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Incommunities Scrutiny Journey: Enhancing Community Engagement & Performance

Follow the journey of Incommunities from LMT to CTP, improving lives through policy, performance, and equity. Learn about the structure, benefits, and challenges faced, all geared towards enhancing community engagement and performance.

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Incommunities Scrutiny Journey: Enhancing Community Engagement & Performance

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  1. From LMT to CTP ….. The Incommunities Scrutiny Journey Scrutiny Net 5th October 2016Alison Leech Policy & Performance ManagerJayne Booth Equality & Diversity Policy Adviser Improving lives Incommunities

  2. About Incommunities • 22000 stock • Originally six Housing associations • 2003 Single • Now 2 housing associations • Incommunities (Bradford LSVT) – single office in Shipley. Stock spread in city, market towns and rural areas • Sadeh Lok – BME mainly Kirklees based- joined 2015

  3. The Drivers

  4. July 2015 Budget • 1% rent cut • Staff restructuring and voluntary redundancies • Reduced involvement resource • Scrutiny, inspectors and equality groups retained at centre • Neighbourhoods to cover • Community resilience (new) • Tenants Groups and Grants • Neighbouhood ‘forums’ • Some grey areas …?

  5. The Structure Group Board Neighbourhoods Housing Association Boards and performance and policy committee Community Groups Aire Wharfe Neighbourhoods Community Trust Panel CTP Headway Neighbourhoods NEST Neighbourhoods West City Neighbourhoods Scrutiny – Customer inspectors Tenant & Resident Associations

  6. Journey So Far • Membership Sub Group established • Representatives from each LMT • Paper presented to HA Board offering a range of Options • HA Board approval of Structure • Finalised Terms of Reference • Approval of Terms of Reference • Recruitment & implementation

  7. Terms of Reference Consultation We asked ….What do you think should be • In • Out • Binned We made clear which elements were essential for regulatory or budget reasons

  8. Functionial Split Community Trust: • Scrutiny • Policy Review • Commission Inspections • Service Standards and Performance • Part of Governance Structure - Supported by Policy and Performance team in Governance Directorate Neighbourhood Groups: • Focus on local issues • Supported by the Neighbourhood Team (including Community resilience) • Open to all to attend • Committee of 3 or more • SadehLok – separate approach

  9. Practicalities and linkages

  10. Next steps • Integrate Sadeh Lok – Panel Group wide • Continue roll out of Academy • Consolidate relationship with Policy and Performance Committee • Regular meetings with Chair • Develop protocols for escalation of issues • From Neighbourhoods • To PPC • Prepare for 2017 review!

  11. CTP development

  12. Issues and challenges • Panel drawn from existing LMT • Lots of experience – refocus • Terms of reference • Gaining trust regarding escalation of issues • Develop relationship with inspectors • Resourcing without dedicated officer • Neighbourhoods still in development

  13. Benefits of new structure • More effective links with PPC and board structures • Outcome focus • Reduced duplication • Clarity of roles • Links with inspectors and equality groups • Flexible approach to training and development via academy • Emerging profile in organisation is good ? • We will be able to evidence impact…..

  14. Thank you Any Questions Contacts Equality and Diversity Policy Adviser: Jayne Booth 01274 254143 jayne.booth@incommunities.co.uk Policy and Performance Manager: Alison Leech 01274 257311 alison.leech@incommunities.co.uk

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