Young Southwark The New Children and Young People’s Plan

Purpose of presentation To update you on progress so far Inform you of emerging priorities and commissioning framework for the new Children and Young People’s Plan Opportunity to consider next steps and future potential implications

Background and context Current CYPP covered period set up across 10 outcome and service development priorities New national guidance around children’s trust, CYPP, DCS/Lead Member and resulting in: –A strengthened children’s trust –By April 2011, new requirements for CYPP to be a joint commissioning plan, including how partners will make shared decisions around commissioning, decommissioning and service redesign Other guidance has governance implications regarding youth crime and safeguarding

The CYPP Process – to date Work commenced in April 2009 Stock take across the five ECM outcomes through: –Joint strategic needs assessment –Strategic conversations with senior stakeholders –‘Storytelling’ stakeholder events, involving over 1,000 children, young people, parents, carers, staff and community groups New priorities and commissioning framework developed as proposed CYPP for Partnership consulted on proposed CYPP through each partner’s governance arrangements Members and the public being consulted February and March –Including Open Day Consultation, Delfina Gallery, 1 March

The CYPP Process – next steps Over this year we will work across partners to develop: –The Commissioning Plan, to be ready April 2011 How partners will make shared decisions on commissioning, decommissioning and service redesign –Robust commissioning plans for each CYPP priority Include short and longer term actions Alignment of service plans, such as how the youth service’s area-based plans provide the operational detail to the CYPP commitment –Sister strategies, covering areas such as workforce development, community and voluntary sector involvement, and preventative provision

New CYPP priority areas Thinking Family – Families at the centre of all we do Narrowing the gap – More and better life chances for all Raising the bar – High-quality services that meet local need Succeeding into adulthood – At-risk young people achieve wellbeing Working together – Children are safeguarded from harm

Our new commissioning framework Values for working together as partners and a community to improve the life chances of local children, young people and families Principles for redesigning services Commitments to share accountability for achieving local priorities Quality pledge for services based on what children, young people, families and people working with them have told us are important