Locality Managementand

Local Area PartnershipsSheffield

November 2013

What are the new Locality Arrangements?

Community Assemblies ceased to exist in March 2013. Cabinet agreed to new approach to ‘Engaging and Involving Communities’ in July 2013. The cabinet report is available on the Council’s website -www.sheffield.gov.uk/council-meetings/cabinet/agendas-2013/agenda-17th-july-2013

The new model has four key principles –

• Councillors as Community Leaders for their ward• Prioritise resources to greatest areas of need• Develop effective partnership working• Enable communities to help themselves – increasing community

resilience

What are the new Locality Arrangements?

The new arrangements will –

• Encourage Councillors to take the lead on engaging communities within their ward and ensure services deliverers are responding to local priorities and issues

• Have a named Councillor for each ward to act as a first point of contact

• Provide Councillors with a ward pot to fund community groups, projects or additional services to tackle the issues and priorities within their ward

• Develop ward plans that capture local priorities

• Maintain the 7 Service Delivery Areas (consisting of 4 wards) to build on previous partnership working

• Create 7 Local Area Partnerships (led by a local Councillor) that will tackle 3 or 4 key priorities that effect a number of wards within the Area

Councillors

• Each Ward has nominated a Lead Councillor – first point of contact for officers / services

• Each Area (4 wards) has a Local Area Partnership

Chair

Lead Ward Councillors• Attending the Local Area Partnership to represent their ward

• Being the first point of contact for other councillors, service providers and community organisations wishing to discuss ward specific issues

• Working with officers and partners to produce an annual ward plan

• Ensuring ward councillors are regularly engaging with the residents within their ward

• Ensuring the ward budget is allocated appropriately

• Ensuring other ward councillors are kept informed

Local Area Partnership Chair• Leading the Local Area Partnership and other activities supporting the

decision making process

• Providing a political steer in the development of Area Priorities that will be tackled by the Local Area Partnership

• Representing the Local Area Partnership at local / city-wide meetings and events

• Supporting other Ward Councillors

• Championing innovative approaches to effective Community involvement

• Influencing service delivery at a local level

• Ensuring the Local Area Partnership operates in a manner that represents the interests of the wider local community

• works effectively with service providers to ensure the provision of services that meet local needs.

Community Engagement - ‘Your Local Area’

• Up to 4 meetings/events per ward per year

• Will respond to local issues and priorities

• Will be used to inform Ward and Area Plans

• Could be a formal meeting, walkabout, workshop or drop in

• Could link into existing meetings / events where possible

• Just one method of engaging communities – will also use contact lists, website, social media and Cabinet In The Community

Website - www.sheffield.gov.uk/yourlocalarea

Blog – www.northeastsheffield.wordpress.com

Councillors’ Ward Budget• £300,000 total fund - to fund the small things that make a big

difference (small grants to groups; purchasing ‘one off’ services, etc.)

• £2,000 per ward. Topped up according to IMD

• Can work together across Wards if appropriate

Ward Plans

• Annual plans listing 4 or 5 local priorities

• First version collated in Summer 2013 – available at workshop

• Informed by community consultation, local stats and service providers

• Informed by Ward Profiles –www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/sheffield-profile/ward-profiles

• Provide basis for allocating ward pots

• Will be used to inform Area priorities

Ward Plan Priorities

Burngreave Firth Park Shiregreen Brightside SoutheyEnvironment and Public Realm

Pride in Firth Park A Cleaner Greener Community

Crime and Community Safety

  Improving Roads and Highways

   

Cohesion and Safety   A Neighbourly Community

 

Community Support and Wellbeing

    Communication and Engagement with community

    Healthy Communities Debt and Financial Security

Children Young People and Families

Activities for Young People

  Employment (Youth)

Local Area Partnerships x 7• Led by the Local Area Partnership (LAP) Chair

• Supported by the other 3 lead ward councillors

• Have 3 or 4 key priorities for the Area that will:– Contribute / complement priorities within the ward plans– Improve / integrate service delivery– Increase community resilience (i.e. helping people to help themselves)

• Workshops and Task & Finish group approach

• Membership of the LAPs will reflect priority issues identified in each Area

• Strong links with Sheffield First Executive Board

• Not the vehicle for addressing ‘routine’ service delivery issues.

Locality Management TeamVince Roberts - Head of Locality Management

Angela Greenwood • responsible for North East, East, Central and South East Areas• strategic lead for Cohesion & Migration

Martin Hughes• responsible for North, South and South West Areas• strategic lead for Voluntary Sector Liaison

Locality Officers• North - Oonagh McClean• North East - Dave Aspinall• East - Mick Fellowes• Central - Naomi Hinch & Jane Bullimore• South East - Nesar Miah• South - Sarah Lucas• South West - Matthew Rush

Also includes Team Support Officers (2) and Voluntary Sector Liaison Team (5)

Locality Officer

• Support Councillors in engaging with their communities and in their community leadership role

• Support the Councillors, Services Deliverers and local community organisations to tackle agree ward / Area priorities

• Communication across wards and Areas – including social media

• Co-ordinate the development and implementation of Ward and Area Plans

• Monitoring and evaluation of community engagement and activity tackling local priorities

• Provide a link between Community Organisations, Councillors and Service Providers to discuss service delivery , consultation, etc.

Lead Council Officers

• 20 Lead Council Officers across city

• Assessed against service, Ward Priorities, deprivation, experience and preference.– 4 Lead Council Officers (1 per ward) for the North East & East Areas.

• North East Lead Council Officers –– Burngreave - Chris Shaw (Director of Health Improvement)– Shiregreen and Brightside- Jasper South (Assistant Director

Housing Support)– Firth Park- - Gillian Charters (Head of Waste Management– Southey –Tony Tweedy (Director - Lifelong Learning, Skills and

Communities)

Lead Council OfficersSupporting Councillors at a ward level:• Identifying 3/4 Priorities for the Ward• Providing advice and guidance on the workings of the Council and managing case

work • Being the first point of contact for addressing issues and problems that require advice

and guidance• Reporting on progress and issues for resolution• Managing difficult situations, conflict and problem solving.

Supporting Partnership working at an Area level:• Represent the Council on the Local Area Partnerships and act as the Area’s ‘Senior

Management Team’. • Support the Local Area Partnership Chair on performing their function and role• Promote joined up action at the Area and Ward level• Help develop the 3 or 4 Priorities for the Area and report on progress• Advise on appropriate courses of action and options in terms of addressing priorities

within the area.• Ensure that the Local Area Partnership is fit for purpose and has clear aims,

objectives and representation from the key stakeholders, including the local VCF sector and community advocates.

Any Questions?