Developing the Local Area Agreement 2008

1. ‘Creating a better Southend’ Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Developing the Local Area Agreement 2008 Jenni Naish, Partnerships Manager Simon Leftley, Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous - Excellent

2. Sustainable Community Strategy 2007-17 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Sustainable Community Strategy 2007-17 • Agreed by the Council • Owned by Southend • Together • Partners vision of Southend for 2017 • 9 Ambitions, 46 Objectives Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend

3. Southend Together Board Southend Together a) Executive b) Performance Review Group 4 x Key Strategic Partnerships (and sub partnerships) 4 x LAA Block Leads Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend

4. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Southend Together – Member representation Board and Executive Cllr Holdcroft Safer & Stronger Communities Board Cllr Mrs Carr, Cllr I Robertson, Cllr Mrs Holland Children & Learning Partnership Board Cllr Mrs Carr, Cllr Mrs Robertson Health & Well Being Board Cllr Flewitt, Cllr Mrs Salter Enterprise & Community Environment Partnership Board Cllr D Garston, Cllr Flewitt, Cllr Lamb

5. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Local Area Agreements – the principles • Medium term delivery plan of Community Strategies • Tackle issues unique to the locality • Alignment of partners priorities • Provide value for money from joined up services • Win ‘hearts and minds’ on long-term challenges (housing, climate change, cohesion, health) • Deliver measurable better outcomes on the ground • - better quality of life and wellbeing Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

6. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Local Area Agreements – the practice Focus on area outcomes and performance rather than individual partners LAA only place where government will agree targets with local authorities and partners Reduced performance reporting to Gov’t? Single area based grant rather than lots of funding streams. Alignment with partners priorities – including Council’s Corporate Priorities A vital component of Corporate Area Assessment. Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

7. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council For Southend this means… Up to35 (+16) targets from National Indicator Set £8.3m Area Based Grant from 2008 Performance Reward Grant for improved performance – likely £1-2m £5m reward for achieving 13 existing ‘stretch’ targets by 2010 Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

8. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council ‘Quality of life, for life’ Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

9. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council • LAA Priorities • Strengthening the local economy • Raising aspirations and achievement • Making a safer place to live • Leading a cohesive community • Tackling health inequalities • Safeguarding a high quality, sustainable • environment • Revitalising Southend’s image 35 designated targets 22 local targets Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

10. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Timeline for agreeing LAA Scrutiny Committees review LAA – end March/ early April Southend Together Board agree LAA priorities and indicators – 15 April Full Councilagree LAA priorities and indicators – 24 April Conclude negotiation on targets - early May LAA formally submitted to GO East - 16 May Central Government ‘sign off’ LAA - June 2008 Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

11. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Democratic engagement • Represented on • Southend Together Board • Southend Together Executive • Key Strategic Partnerships (KSPs) • Preparation of SCS in 2006 • Stakeholder events • Member’s briefing sessions • Scrutiny • ‘Sign off’ of LAA by Cabinet and Council Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

12. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Supporting People and Housing NI 155 – Number of affordable homes delivered (gross) Local - Repeat incidents of domestic violence (2007 Stretch target and 2008 Local indicator) NI 136 – People supported to live independently through social services NI 142 – Number of vulnerable people who are supported to maintain independent living Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

13. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Adult Social Care NI 146 - Adults with learning disabilities in employment NI 150 - Adults in contact with secondary mental health services in employment (Local indicator) NI 125 – Achieving independence for older people through rehabilitation/ intermediate care NI 130 – Social care clients receiving Self Directed Support Local – Adults/ older people receiving direct payments (2007 Stretch target and 2008 Local indicator) NI 136 – People supported to live independently through social services Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

14. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Health indicators (led by SEE PCT) NI 39 – Alcohol-harm related hospital admission rates NI 53 – Prevalence of breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks from birth NI 56 – Obesity among primary school age children in Year 6 (2007 Stretch target and 2008 Local target) NI 112 – Under 18 conception rate Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

15. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Health indicators (led by SEE PCT) ….cont…. NI 113 – Prevalence of Chlamydia in under 20 year olds (Local target) NI 120 – All age, all cause mortality rate NI 123 – 16+ current smoking rate prevalence (2007 Stretch and 2008 Local indicator) Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent - Creating a better Southend

16. ‘Creating a better Southend’ Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Any questions? Jenni Naish, Partnerships Manager Simon Leftley, Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous - Excellent