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Locality Management and Local Area Partnerships

Locality Management and Local Area Partnerships. November 2013. What are the new Locality Arrangements?.

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Locality Management and Local Area Partnerships

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  1. Locality ManagementandLocal Area Partnerships November 2013

  2. What are the new Locality Arrangements? Community Assemblies ceased to exist in March 2013. Cabinet agreed to new approach to ‘Engaging and Involving Communities’ in July 2013. The cabinet report is available on the Council’s website - www.sheffield.gov.uk/council-meetings/cabinet/agendas-2013/agenda-17th-july-2013 The new model has four key principles – • Councillors as Community Leaders for their ward • Prioritise resources to greatest areas of need • Develop effective partnership working • Enable communities to help themselves – increasing community resilience

  3. What are the new Locality Arrangements? The new arrangements will – • Encourage Councillors to take the lead on engaging communities within their ward and ensure services deliverers are responding to local priorities and issues • Have a named Councillor for each ward to act as a first point of contact • Provide Councillors with a ward pot to fund community groups, projects or additional services to tackle the issues and priorities within their ward • Develop ward plans that capture local priorities • Maintain the 7 Service Delivery Areas (consisting of 4 wards) to build on previous partnership working • Create 7 Local Area Partnerships (led by a local Councillor) that will tackle 3 or 4 key priorities that effect a number of wards within the Area

  4. Councillors • 28 wards with 3 Councillors each – 84 • Each Ward has nominated a Lead Councillor – first point of contact for officers / services • Each Area (4 wards) has a Local Area Partnership Chair • North – Cllr. Garry Weatherall • North East – Cllr. Peter Price • East – Cllr. Pat Midgley • Central – Cllr. Neale Gibson • South – Cllr. Steve Jones • South East – Cllr. Ray Satur • South West – Cllr. Andrew Sangar

  5. Lead Ward Councillors

  6. Lead Ward Councillors • Attending the Local Area Partnership to represent their ward • Being the first point of contact for other councillors, service providers and community organisations wishing to discuss ward specific issues • Working with officers and partners to produce an annual ward plan • Ensuring ward councillors are regularly engaging with the residents within their ward • Ensuring the ward budget is allocated appropriately • Ensuring other ward councillors are kept informed

  7. Local Area Partnership Chair • Leading the Local Area Partnership and other activities supporting the decision making process • Providing a political steer in the development of Area Priorities that will be tackled by the Local Area Partnership • Representing the Local Area Partnership at local / city-wide meetings and events • Supporting other Ward Councillors • Championing innovative approaches to effective Community involvement • Influencing service delivery at a local level • Ensuring the Local Area Partnership operates in a manner that represents the interests of the wider local community • works effectively with service providers to ensure the provision of services that meet local needs.

  8. Community Engagement - ‘Your Local Area’ • Up to 4 meetings/events per ward per year • Will respond to local issues and priorities • Will be used to inform Ward and Area Plans • Could be a formal meeting, walkabout, workshop or drop in • Could link into existing meetings / events where possible • Just one method of engaging communities – will also use contact lists, website, social media and Cabinet In The Community Website -www.sheffield.gov.uk/yourlocalarea Blog –www.southsheffield.wordpress.com

  9. Councillors’ Ward Budget • £300,000 total fund - to fund the small things that make a big difference (small grants to groups; purchasing ‘one off’ services, etc.) • £2,000 per ward. Topped up according to IMD • Beauchief & Greenhill - £11,925 • Gleadless Valley - £14,638 • Graves Park - £6,486 • Nether Edge - £6,895 • Can work together across Wards if appropriate • Allocated via - • Small Grants pot (October 2013) The closing date for applications was 21st October and ward councillors have met to decide on grant allocations. • Specific Granted activity directly to external organisations (VCF or other public sector) • Purchase of internal SCC service Deadline for allocation 17th January 2014 and has to be spent by those receiving the grant by 31st March 2014.

  10. Ward Plans • Annual planslisting 4 or 5 local priorities • First version collated in Summer 2013 – available at workshop • Informed by community consultation, local stats and service providers • Informed by Ward Profiles – www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/sheffield-profile/ward-profiles • Provide basis for allocating ward pots • Will be used to inform Area priorities

  11. Ward Priorities Gleadless Valley • Financial Inclusion • Employment & Skills • Reducing Health Inequalities • Social Cohesion Beauchief & Greenhill • Financial Inclusion • Employment & Skills • Reducing Health Inequalities • Social Cohesion

  12. Ward Priorities Nether Edge • Financial Inclusion • Employment & Skills • Reducing Health Inequalities • Social Cohesion Graves Park • Parks, Open Spaces and the Public Realm • Transport and Traffic • Health & Wellbeing • Supporting Community Infrastructure

  13. Local Area Partnerships x 7 • Led by the Local Area Partnership (LAP) Chair • Supported by the other 3 lead ward councillors • Have 3 or 4 key priorities for the Area that will: • Contribute / complement priorities within the ward plans • Improve / integrate service delivery • Increase community resilience (i.e. helping people to help themselves) • Workshops and Task & Finish group approach • Membership of the LAPs will reflect priority issues identified in each Area • Strong links with Sheffield First Executive Board • Not the vehicle for addressing ‘routine’ service delivery issues.

  14. Locality Management Team Vince Roberts - Head of Locality Management Angela Greenwood • responsible for North East, East, Central and South East Areas • strategic lead for Cohesion & Migration Martin Hughes • responsible for North, South and South West Areas • strategic lead for Voluntary Sector Liaison Locality Officers • North - Oonagh McClean • North East - Dave Aspinall • East - Mick Fellowes • Central - Naomi Hinch & Jane Bullimore • South East - Nesar Miah • South - Sarah Lucas • South West - Matthew Rush Also includes Team Support Officers (2) and Voluntary Sector Liaison Team (5)

  15. Locality Officer • Support Councillors in engaging with their communities and in their community leadership role • Support the Councillors, Services Deliverers and local community organisations to tackle agree ward / Area priorities • Communication across wards and Areas – including social media • Co-ordinate the development and implementation of Ward and Area Plans • Monitoring and evaluation of community engagement and activity tackling local priorities • Provide a link between Community Organisations, Councillors and Service Providers to discuss service delivery , consultation, etc.

  16. Lead Council Officers • 20 Lead Council Officers across city • Assessed against service, Ward Priorities, deprivation, experience and preference. • 4 Lead Council Officers (1 per ward) for the North East & East Areas. • 3 Lead Council Officers for the Central & South Areas. • 2 Lead Council Officers for the North, South West & South East Areas. • Each Area will have at least 1 Lead Council Officer at Director level. • South Lead Council Officers – • Julie Bullen – Gleadless Valley • Dee Desgranges – Nether Edge • Amy Buddery – Graves Park and Beauchief & Greenhill

  17. Lead Council Officers Supporting Councillors at a ward level: • Identifying 3/4 Priorities for the Ward • Providing advice and guidance on the workings of the Council and managing case work • Being the first point of contact for addressing issues and problems that require advice and guidance • Reporting on progress and issues for resolution • Managing difficult situations, conflict and problem solving. Supporting Partnership working at an Area level: • Represent the Council on the Local Area Partnerships and act as the Area’s ‘Senior Management Team’. • Support the Local Area Partnership Chair on performing their function and role • Promote joined up action at the Area and Ward level • Help develop the 3 or 4 Priorities for the Area and report on progress • Advise on appropriate courses of action and options in terms of addressing priorities within the area. • Ensure that the Local Area Partnership is fit for purpose and has clear aims, objectives and representation from the key stakeholders, including the local VCF sector and community advocates.

  18. Any Questions?

  19. Priority Setting • We would like you input into shaping the 3 or 4 key priorities for our Local Area Partnership • Event held in Summer 2013 which provides a basis for discussion and further development • Each priority will be: • commissioned by the Local Area Partnership; • delivered through a task group; • chaired by a Lead Councillor and; • supported by a Lead Council officer. • Each priority will need to be: • Specific • Measurable • Agreed • Realistic • Timebound

  20. Corporate Plan- Standing Up For Sheffield South Local Area Partnership Community Engagement Customer Insight e.g. market bulletins, crime stats, public health data Financial Inclusion Social Cohesion Employment & Skills Reducing Health Inequality Our Priorities for 2013/14 are: Focusing on: ? ? ? ? • 4 groups (duration and composition will vary) • Clear TOR/Brief linked to key outcomes • Member led • Service providers plus others as appropriate • Direct/target mainstream activity • Prioritise/allocate discretionary budget • Access/Match other funding streams Directed by: Ensuring: Informed by: Partnership Working e.g. service provider networks,links to smaller 3rd sector organisations Delivered through:

  21. Action Planning Session 1 • Choose 1 of 4 discussion tables: • Financial Inclusion • Employment & Skills • Reducing Health Inequalities • Social Cohesion • Aim is to develop an outline project brief for each priority task group

  22. BREAK

  23. Action Planning Session 2 • Choose 1 of 4 discussion tables: • Financial Inclusion • Employment & Skills • Reducing Health Inequalities • Social Cohesion • Aim is to develop an outline project brief for each priority task group

  24. Next Steps • Use the information from this event to further develop the project briefs for each priority • Lead Ward Councillors to establish task groups • Progress reports to Local Area Partnership • Future event to share outcome of the task groups & identify priorities for next year

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