LSP Peer Challenge at Winchester City Council

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LSP Peer Challenge atWinchester City Council

• 13th 14th October 2008

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• LSP Peer Challenge at Winchester City Council
• Our team
• Our methodology
• Our approach
• The benchmark
• Our findings
• Strengths
• Areas for improvement
• Next steps

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• The Team
• Laura McGillivray Norwich City Council
• Cllr Alan Farnell Warwickshire County Council
• Judy Derricott Derbyshire County PCT
• Jill Norman Staffordshire Moorlands CVS
• Greg Goold - IDeA

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• Our Methodology
• Pre visit reading
• Team briefing
• Timetable of activities
• Benchmark
• Self Assessment
• Interviews and phone calls
• Triangulation
• Collation of information and debriefing
• Ongoing feedback and discussion

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• Our Approach
• Working for the LSP
• Dialogue not inspection
• Partnership
• Flexibility
• Sensitivity

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• The Benchmark
• Achievements and Impact
• Vision and Strategy
• Leadership and Relationships
• Governance and Accountability
• Performance Management and Learning

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• Achievements and Impact
• Strengths
• Objectives identified
• Bringing organisations together
• Identifiable achievements
• Joint working
• Seen as a good partnership locally

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• Achievements and Impact
• Areas for improvement
• Progress towards objectives unclear
• Practical achievements not obvious

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• Vision and Strategy
• Strengths
• Vision understood by those involved
• LSP is a conduit for partnership working

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• Vision and Strategy
• Areas for improvement
• Vision not understood by those outside the LSP
• Confusion between the LSP and the council
• Insufficient prioritisation of goals
• A lack of measurable goals
• Link with LAA not fully formed

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• Leadership and Relationships
• Strengths
• New structure (SOGs) has revitalised the LSP
• Well led and inclusive
• An atmosphere of trust and active collaboration
• Network and alliance building

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• Leadership and Relationships
• Areas for improvement
• Not all members are involved or informed
• Issues relating to the complexity of two tier
  working
• Role of HATs
• LSP has a low profile and does not have a clear
  identity

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• Governance and Accountability
• Strengths
• Good, enthusiastic people
• Representatives at the correct level
• Well run and informed
• SOGs have improved dynamism and focus
• Links to LAA being built
• E-communications and website good

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• Governance and Accountability
• Areas for improvement
• Resources are limited
• Roles, responsibilities still developing
• Communications need reinforcing within and across
  organisations
• LAA structure not fully defined

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• Performance Management and Learning
• Strengths
• Action plans being developed
• Need for performance management is recognised

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• Performance Management and Accountability
• Areas for improvement
• No Performance Management System in place
• Too many priorities
• Unclear which are the main delivery vehicles
  partnerships or SOGS

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• Conclusion
• The reorganisation of the LSP, the creation of
  the SOGs, and the energy and commitment generated
  has been a major step forward and provides a
  solid base for
• delivering the Sustainable Community Strategy and
• working within the LAA.
• However, there is more to do

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• Recommendations
• Clarify identity and branding
• Complete action plans and prioritisation
• Identify performance management delivery
  measurements
• Continue to develop links to LAA

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And finally Thank you to Winchester City
Council and LSP for hosting the peer
challenge Thank you to those who supported our
work
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