Knowledge Hub & LGG Inform • Articles in Leicestershire Matters • Articles in local press • Dashboards / Visualisation e.g. places tool • Accessibility • Social Media e.g. Facebook, twitter, etc. • Other advertising e.g. posters in Council venues or externally • Public forums / meetings (e.g. community forums, parish council meetings, etc)
How local people will hold councils to account • Participating in council consultations • Utilising online expenditure information • Utilising published performance information • Participate in face to face and online opportunities to influence the council • Participate in any council self-assessment/scrutiny activities • Challenge elected members/ward councillors • Through local elections