29 July 2008

Narrowing the Gap

Proposition to LSP Delivery Group

July 2008

Kersten England/Andrew Pitts

Item 3

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Basic Premise

• Narrowing the Gap remains a key commitment of all Partners within the LSP

• NTG to be embedded in strategy, planning and performance managementFor the Borough (LAA)For organisations (Corporate Plans)For services (business plans)For individuals (performance appraisal)

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Five Dimensions

• Making the Case

• Approach

• Focus

• Resources

• Timelines

1. Making the Case

• Emphasis on Prosperity of the whole Borough

Economic

Social

Environmental

• Emphasis on Personalisation and Choice

Customer/User/Citizen

• Emphasis on independence, self reliance, responsibility

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Examples

• Work on skills acquisition with NEETS – labour market supply, decreased benefit dependency, increased local revenue and spend

• Early targeted interventions with groups susceptible to development of chronic health conditions (chronic heart disease, respiratory, diabetes etc)

- Getting upstream on costs of care, decreased benefit dependency

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Examples

• Tackling disproportionate involvement of young people from specific communities in anti-social behaviour

- Reduction in fear of crime reduces isolation, increases perceived safety and usage of public space including town and village centres, boosts night time economy etc

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Examples

• Provision of affordable housing in rural areas- Sustainable communities

- Retention of local labour

- Resilient housing market

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2. The Approach

i. Equitable access to appropriate services

consultation/engagement/needs assessment

market research/market penetration

co-design

personalisation and choice

equality impact assessments

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2. The Approach (cont’d)ii. Tackling differential outcomes

Targeted specific interventions

Review and Redesign of provision

iii. Building a solid evidence base

demographics

socio-economic

locality specific – SOA level

community of interest specific

trends data

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2. The Approach (cont’d)

iv. Embed in planning and performance management

- LAA blocks

- Corporate organisational priorities

- Business units

- For individuals

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3. Focus• Each thematic partnership reviews NTG dimension of

indicators within total set of 198 which relate to their activity

• Priorities drawn from 33 indicators for safer and stronger, children and young people, healthier communities and older people, environment and economy

• Identification of shared priorities • Reflected in action plan for indicator delivery• Reflected in associated strategies

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4. Resources for Delivery

• Base, Area Based Grant, other external funding

streams, income/additional revenue

• Policy, Equality, Cohesion, Community Engagement,

VCS, specific responsibilities and contributions

• Equality Frameworks (eg Equality Standard for Local

Government) and Comprehensive Area Assessment

• Embedded within all workloads.

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5. Timelines for Delivery/Impact

1. Short

- Transform approach to access to services

- embed NTG within Borough planning and

performance management

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5. Timelines for Delivery/Impact(cont’d)

- Enhanced engagement and involvement of communities of interest and locality.

- Some safer, cleaner, greener, stronger agendas

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5. Timelines for Delivery/Impact(cont’d)

2. Medium

- Education and Skills

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5. Timelines for Delivery/Impact(cont’d)

3. Long Term

Requiring significant societal change/behaviour/ lifestyle changes/infrastructure investment

Health

Housing

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PropositionThe Golden Thread

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Proposition

• Each thematic partnership identify NTG focus

• Supported by shared development of policy and best practice via LSP research and intelligence hub (new)

• Supported by skills expertise from VCS, equality and engagement facilitators

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Timescales

• By December 2008 each thematic partnership to have developed case and action plans for NTG within delivery of LAA2.

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