Meeting documents

Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (DCC)
Monday 7 June 2004


            Meeting: Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (County Hall, Durham - Committee Room 1A - 07/06/2004 10:00:00 AM)

                  Item: A10 Work Programme


         

Scrutiny Sub-Committee for Promoting Strong, Healthy and Safe Communities

7 June 2004

Work Programme
Report of Head of Overview and Scrutiny
Purpose of the Report

1. To update Members of the Sub-Committee about the work programme for the Sub-Committee.

Background

2. The Work Programme provides the opportunity to plan the work of the Sub-Committee. The programme, however, does change in response to new issues which arise. The Work Programme, therefore, provides a guide in terms of forward planning and project management. The timing of projects in the programme constantly needs to be adjusted.

Current position

3. The Social Services Sickness Absence Scrutiny Working Group has now concluded and the Report is included elsewhere on the Sub-Committee agenda.

4. At the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, it was agreed that the next project would examine Fear of Crime issues in County Durham. Members of the Sub-Committee were invited to attend a Police Authority sponsored event on 10 May 2004 to hear a presentation by a criminologist specialising in fear of crime issues. The first meeting of the Working Group will be held shortly.

Recommendations

5. You are recommended to note the current Work Programme. Details of issues highlighted previously in the Council’s priorities, in the Strategic Vision and identified by scrutiny members earlier in 2004 as areas for possible scrutiny investigation are attached for information.

Contact: Tom Bolton Tel: 0191 383 3149

SCRUTINY SUB-COMMITTEE FOR
PROMOTING STRONG, HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES

DRAFT WORK PROGRAMME

May 2003 - December 2004
CALENDAR
PROJECT
REVIEW
2003
May Social Services Sickness Absence
June
July Aids and Adaptations
August Carrier Bag Culture
September Regular Performance Management
October
November
December Regular Performance Management
2004
January
February Carrier Bag Culture ?r
March Regular Performance Management
April Aids and Adaptations
May
June Regular Performance Management
July
August
September Regular Performance Management
October Minding the Gap
November
December Regular performance ManagementSickness Absence
? = Completed

PROMOTING STRONG, HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES


Strategic objectives (with priority areas in bold):
u To enable all people to participate in community life, become active citizens and develop a sense of place and cultural identity
u To support and protect vulnerable adults, young people and children
u To help to reduce the fear of crime
u To help to make County Durham a safer place
u To help to improve the health of local people
u To invest in our children and young people

Medium term priorities for improvement:
u Increase choice and diversity in services for Older People
u Improve life chances for children and integrate services for children and young people in line with the proposals outlined in the Green Paper ‘Every Child Matters’
u Respond to the individual and diverse needs of people with a learning disability
u Integrate services across all SSD service user groups
u Develop preventative services in localities
u Clarify and communicate the Councils role in improving health and reducing health inequalities
u Implement the Council’s action plan for drugs, alcohol and substance misuse
u Work to meet the targets in the Youth Justice Plan
u Complete the programme for extra care homes
u Engage in and support the development of a county-wide strategy for housing and innovative regeneration initiatives to promote sustainable communities

Investment priorities:
u Services for older people
u Children’s services (implications of the Green Paper ‘Every Child Matters’



PROJECTS SUGGESTED AT THE DEVELOPMENT SESSION ON 5 JANUARY 2004

COMMUNITIES SUB-COMMITTEE


PROJECT WHY OUTCOME SOUGHT
1. Fear of Crime Impact on most
residents.		 Co-operation with partners.

Seek to change community attitude and responsibility.
2. Support and Services for Vulnerable Adults Response to White
Paper.		 Pattern of services to be provided by DCC.
3. Children’s Services Review Proximity of Green
Paper.		 Beacon status provider.
4. Modernising Services for Older People Lack of re-visiting
previous working group report.		 To be reviewed on a six monthly basis.



Attachments


 Work programme 7 June 2004.doc