Future Generations Bill Y Bil Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol How to measure a nation’s progress? The proposed National Indicators for Wales.

Presentation objectives 1.Generate understanding of the Well-being of Future Generations Act 2.Generate understanding of the National Indicators – ‘the scorecard for Wales’ 3.Get people involved to improve the National Indicators

1. Well-being of Future Generations Act

Well-being of Future Generations Act Why do we need it? What is it seeking to achieve? How will it work?

Need for the Act We cannot carry on the way we currently live and work

Purpose of the Act Shared purpose and drivers to achieve a better and lasting quality of life for us all - the Wales we want 7 well-being goals Progress measured by National Indicators

Well-being goals

How the Act works New way of working so we all make better decisions, transform services, tackle root problems and avoid wasting money 5 ways of working

5 Ways of working Integration) Collaboration) Long term)ICLIP Involvement) Prevention)

2. The National Indicators

Scorecard Our indicators, not the Welsh Government’s Measuring progress against the goals Population not performance Short and manageable numbers For the whole of Wales Coherent and fit together Resonate with the public

40 National Indicators

Measures and sources 01 Babies born at a healthy weight Measured byNumber of live births with a birth weight of under 2,500g SourceOffice for National Statistics (ONS) & National Community Child Health Database, NWIS 02 Healthy life expectancy for all Measured byThe gap in healthy life expectancy at birth between the least and most deprived. SourcePublic Health Wales (PHW) 03 People making healthy lifestyle choices Measured by The percentage of adults (aged 16+) who have four or five healthy lifestyle behaviours (not smoking, healthy weight, eat five fruit or vegetables a day, not drinking above guidelines and meet the physical activity guidelines) SourceNational Survey for Wales 04 Young children developing the right skills Measured by Initially percentage of children in Reception year at expected level of development. To be replaced by measure at ages 2 or 3 once data are consistently available across Wales SourceFor the initial indicator: Foundation Phase Baseline Assessment, Welsh Government

3. Get involved!

Are these the right measures of the Wales We Want? Do the proposed indicators work as a set? Are there any that could be improved? Are there any that should be included or excluded? How can we communicate these to the people of Wales?

Next Steps Send us your views by 11 January

4. And finally…

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Conclusions We cannot carry on the way we currently live and work Shared purpose and drivers to achieve the Wales we want New way of working so we all make better decisions Get involved!