Meeting documents
Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (DCC)
Monday 6 September 2004
Meeting: Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee (County Hall, Durham - Committee Room 1a - 06/09/2004 10:00:00 AM)
Item: A10 Work Programme
| Scrutiny Sub-Committee for Promoting Strong, Healthy and Safe Communities |  |
| 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 Fear of Crime Scrutiny Working Group has held its inaugural meeting and will be taking further evidence over the coming months.
Recommendations
4. 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.
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SCRUTINY SUB-COMMITTEE FOR
PROMOTING STRONG, HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES
DRAFT WORK PROGRAMME
May 2003 - December 2004
| CALENDAR | PROJECT | REVIEW |
| 2004 | | |
| January | | |
| February | | Carrier Bag Culture ?r |
| March | | Regular Performance Management |
| April | | Aids and Adaptations |
| May | | |
| June | | Regular Performance Management |
| July | Fear of Crime | |
| August | | |
| September | | Regular Performance Management |
| October | | |
| November | | Minding the Gap |
| December | | Regular Performance ManagementSickness Absence |
| 2005 | | |
| January | | |
| February | | |
| March | | Regular Performance Management |
| April | | |
| May | | |
PROMOTING STRONG, HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES
Strategic objectives (with priority areas in bold):
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 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 Children’s services (implications of the Green Paper ‘Every Child Matters’
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. |
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