South East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership and CSR07 major themes ESD Toolkit South East 31 st January 2008

Contents What is the South East Improvement & Efficiency Partnership? Approach to developing the South East strategy Timeline and progress so far The shape of the emerging strategy –Key themes –Timeline for completion

What is the South East Improvement & Efficiency Partnership (SEIEP)? Kent Improvement Partnership Surrey Improvement Partnership Sussex Improvement Partnership HIOW Improvement Partnership MKOB Improvement Partnership Berkshire Improvement Partnership Fire Improvement Partnership Progress through Partnership (LSP Support) Commodity Goods & Services Partnership Corporate & Transactional Services Partnership Waste Management Partnership Buildings Construction Partnership Social Care Partnership Each partnership has its own governance structure providing member and officer accountability Funded and managed in SR04 by the South East Centre of Excellence Funded in SR04 by CLG’s Capacity Building Fund

South East Improvement & Efficiency Partnership What is the South East Improvement & Efficiency Partnership (SEIEP)? Kent Improvement Partnership Surrey Improvement Partnership Sussex Improvement Partnership HIOW Improvement Partnership MKOB Improvement Partnership Berkshire Improvement Partnership Fire Improvement Partnership Progress through Partnership (LSP Support) Commodity Goods & Services Partnership Corporate & Transactional Services Partnership Waste Management Partnership Buildings Construction Partnership Social Care Partnership A ‘partnership of partnerships’ Governed by the SEIEP Member Board Supported and advised by:  GOSE  IDeA  SEEMP

Approach to the South East Regional Improvement & Efficiency Strategy for Objectives To define the South East’s improvement and efficiency priorities based on the gap between current performance and the expectations of the public and central government To define the financial support required by SEIEP to provide the necessary support for South east authorities to meet their improvement and efficiency targets for To document the expected outcomes from the investment of this financial support and thus secure the required funding for the region Local Priorities National Strategy Partnership Proposals Regional Analysis South East Strategy Performance Dashboard Spend Analysis Draft NIES CLG VfM Report Local Government White Paper

Emerging Strategy – Key Themes Key Regional Priorities - Efficiency –Shared services –Better collaborative procurement –Framework contracts in major spend areas (waste, construction, legal) –Business Process Re-engineering –Asset management –Social Care Key Regional Priorities – Improvement –Joined up customer services (across tiers and cross public sector) –Sustainable infrastructure –Better community engagement Key Regional Priorities – Capacity Building –Building successful partnerships –Knowledge/information sharing –Member & Officer leadership development The 13 partnerships submitted a total of 83 programmes in their initial proposals

CLG and LGA priorities National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy published December 2007 –Does not reflect current balance of priorities Latest view –3% efficiency targets –Supporting struggling authorities –Support for LAA development

Overview of Current Strategy Draft Skills & Capacity Population Pressure Community Engagement & Empowerment A Step Change in the Performance of Local Government Delivering LAA’s South East Context Local Authority Performance Delivering Improvement Achieving The South East Aspiration Financial Challenge Pressure on Infrastructure Delivering Efficiency South East Partnerships Aspiration

What we will deliver Supporting LAA Development Supporting Improved Performance Capacity Building Community Engagement Sustainable Communities Corporate Transformation Social Care in Adult and Child Services Construction and Asset Management Waste Resource Management Smarter Commodity Procurement

Changes to regional activity Construction –Expanding from buildings to include highways Social Care –Increased activity on Children’s Corporate Services –Increased focus on better 2 tier –More on tools and methods for BPI Waste management –Learning the lessons of the buildings framework –New technologies for procurement –New technologies for disposal

Strategy Development Timeline June to December 2007 Development of plans within the region Synthesis of the plans and the generation of the first draft strategy January to February 2008 External Challenge by LGA, IDeA, GOSE, SEEMP, Audit Commission Regional Challenge day March 2008 Strategy submission Strategy approval We know there is total funding for RIEP’s of £185m We don’t know the regional allocation Likely to be by formula Will it be on time

South East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership and CSR07 major themes ESD Toolkit South East 31 st January 2008