LAA 2007 and 2008 Lee Harris Head of Policy & Improvement Southend-on-Sea Borough Council ‘Creating a better Southend’ Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous - Excellent

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Sustainable Community Strategy Agreed by the Council Agreed by the Council Owned by Southend Together Owned by Southend Together Partners vision of Southend in Partners vision of Southend in Ambitions, 46 Objectives 9 Ambitions, 46 Objectives Sustainable Community Strategy

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

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Southend Together and KSPs – Member Representatives 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

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Current LAA (2007/08) LAA is Sustainable Community Strategy’s short term Delivery Plan (was 3 years) 75 targets arranged around 4 blocks Economic Development and Enterprise Economic Development and Enterprise Healthier Communities and Older People Healthier Communities and Older People Safer and Stronger Communities Safer and Stronger Communities Children & Young People Children & Young People £5m reward for achieving 13 ‘stretch’ targets Superseded in April 2008

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council What’s changed for 2008? New LAA arrangements from April 2008 LAA only place where government will agree targets with local authorities and partners Focus on area outcomes and performance rather than individual partners Reduced performance reporting Single area based grant rather than lots of funding streams. A vital component of Corporate Area Assessment. Will move centre stage over next few years.

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council For LAA 2008 this means… LAA still delivery plan for SCS LAA still delivery plan for SCS Retain 4 block structure… Retain 4 block structure… …but widened in scope (housing, …but widened in scope (housing, culture, transport) Up to 35 (+16) targets with Up to 35 (+16) targets with Government from national set of 198 Government from national set of 198 indicators indicators £8.3m area based grant from 2008 £8.3m area based grant from 2008 Grant has no performance reporting Grant has no performance reporting conditions attached to it conditions attached to it Performance Reward Grant for Performance Reward Grant for improved performance – as yet improved performance – as yet unknown but likely £1-2m unknown but likely £1-2m X New

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

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Agreeing targets Agreed through CSR ‘07 National Priority Outcomes National Indicator Set (198) Agreed & ext. reviewed via GO Agreed & managed locally via LAA Improvement Targets Up to Local Priority Targets X April New

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council What have we done so far? November 2007 ST Board revised governance and agree LAA work plan ‘Community event’ develops LAA priorities National Indicator Set – consultation starts December 2007 KSPs develop 7 LAA priorities January 2008 Member briefing on LAA KSPs identify ‘long list’ of indicators for submission to GO East National indicator set confirmed

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council What’s next? GO East submit their long list to Govt – 25 January Statutory education targets submitted – 31 January – 31 January Southend Together “extended” Board - February - February Cabinet agree LAA submission - priorities, indicators and process for agreeing targets – 11 March – 11 March Members’ briefing – March before scrutiny cttes – March before scrutiny cttes Scrutiny Committees scrutinise LAA submission - March - March

Safe – Clean - Healthy - Prosperous – Excellent Creating a better Southend Southend-on-Sea Borough Council What’s next? Submit 35 NIs plus targets to GO East - 21 March ST Board agree priorities, indicators and targets – April (tbc) Full Council agree priorities, indicators and targets – 24 April Conclude negotiations – beginning May Formal submission – 16 May Whitehall sign off - June 2008