1. 1 Epsom & Ewell LSP 25 Sept 2008 Surrey’s SCS and LAA Paul Sanderson Surrey Strategic Partnership Business Support Unit www.surreycc.gov.uk/ communityplanning

2. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Community Planning Framework A Vision What partners think a better Surrey or Epsom & Ewell would look like

3. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Community Planning Framework A Strategy How do we get there? What partners think we should and can do Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) The overarching plan for promoting well-being of an area to realise the vision (there are 12 in Surrey!)

4. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Community Planning Framework An Action Plan Local Area Agreement (LAA) Short term delivery plan

5. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Community Planning Framework How partners agree to work together to agree SCS and make it happen A Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) is a non- statutory, multi-agency body, which matches local authority boundaries. Surrey has 12 LSPs Surrey Strategic Partnership (SSP) 11 District and Borough LSPs

6. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 What is a Local Area Agreement? The LAA sets out the deal between central and local authorities and their partners. In order to improve services and the quality of life in a place over a 3 year period.

7. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 What is a Local Area Agreement? It is agreed at a county-wide level and some delivery plans are best managed at a county level But includes local priorities and some delivery plans are best managed locally

8. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Some examples: Surrey car share scheme Improve levels of waste recycling Reducing vehicle collisions More older people able to live independently. Increasing volunteering. Reducing the levels of repeat reported domestic violence More affordable housing Supporting the economically inactive back into work Encouraging cycling to school Short Term Actions 2005-08

9. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Some Successes to date Cycling To Schools An extra 22000 cycle safety training courses Housing Over 1200 extra affordable homes. Waste Glass Recycling An extra 6500 tons of household waste glass has been recycled. Commercial waste glass recycling will be up by 50%. Volunteering Over 10000 more people volunteering in Surrey. Vulnerable Older People An extra 1500 older people have been helped to live at home.

10. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 The new LAA for Surrey 2008 - 11 28 short term (3 year) targets for improving services and quality of life in an area Focused, pragmatic & achievable If it’s not in LAA it doesn’t mean it’s not important (The LAA is short term) Targets agreed with Government

11. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 The new LAA for Surrey LAA Indicators and Targets Surrey’s Local Area Agreement 198 National Indicator Set 28 targets agreed between partners and Government 6 targets agreed between partners* Surrey’s Sustainable Community Strategy and Thematic Partnership Delivery Plans National Priorities Local Priorities/2020 vision * 5 local indicators not from NIS

12. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 The new LAA for Surrey What are we trying to do? Reduce the amount of waste generated by Surrey householders, which is currently one of the highest per capita ratios. In 2004 the average Surrey household generated 565kg of waste, against a national average of 439kg.

13. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 The new LAA for Surrey What are we trying to do? Increase the supply of affordable housing. Average house prices in Surrey are 34% higher than the rest of the region and approximately 10 times annual average earnings.

14. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 The new LAA for Surrey What are we trying to do? Reduce obesity in children. In 2007 the percentage of obese children appears to be double that of reception children recorded in 2001

15. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 The new LAA for Surrey What are we trying to do? Reduce high levels of drinking in Surrey to reduce alcohol related deaths and health problems. It is estimated more than 129,000 people in Surrey are currently harmful drinkers while over 27,000 are alcohol-dependent.

16. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 The new LAA for Surrey What are we trying to do? Dealing with local concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour.

17. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 The new LAA for Surrey What are we trying to do? Address the community-wide impacts of climate change and increasing fuel and energy costs. This impacts on a range of issues which are particularly significant in Surrey, e.g. congestion, landfill, air quality, water use

18. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Sustainable Community Strategy Aims: Sustain Success Share Success Promote independence Retains Vision of Surrey in 2020 Provides context for the LAA Work to date is available as : “Surrey’s Interim Sustainable Community Strategy 2008” www.surreycc.gov.uk/communityplanning

19. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Sustainable Community Strategy 2008 - 09 is a transition year Need to agree journey (milestones) to 2020 Not just focus on 3 year LAA Thematic partnership delivery programmes Local / spatial priorities and delivery plans Integrating and aligning 12 SCSs? Integrating LDFs and Core Strategies?

20. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Some key dates 3 Oct:Workshop - developing local delivery 22 Oct:Second Leadership Group Workshop Nov – Jan:Consult on Draft SCS 24 Nov: SSP Conference Feb 09: Agree SCS March: Design and publish in different formats 31 March: Refresh LAA

21. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Surrey’s Community Strategy Milestones for delivery

22. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Our two-tier system – a strength? 11 district and borough LSPs provide a unique local focus and underpin the county-wide vision and strategy Crucial for the shared delivery of the LAA. Our 12 LSPs are a strength – we need to get better at working together.

23. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 Our two-tier system We need to work better together THE SURREY COMMUNITY STRATEGY LOCAL COMMUNITY STRATEGIES LOCAL COMMUNITY STRATEGIES LOCAL COMMUNITY STRATEGIES LOCAL COMMUNITY STRATEGIES

24. Spelthorne Together 15 September 2008 How should Epsom & Ewell LSP respond? What are the local priorities? How do these ‘resonate’ with county-wide SCS priorities and LAA? Joint working through SSP Leadership Group, thematic partnerships and LSP Chairs? Work to develop a common performance framework?