Agenda item

The Board considered a report of the Assistant Chief Executive that provided an update on issues being addressed by the County Durham Partnership (CDP) including key issues from the Board, the five Thematic Partnerships and all Area Action Partnerships (AAPs). The report also included updates on other key initiatives being carried out in partnership across the County (for copy see file of minutes).

The Principal Partnerships and Local Councils Officer highlighted priorities and key areas of focus carried out within the County Partnership in recent months.

Members were informed that in total over £5m in funding bids had been successfully which would support a wide range of initiatives across the County. Town and Parish Councils had secured funding of £90,000 for clean and green services. Feedback and outcomes would be reported in the next County Durham Partnership Update.

The Chairman highlighted that feedback from the peer challenge indicated that County Durham’s Health and Wellbeing Board was in a very strong place and several partner organisations who attended multiple Health and Wellbeing Boards said that Durham was the best Health and Wellbeing Board in the region.

Councillor R Crute referred to the altogether wealthier theme and advised that Economy and Enterprise Scrutiny were focusing on skills development and looking at the scope and quality of apprenticeships across the county and region.

Councillor D Boyes suggested that a directory of partnership organisations that included housing organisations would be useful.

Councillor A Hopgood questioned why many events in Durham, including mini police work, the Countess of Wessex visit, Princess Anne’s visit to Durham Police Headquarters, Durham Dash, the Queens award for volunteers had not been mentioned. The Principal Partnerships and Local Councils Officer explained that AAP coordinators were given deadlines for submitting information to be included in the report and it was maybe a timing issue as the information requested was up to the end of March. She added that every AAP would feature somewhere within the report and would take comments back to the Head of Partnerships and Community Engagement.

Resolved:

That the information contained in the report be noted.