Making Two Tier Work in Gloucestershire 18 May 2009 Anne Brinkhoff, Improvement Manager, Improvement Services Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) Jane Burns, Assistant Chief Executive, Gloucestershire County Council
The Story • Talking shops • no authority for • large, inclusive and decision-making unwieldy GSP • no rules of • only did what others engagement/”norms” didn’t/wouldn’t • no clear accountability • dominance of some • no place for joint themes and some vision local LSPs No “give and take” or “benefit of the doubt”
Our review • new jobs of LAA and SCS – are we fit for purpose? • new gaps emerging e.g. the importance of the environment • tackle behaviours as well as structures • small governance group • helped by Tavistock Institute
Gloucestershire Conference • new vision - via SCS • clear roles and responsibilities • joined-up • inclusive and better engagement • no hierarchy
• “partnership of partnerships” • reps from thematic, district LSPs and sectoral partnerships • forward looking • long term
• place for collective decision making • organisations • elected and non- elected leaders • all 7 councils • independent Chair
• make things happen • organisations and partnerships • chief executives / chief officers • All 7 councils
Cotswold LSP Gloucestershire Conference GSP Management ABG Board • two key functions CSEB – strategic influencer Thematic Chairs – deliver local Group Thematic Partnerships Community Strategy • effective Health and Economy and Children and representation at CDRP Environment Well-being Skills Young People the right levels
Thematic Partnerships • Co-ordinating strategy and delivery of key themes across the County • County and District level • Gloucestershire Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership • Gloucestershire Health and Community Wellbeing Partnership • Gloucestershire Safer and Stronger Communities Partnership • Gloucestershire First (economic) • Gloucestershire Environment Partnership
Gloucestershire CYPSP Governance Structure GSCB GSCB (Gloucestershire CYPSP (Gloucestershire GLOUCESTERSHIRE GLOUCESTERSHIRE Safeguarding BOARD Safeguarding GSP GSP Children Board) Children Board) Gloucestershire Gloucestershire (Chaired by GCC Strategic Partnership Strategic Partnership lead member for CYP) YJP YJP CONFERENCE (Youth Justice CONFERENCE (Youth Justice Partnership) Partnership) DISTRICTS NETWORK DISTRICTS NETWORK 6 LSPS CYPSP 6 LSPS Schools Forum (Chairs of the 6 LSP CYP Schools Forum (Chairs of the 6 LSP CYP (Local Strategic EXECUTIVE (Local Strategic Thematic sub groups and Thematic sub groups and Partnerships) GROUP Partnerships) 14 – 19 14 – 19 district officers) district officers) Strategic Group Strategic Group CHANGE FOR CHANGE FOR 6 LSP CYP 6 LSP CYP CHILDREN CYPSP CYPSP CHILDREN Thematic sub- Thematic sub- PROJECTS PROGRAMME COMMISSIONING PROJECTS groups groups BOARD BOARD (With Project (With Project (local CYPSP’s) (local CYPSP’s) Boards) Boards) Workforce Participation District Youth Workforce Participation Commissioning Commissioning Development Steering Group Council and Development Steering Group Forum Forum Steering Group Youth Forum Steering Group D i s
What has gone well? • LAA process, sign-off and progress • GOSW “acclaim” • strategic - LAA performance management - Area Based Grant - Shifted Resources - SIDP and Joint Core Strategy - JSNA/MAIDEN • local - single domestic violence project - community safety projects - skills targets • less - happy VCS “noise” - pump priming and PRG - attendance!
Ongoing Challenges • “organised” chaos • some don’t want their “roles” and “responsibilities” • good communications • building and maintaining relationships • collective versus organisational accountability • economic downturn
Our learning • 80 : 20 pragmatism not perfection • always “work in progress” • needs to dovetail with organisations’ business planning • people make it work • give people benefit of the doubt
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