1. Item 4 Appendix A Sharing Learning from Cardiff LSB Scrutiny Project Strategic Partnerships & Governance Scrutiny Committee- Bridgend Council2nd March 2009 Angela Holt 17

2. Item 4 Appendix A Background to LSB • Aimed at • strengthening local public service leadership • tackling ‘ fundamental and unmet’ challenges from a citizen perspective • Cardiff LSP (Proud Capital Vision Forum) successfully bid for pilot status • 5 other pilots – Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Gwynedd, Neath Port Talbot & Wrexham 18

3. Item 4 Appendix A Cardiff LSB pilot • LSB Partners are: • Cardiff Council • Police • Fire & Rescue • Voluntary Action Cardiff • Local Health Board • Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust • WAG 19

4. Item 4 Appendix A Cardiff LSB pilot structure Vision Forum LSB Scrutiny LSB Executive 20

5. Item 4 Appendix A Cardiff LSB pilot projects 4 projects • Integrating Health & Social Care – e.g. DTOC • Transforming Neighbourhoods • Ask Cardiff • Scrutiny, Performance & Accountability • Develop & establish robust scrutiny & performance management mechanism • Map existing arrangements • Work up & appraise options • Gain partner views on options 21

6. Recognise existing statutory arrangements Recognise democratic mandate of elected members Seek high quality structure Well linked to existing structures Add Value Avoid Duplication Strengthen citizen engagement Item 4 Appendix A Options Parameters 22

7. Item 4 Appendix A Progress to Date • Multi-agency project team established • Scrutiny Mapping completed • LSB Scrutiny Process agreed & being piloted this year • LSB Performance Management framework agreed & being piloted this year • Regulatory burden - debate commenced 23

8. John Littlechild Police Authority Dr Rita Austin Cardiff LHB David Jones Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust Robert Woodward CHC Paul Warren Equalities Bernie Bowen Thompson VAC Councillor Ralph Cook, CCC Scrutiny Councillor Bill Kelloway CCC Scrutiny Councillor Gwenllian Lansdown CCC Scrutiny Councillor Dianne Rees CCC Scrutiny Councillor Simon Wakefield CCC Scrutiny To be confirmed –Fire Authority rep Non-Council Chair Item 4 Appendix A LSB Scrutiny Panel Membership 24

9. Item 4 Appendix A LSB Scrutiny Panel • Panel preparation • Briefing Sessions for Panel Members • Work Programming • 4 Scheduled meetings • Witness preparation • Evaluation of pilot arrangements 25

10. Item 4 Appendix A Key Lessons Learned - 1 • Understand & respect existing ‘scrutiny’ map • Build a network • Identify key players within LSB partner organisations – not always obvious • Fellow scrutineers & performance staff 26

11. Item 4 Appendix A Key Lessons Learned - 2 • Debate the balance between democratic mandate and partner involvement • Clarify & use decision-making processes across LSB partners 27

12. Item 4 Appendix A Key Lessons Learned - 3 • Invest in Relationship Building • It takes lots of time & effort • Keep communicating • Sharing information • Manage Expectations - critical • Of Scrutiny Panel members • Of LSB partners/ project teams 28

13. Item 4 Appendix A Key Lessons Learned - 4 • Engage & prepare those affected • Panel Members • LSB project teams • Other Witnesses • Don’t replicate council scrutiny approach • Use learning & knowledge of panel members • Pilot new approaches • Ask for feedback • Self-evaluation & formal evaluation • Witness feedback 29

14. Item 4 Appendix A Key Lesson Learned - 5 • Resourcing LSB Scrutiny • Resourcing - regional bodies • Scrutiny before relationships established 30