Gloucestershire Local Area Agreement 2008-2011

Final Draft (29 May 2008) Contents

Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Gloucestershire Today: The Gloucestershire Story 4 3. Our Place: Our Future 6 4. Bridging the blocks: How we are dealing with cross- 7 cutting issues, including  Equalities Statement  Sustainability Statement 5. Children & Young People Theme 13 6. Economic Development & Enterprise Theme 29 7. Healthier Communities & Older People Theme 37 8. Natural & Built Environment Theme 48 9. Safer & Stronger Communities Theme 58 10. Governance 77 11. Delivery Principles 79 12. Performance Management 81 13. Partners 83 Appx 1 Statement of Third Sector Involvement 84 Appx 2 Reward Element Stretched Targets 87

2 1. Introduction

Gloucestershire’s Local Area Agreement is now in its second year. This refreshed LAA builds on the strong foundations provided by our recently-agreed Sustainable Community Strategy, and on the priorities we set out in our first Local Area Agreement. This last year has seen partners focussing their efforts on the outcomes agreed at the beginning of April 2007. Partners have worked together to target issues ranging from reducing anti-social behaviour to promoting renewable energy installations and increasing the number of adults gaining NVQ2-level qualifications. In some areas partners have achieved national acclaim – Gloucestershire’s Warm and Well scheme has been held up as a national exemplar by DeFRA – and in all areas we have worked to join up our efforts to tackle what is important to local people. Over the coming three years partners will work to improve outcomes for children, support people back into work, improve skills for all age groups, reduce smoking, support carers, help older people to live more independent lives, tackle fuel poverty, address the causes and consequences of climate change, tackle crime and the fear of crime, and continue to make Gloucestershire a place where people want to live, work and visit. This document is only the beginning – it represents the first three years of the 10-year vision set out in the Gloucestershire’s Sustainable Community Strategy. The challenge now is to deliver those aims, remain focussed and continue to work together to improve the quality of life in Gloucestershire. We are grateful to all those partners who have used their knowledge and expertise to help to shape this agreement, have led and contributed to the development of priority outcomes and targets and have committed resources and effort to making real improvements for local people.

3 2. Gloucestershire Today: the Gloucestershire Story

Gloucestershire is a great place to live and work – a place to be proud of. We have a healthy, thriving and balanced economy; there are high levels of social well-being with most people enjoying a good quality of life; and a natural and built environment which can offers idyllic countryside settings in close proximity to urban centres and villages rich in history and culture. Gloucestershire is essentially a large rural shire county with the two urban centres of Gloucester and Cheltenham lying at its heart. The county is home to several areas of outstanding natural beauty, including one of the largest in the country.

However, we know that we face a number of challenges that we will have to tackle in order to maintain this high quality of life for future generations.

Gloucestershire is a popular destination for affluent in-migrants looking to retire and have an improved quality of life. As a result the County has an increasingly ‘ageing population’ – a trend which is set to continue over the next 25 years and therefore creating an added pressure for public services.

Growth will need to be managed in a sustainable way, particularly in relation to the County’s infrastructure. Policy decisions need to consider how best to sustain this idyllic rural setting while addressing the needs of the local population. Remote parts of the County see a high and increasing dependency on the use of car both to travel to work and for leisure. With a surplus of employment in the County’s urban core there is considerable movement between districts.

While the County as a whole is relatively affluent with low unemployment, above average educational attainment and relatively good health, we know that the same is not true for everyone, or indeed every part of Gloucestershire. There are areas with high levels of deprivation, mainly in the urban centres of Gloucester and Cheltenham, but also in smaller and more dispersed pockets in rural areas. One of our challenges is to improve outcomes in these areas whilst maintaining already high performance as a whole.

In the summer of 2007 Gloucestershire experienced a flooding emergency that provided a stark reminder of the impact of Climate Change and the need to have strong strategies in place to build resilience through mitigation and adaptation.

We also know that we will need to tackle these issues within an increasingly challenging context in terms of resources. This will mean we will need to work even harder with partners to identify ways of providing services more efficiently and in a more joined-up way. This will demand creativity, determination and a strong commitment to working together. For this reason, we see the LAA as

4 an important vehicle for change. As a result, the theme of preserving a high quality of life while tackling those issues that could threaten our future has strongly influenced the development of this LAA and our choice of priorities and targets.

The full version of the Gloucestershire Story is available online at http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/adobe_acrobat/i/5/County%20Story.pdf

5 3. Our Place: Our Future

Gloucestershire has recently agreed a new Sustainable Community Strategy that sets the ten-year vision and overall direction for this LAA.

The strategy has a strong focus on sustainable development. Its vision is for Gloucestershire to be a place where:  the actions we all take today mean that Gloucestershire remains a great place to live and work, and  we do not compromise the quality of life for future generations

The five aims of the strategy are for Gloucestershire to be:  A place where the future matters  A place where communities matter  A place where everyone matters  A place where people want to live  A place that thrives

Each of these aims is supported by specific targets within the Local Area Agreement, making sure that our medium term plans support our long-term vision.

However, we also recognise the need to set specific long term goals to make sure that we are on track to achieve the aims of the strategy. Since its inception, the Gloucestershire Strategic Partnership has used a broad set of Quality of Life indicators to provide a means of monitoring the overall performance and direction of travel of Gloucestershire as a whole. The GSP is now in the process of agreeing a new set of 10-year targets, building on Quality of Life indicators and the new National Indicator Set. Wherever possible, LAA targets will act as medium term milestones against these long-term trajectories.

6 4. Bridging the themes: How we are dealing with cross-cutting issues

From the very earliest stages of developing this Local Area Agreement, partners have been keen to avoid dealing with each of the themes in isolation. Whilst we have retained a governance structure that reflects the 5 themes, we want to use the themes to drive improvements for local people, without being restricted by them.

As a result of this early deliberation, two cross-cutting themes were identified which will underpin all outcomes of the local area agreement. These are:  Equalities  Sustainability.

The Equalities Statement and Sustainability Statement below set out how we see these key underpinning principles being integrated into the LAA.

7 Equalities Statement

Principles and Commitment The underlying vision of the Local Area Agreement ‘narrowing the gap’ implicitly demands that its planning and delivery engages with and addresses the needs of Gloucestershire’s most disadvantaged and excluded communities.

The county of Gloucestershire and the communities within it have differing backgrounds and needs, and as partners we support and celebrate this diversity. Each of the geographic areas is unique with its own individual culture and heritage. This diversity within our communities adds to the richness of the county and is a source of great potential that can benefit the whole of Gloucestershire.

It is our duty to promote equality of opportunity. As partners we must understand the differing needs of our various communities and ensure that the people of Gloucestershire have equal access to the services we seek to provide.

In support of this aim, we will promote the use of Equality Impact Assessments. This will inform decision-makers of the likely impact that their policies and procedures may have on the various communities. The process will identify whether any group or individual will be disadvantaged by reason of 6 main equalities strands: age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation. It will provide a focus for consultation and reassessment of the proposed actions.

In achieving this objective, we are mindful of legislative and best practice initiatives, but seek to encourage achievement beyond the required standards.

In particular, we will embrace the duties under the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005. We are committed to eliminating racial discrimination, promoting Equal Opportunities and promoting good relations between different racial groups.

We will also promote equal opportunities for disabled people, eliminate unlawful discrimination and/or harassment of disabled people, promote positive attitudes towards disabled people, encourage the participation of disabled people in public life and take steps to take account of a person’s disability.

8 These principles will inform and support our commitment to eliminate discrimination and promote equality of opportunity under the remaining diversity strands. We will fully engage with any future equalities legislation.

In delivering services, we will ensure that all our customers are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. In our work together, and individually, we will continually strive to improve the quality of life for people who live and work in Gloucestershire.

Equality and diversity are central to all we do and will be embedded in all the services we deliver.

Processes and Mechanisms The Third Sector, which is often most effective in engaging socially excluded communities, has played a key role in ensuring that the needs of such disadvantaged communities are considered in the LAA by:  Highlighting the needs of disadvantaged groups at stakeholder conferences  Identifying outcomes and delivery mechanisms which will address inequality

An equalities proofing tool, adapted from the Access and Inclusion Proofing Tool designed for the Gloucestershire Strategic Partnership, has been developed and promoted by the third sector for use in conjunction with the LAA.

Block leads have been asked to use this tool to proof their block targets and performance indicators. The October 2006 Stakeholders event engaged stakeholders further in this process. The results of this proofing have been fed back to the LAA Project Team.

In line with Stronger and Safer Communities targets, it is also expected that the partners will adopt equality impact assessments for all major projects and initiatives associated with the LAA.

9 Equalities Impact To date, the proofing process has highlighted that the services planned across the LAA blocks will aim to address the needs of the most socially excluded communities across Gloucestershire through:

 Provision that targets geographical areas where the most deprived communities are located e.g. smoking cessation services are focused on areas of greatest poverty  Increasing employment opportunities for under-represented groups such as BME communities  Co-ordination and support for volunteering from deprived groups, e.g. people with mental health problems who, through volunteering, may be enabled to access other learning and employment opportunities  Promoting equity of access to affordable warmth by targeting groups e.g. older people who might be at risk of fuel poverty and its associated problems  Building respect in communities, lessening anti-social behaviour and lessening hate crime which impacts socially excluded groups such as black and minority ethnic groups, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people  Promoting new initiatives linked to schools and sports centres to support inclusion of children and young people with disabilities in social and leisure activities  Implementing equalities standards and developing a countywide equalities network which can provide the information and expertise to support and guide the delivery of the LAA and provision of services to socially excluded groups.

10 Sustainability Statement

Partners are committed to making sure that the improvements delivered through the Local Area Agreement represent best practice with respect to sustainability.

We understand sustainable development as being “development that allows this generation to live well, without compromising the ability of future generations to live well.” (Vision 21)

Although we recognise that there is still work to be done in order to fully embed sustainability in our thinking so that it becomes second-nature, partners in Gloucestershire have worked to build sustainability in from the start when developing this LAA. Some of the ways we have done this are:  Making an explicit commitment to sustainability as a cross-cutting principle underpinning the LAA.  Developing the LAA within the context of a 10-year vision for Gloucestershire in order to encourage more long-term thinking and to tackle the issues that will be important for Gloucestershire’s future wellbeing, as well as those issues we are facing today.  Working with those third sector organisations who have expertise to offer in this area to foster a wider understanding of the issues involved.  Engaging stakeholders in the process of “sustainability proofing” each outcome and its delivery plan at an early stage.  Identifying and seeking to address any issues arising from this proofing process.  Committing ourselves to continuing the process of sustainability proofing and making clear our expectation that all partners responsible for delivery under the LAA will continue this process of sustainability proofing at the point of delivery.  Including a fifth block within the LAA (Natural & Built Environment), which will focus partners’ energy and effort on the challenge of tackling the causes of climate change.

11 Other cross-cutting approaches to delivery: how culture, sport, lifelong learning & food will contribute

The contribution of culture and lifelong learning to the Community Strategy of the county is supporting Gloucestershire to be a more vibrant, distinctive, active and fun place to live, learn and work.

In relation to four of the themed blocks cultural and lifelong learning services will support specific targets as follows;

Ensuring that culture, leisure and active recreation opportunities are more available to disabled children (NI 54) and helping improve attainment and emotional well being for children in care through out of hours learning opportunities (statutory NI.s 99,100,101 and designated NI 58).

Supporting economic development targets by providing functional english for migrant workers (NI 13) and helping those on incapacity benefit to develop skills that will help their return to and sustainable participation in the labour market (EDE 2).

Promoting creative and active lifestyles to improve physical and mental well being at all ages and, working in partnership with Active Gloucestershire, ensuring targets in sport and physical activity are met (NI 8 and 57). To provide specific support to the fall prevention target (HCOP 3) by increasing tai chi and gentle exercise classes for older people.

Increasing opportunities in disadvantaged communities for access to and participation in culture, leisure and active recreation. Culture is often the focal point for communities to come together therefore promotes community cohesion (NI 1). Cultural events, faith and links to the past enable communities to retain their sense of identity and place, influencing satisfaction with the local area (NI 5). Culture and lifelong services will promote active citizenship and informal learning both of which empower individuals and can encourage volunteering (NI 6/SSC 2).

In relation to food, the county has its own Policy Framework, the Gloucestershire Food Vision that works across health, education, food safety and industry to deliver in the long term healthy, safe and affordable food. It will continue to provide a focus on food to improve our knowledge and understanding about food, working across the blocks in order to deliver the relevant NI’s as well as the policy aims.

12 5. Children & Young People Theme

Children and young people in Gloucestershire 23.68% of Gloucestershire’s population are children and young people aged 0-19. It is expected there will be 13.10% decline in the number of 0-19 year olds in the county by 2026. Most children and young people experience good health, well-being and educational achievement.

Vulnerable children and young people in Gloucestershire There are 2,535 children and young people identified as being in need in Gloucestershire (Social Care Management Information System, as at 10th March 07). This means children who are known to Children’s Social Care Services or receiving support from another agency or organisation funded by Children and Young People’s Services, and includes

• Looked After Children, who are likely to experience poorer health outcomes, educational achievement, progression to post- 16 learning and access to support services • Children on the Child Protection Register who are deemed to be at risk of, or who have experienced, significant harm or abuse.

Some children and young people living in rural areas experience unequal access to local services, lack of public transport, and feel like they have ‘nothing to do’ and ‘nowhere to go’, and are disadvantaged due to living in pockets of deprivation. Some children and young people living in parts of the two urban centres of Gloucester and Cheltenham have considerable problems associated with deprivation, including poor health outcomes and educational under-achievement.

Our Vision The vision of the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership for children and young people in Gloucestershire is for every child to:  thrive and reach their full potential  succeed in school, at college, and through apprenticeships and work-based training  grow up healthy  have every opportunity to grow into successful adults  be protected from abuse and neglect, and feel safe in their families and communities  be confident and make the most of available opportunities, within families and communities that are able to care for them as

13 they grow

Working together In order to achieve our vision and better outcomes for children and young people, the Local Area Agreement focuses on progressing key priorities within the Gloucestershire’s Children & Young People’s Plan where clarity about outcomes and strong partnership working are essential. The CYPP currently focuses on seven identified priorities linked to the five Every Child Matters (ECM) outcomes: ECM Outcome Priorities Be Healthy • Improve emotional health and well-being Stay Safe • Enhance personal safety • Improve outcomes for children and young people with disabilities Enjoy & Achieve • Improve attainment of the most vulnerable groups • Expand and co-ordinate support for young families Make a Positive Contribution • Reduce levels of offending Achieve Economic Wellbeing • Improve choices for 14-19 year olds The proposals in the CYP Theme of the LAA seek to realise this vision by:

 improving educational attainment for all children and young people, with a focus on vulnerable children  improving physical and emotional health and well-being  improving economic well-being through a focus on prevention, early intervention and tackling inequalities. Outcomes and priorities Be Healthy: Although health outcomes in this area are good, there is a need to improve the emotional health and well-being of all children and young people. Including those with emotional, behavioral and/or social disorders and CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities. There is a particular focus on Looked After Children (LAC (Children in Care) who nationally experience significantly worse mental health than all children. The Healthy Schools programme focuses on prevention and supporting all CYP, through a whole school or centre approach, to the provision of personal development and well-being for CYP and the wider community. Developing the effectiveness of CAMHS

14 supports the improvement of early identification and intervention for CYP with mental health problems through to specialist child and adolescent mental health services including a full range of services for CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities.

Stay Safe: Gloucestershire is maintaining its commitment to ensuring that CYP have security, stability and feel well cared for. That CYP are protected from harm and their welfare is promoted through effective joint working with a particular focus on consistent prevention. The Local Area Agreement (LAA) will improve outcomes by:

 focusing on the most vulnerable groups through the use of and further development of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), which will develop more effective, earlier identification of additional needs, particularly in universal services by promoting integrated working and co-ordinated service provision.

 focusing on the quality of provision of services for CYP with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (including access and empowerment, responsive services, timely support and improving service quality and capacity); as nationally compared with their non-disabled peers in achieving the 5 outcomes, they are disadvantaged on every count. They are more likely to grow up in poverty, have lower educational achievement, are less likely to live independently when they grow up, and half as likely as their non-disabled peers to get into paid work. Many of these circumstances are less to do with their disability itself, but rather to do with social, attitudinal and physical barriers.

Enjoy and Achieve: Overall CYP in Gloucestershire achieve well academically and there continues to be good progress made in the quality of education in schools and early years settings; however the continuing improvement of outcomes for Looked After Children (LAC) remains a high priority. Their educational outcomes should be at the same level as other children of similar prior attainment.

The statutory targets focus on educational attainment from Early Years (crucial to a child’s later success) through to Key Stage 4 (good outcomes are a key to employability and further study). Within that focusing on LAC (Children in Care) as nationally outcomes tend to be poor compared to all children and our aim is to narrow the gap.

Make a Positive Contribution: The positive perception of young people in Gloucestershire has been developed through many activities, including:  the Community Action Awards which recognises young people aged 5-18 for what they do to help other people or persons

15 through sport or activity based rewards  consultation and engagement of young people in the Youth Offer  proactive media plans / campaigns to gain more positive coverage of improved perception of young people as positive citizens.

The priority under this outcome is to reduce levels of offending, including identification of young people at risk of offending and development of the preventative programmes. The main focus of this work will be in the Safer & Stronger Communities theme.

Achieve Economic Well-being: Gloucestershire has made good progress in the number of young people not in education, employment and training (from 5.2% 04- 05 to 4.6% in 06-07) and has invested in appropriate facilities in schools across the county to support the vocational elements of the 14-19 curriculum. However more still needs to be done to improve outcomes for 14-19 year olds, which includes partnership working. Nationally we have more young people dropping out of education and training before the age of 18 than in many other countries and non-participation in education, employment or training after compulsory education is a major predictor of later employment, low income, depression, involvement in crime and poor mental health. The LAA will improve outcomes by focusing on engaging disaffected young people back into education and training, including transition into adult life and support into training.

The Local Area Agreement also makes strong links with other blocks, to further secure the improved outcomes for children and young people.

Stronger and Safer Communities:  prevention and reduction of offending

Healthier Communities and Older People  improving health outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, including prevalence of breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks from birth and participation in high quality physical activity

Natural and Built Environment:  a shared commitment to sustainable communities where every child matters, for example, sustainable school travel plans

16 Outcome 1 Improved educational attainment for children and young people, including vulnerable children and young people. Accountable Manager: Jo Grills, Director of Learning and Development, Gloucestershire County Council Tel: 01452 425301; Email: [email protected]

Performance Indicators Targets Other Accountable (Designated indicators are Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing marked *; Statutory indicators Manager are marked [S]) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Karen Charters NI 72 – Achievement of at Head of least 78 points across the Improvement, Early Years Foundation CYPD Stage with at least 6 in each Gloucestershire Gloucestershire of the scales in Personal 64.7% 60.0% County Council None County Council Social & Emotional Development & 01452 425464 Communication, Language karen.charters@glo & Literacy [S] ucestershire.gov.uk

Karen Charters Head of Improvement, CYPD NI 73 – Achievement at Gloucestershire level 4 or above in both Gloucestershire 76.0% 82.0% County Council None English & Maths at Key County Council Stage 2 [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

17 Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 74 – Achievement at CYPD level 5 or above in both Gloucestershire Gloucestershire None 73.0% 81.0% English & Maths at Key County Council County Council Stage 3 [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 75 – Achievement of 5 or CYPD more A*-C grades at GCSE Gloucestershire Gloucestershire None 59.0% 61.0% or equivalent including County Council County Council English & Maths [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk Karen Charters NI 78 - Reduction in the Head of number of schools where Improvement, fewer than 30% of pupils 3 schools 2 schools No CYPD achieve 5 or more A*-C 10 at or at or schools Gloucestershire Gloucestershire None grades at GCSE and (06/07) below below below County Council County Council equivalent including 30% 30% 30% GCSE’s in English and 01452 425464 Maths karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

18 Karen Charters Head of Improvement, CYPD NI 83 – Achievement at Gloucestershire Gloucestershire level 5 or above in Science 84.0% 85.0% None County Council County Council at Key Stage 3 [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

Karen Charters Head of Improvement, CYPD NI 87 – Secondary school Gloucestershire 6.6% 5.5% Gloucestershire persistent absence rate [S] County Council None County Council

01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 92 – Narrowing the gap CYPD between the lowest Gloucestershire Gloucestershire achieving 20% in the Early 28.0% 30.0% County Council None County Council Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

19 Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 93 – Progression by 2 CYPD levels in English between Gloucestershire Gloucestershire 85.2% 89.0% None Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2 County Council County Council [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 94 – Progression by 2 CYPD levels in Maths between Gloucestershire None 78.0% 84.0% Gloucestershire Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2 County Council County Council [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 95 – Progression by 2 CYPD levels in English between Gloucestershire Gloucestershire 30.9% 43.0% None Key Stage 2 & Key Stage 3 County Council County Council [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

20 Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 96 – Progression by 2 CYPD levels in Maths between Gloucestershire Gloucestershire 65.2% 76.0% None Key Stage 2 & Key Stage 3 County Council County Council [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 97 – Progression by 2 CYPD None levels in English between Gloucestershire Gloucestershire 61.9% 66.0% Key Stage 3 & Key Stage 4 County Council County Council [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

Karen Charters Head of Improvement, NI 98 – Progression by 2 CYPD None levels in Maths between Gloucestershire Gloucestershire 32.9% 42.3% Key Stage 3 & Key Stage 4 County Council County Council [S] 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

21 Karen Charters Unstretch Unstretch Head of ed = 15% ed = 17% Not Improvement, LI 01 - Percentage of Required CYPD children attaining level 3 or 13% Gloucestershire Gloucestershire None better in writing at Key (05/06) County Council County Council Stage 1 Not Stretched Stretched Required = 15% = 20% 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

Karen Charters Head of Improvement, LI 02 - Percentage of Not CYPD children attaining level 3 or Gloucestershire None 31% 32% 33% Required Gloucestershire better in reading at Key County Council County Council Stage 1 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

Karen Charters Head of Improvement, LI 03 - Percentage of CYPD children attaining level 3 or Not Gloucestershire Gloucestershire None 25.2% 25.7% 26.2% better in maths at Key Required County Council County Council Stage 1 01452 425464 karen.charters@glo ucestershire.gov.uk

22 Unstretch Unstretch ed = ed = Not Jane Featherstone 11.70 11.75 Required Headteacher, LI 04 - Added value score (97.5%) (98.0%) Virtual School for for looked after children 11.59 LAC Gloucestershire None from Key Stage 1 to Key (96.6%) 01452 425357 County Council Stage 2 Stretched Stretched Not jane.Featherstone = 11.90 = 12.00 Required @gloucestershire.g (98.0%) (100.0%) ov.uk

Unstretch Unstretch Not Jane Featherstone ed = 3.80 ed = 4.00 Required Headteacher, LI 05 - Added value score (47.5%) (50.0%) Virtual School for for looked after children 3.30 LAC Gloucestershire None from Key Stage 2 to Key (41.0%) 01452 425357 County Council Stage 3 Stretched Stretched jane.Featherstone = 5.00 = 5.60 Not Required @gloucestershire.g (63.0%) (70.0%) ov.uk

Unstretch Unstretch ed = ed = Not Jane Featherstone 192.00 200.00 Required Headteacher, LI 06 - Added value score (56.0%) (58.0%) Virtual School for for looked after children 180.00 LAC Gloucestershire None from Key Stage 3 to Key (52.0%) 01452 425357 County Council Stage 4 Stretched Stretched Not jane.Featherstone = 210.00 = 225.00 Required @gloucestershire.g (61.0%) (65.0%) ov.uk

23 Jane Featherstone Headteacher, Virtual School for NI 99 – Looked after LAC Gloucestershire None children reaching level 4 in 55.6% 27.3% 01452 425357 County Council English at Key Stage 2 [S] jane.Featherstone @gloucestershire.g ov.uk

Jane Featherstone Headteacher, NI100 – Looked after Virtual School for Gloucestershire children reaching level 4 in 38.9% 45.5% LAC None County Council Maths at Key Stage 2 [S] 01452 425357 jane.Featherstone @gloucestershire.g ov.uk

Jane Featherstone NI 101 – Looked after Headteacher, children achieving 5 A*-C Virtual School for Gloucestershire GCSEs (or equivalent) at 15.2% 11.4% LAC None County Council Key Stage 4 (including 01452 425357 English & Maths) [S] jane.Featherstone @gloucestershire.g ov.uk

24 Outcome 2 Vulnerable children and young people have improved life chances by maximising their own potential for safe, healthy, happy and successful lives Accountable Manager: Linda Uren, Gloucestershire County Council Tel: 01452 427788; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners

Simon Bilous Head of NI 51 – Effectiveness of Gloucestershire Not Commissioning Gloucestershire child and adolescent mental 13 14 16* Primary Care available 01452 426653 County Council health services (CAMHS)* Trust simon.bilous@glou cestershire.gov.uk

Simon Bilous Definition Definition Definition Definition Head of Gloucestershire NI 54 – Services for has been has been has been has been Commissioning Gloucestershire Primary Care disabled children* deferred deferred deferred deferred 01452 426653 County Council Trust until 09/10 until 09/10 until 09/10 until 09/10 simon.bilous@glou cestershire.gov.uk

25 Chris Sands Head of Services To be To be for Children and NI 58 – Emotional and Gloucestershire Not Establish agreed agreed Young People Gloucestershire behavioural health of Primary Care available baseline during during 01452 425192 County Council children in care* Trust 2008/09 2008/09 chris.sands@glouc estershire.gov.uk

Kathy O’Mahony LI 07 – Percentage of Head of children who have had a To be To be Development Gloucestershire Common Assessment Not agreed agreed Gloucestershire 70% Primary Care (CAF) who have had their available during during 01452 426773 County Council Trust identified needs met or 2008/09 2008/09 Kathy.omahony@gl Prospects partially met oucestershire.gov.u k

Unstretch Unstretch Not Kathy O’Mahony Required Head of 55% ed = 70% ed 75% Development LI 08 - Percentage of (2006) Gloucestershire Healthy Schools schools achieving healthy (Cohort of 01452 426773 County Council Partnership schools status. 304 Not Kathy.omahony@gl Stretched Stretched schools) Required oucestershire.gov.u = 80% = 93% k

26 Outcome 3 14-19 year olds have improved choices and support suitable to their age group Accountable Manager: Eugene O’Kane, Head of Young People’s Services, Gloucestershire County Council Tel: 01452 425312; Email: eugene.o’[email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Simon Bilous NI 91 – Participation of 17 Head of Prospects 74% Commissioning Gloucestershire year olds in education & 78% 81% 83% (2005/06) 01452 426653 County Council Learning and training* simon.bilous@glouce Skills Council stershire.gov.uk Simon Bilous Unstretched Unstretched NI 117 – 16-18 year olds Head of who are not in Education, 5.9% = 4.1% = 4.1% Commissioning Gloucestershire 3.5% Prospects 01452 426653 Employment or Training (2005/06) Stretched Stretched County Council (NEET) simon.bilous@glouce = 3.7% = 3.5% stershire.gov.uk Simon Bilous LI 09 - Percentage of young Head of Commissioning Gloucestershire people aged 16-18 whose < 5% < 5% Prospects 01452 426653 County Council activity is not known simon.bilous@glouce stershire.gov.uk Tim Smithson, NI 79 – Achievement of a Learning and Skills Council Learning and Gloucestershire Level 2 qualification by the 75.0% 78.0% 81.0% 84.0%* 01452 450009 Skills Council County Council age of 19* [email protected] v.uk

27 Tim Smithson, Learning and Skills NI 80 – Achievement of a Council Learning and Gloucestershire Level 3 qualification by the 54.5% 56.0% 57.5% 59.0%* 01452 450009 Skills Council County Council age of 19* [email protected] v.uk

28 6. Economic Development & Enterprise Theme

Gloucestershire is the 13th most rural county in England and is a wonderful place to live and work. The county’s prosperity is built upon a strong rural and thriving urban economy with the principle urban areas of Cheltenham and Gloucester at its heart. Important links to Cheltenham and Gloucester are provided by the Market Towns that serve the rural economy and enhance the County’s infrastructure.

Gloucestershire is situated in the Northern sub-region of the South-West Region. It borders on the West Midlands, Wales and the South-East and has important transport links to these regions. Some of these road and rail links need to be improved if the Northern sub-region is to remain as the main focus for economic growth within the South-West.

The impact of the floods in Gloucestershire during 2007 was felt across our bordering regions and their economies were affected too. Gloucestershire needs to build its resilience in order to meet similar challenges that may arise as a result of climate change.

Climate Change, together with Global Competitiveness, are the two key challenges facing Gloucestershire and the UK. The action plan which supports the targets in this Local Area Agreement will focus on delivering four outcomes that will contribute to addressing these key challenges:-  We will increase the number and quality of jobs.  We will Increase the number and range of skilled employees by improving the skills of local people.  We will ensure that Cheltenham and Gloucester are at the heart of a strong Gloucestershire Economy by delivering the Urban Economic Strategy.  We will develop a stronger, more diverse and sustainable rural economy by delivering the Rural Economic Strategy.

These Outcomes will be delivered by Gloucestershire First, the Countywide multi-sector Economic Partnership, through direct action of partners and Gloucestershire Development Agency. In the LAA delivery plan, these actions will be identified under each outcome as key tasks. Partners have agreed to deliver these key tasks during the next three years, on the basis that they represent important priorities identified within the Gloucestershire Economic Strategy (2008-2015) Consultation Draft, The Urban Economic Strategy and the Rural Economic Strategy.

29 Outcome 4 Increase the number and quality of jobs Accountable Manager: Stan Jones – Gloucestershire First Tel: 01242 864190; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Jobcentre Plus Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Stan Jones. Forest of Dean Managing Director District Council Gloucestershire NI 151 – Overall First Gloucestershire Gloucester City employment rate 81.1% 81.6% 82.1% 82.6%* First Council (Working age)* 01242 864190 Stroud District stan.jones@glosfirs Council t.co.uk Tewkesbury Borough Council Gloucestershire County Council Private Sector Employers

30 Stan Jones. Jobcentre Plus Managing Director NI 153 – Working age Learning and Gloucestershire people claiming out of work Skills Council First Gloucestershire benefits in the worst 28.9% 28.3% 27.7% 27.1%* First Gloucestershire performing 01242 864190 County Council neighbourhoods* stan.jones@glosfirs Gloucester City t.co.uk Council

31 Outcome 5 Increase the number and range of skilled employees by improving the skills of local people Accountable Manager: Jill Annal, Job Centre Plus Tel: 01249 425843; Email: [email protected] Ahmed Goga, Gloucestershire Learning & Skills Council Tel: 01452 450008; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Paul Hartley All higher Deputy Vice education and NI 165 – Proportion of Chancellor further education population aged 19-64 for Baseline Baseline Baseline University Of colleges To be University Of males and 19-59 for +1.5% +3.2% +5.0% Gloucestershire confirmed Gloucestershire Learning and females qualified to at least points points points* Skills Council Level 4 or higher* 01242 714186 [email protected] Gloucestershire k First

Ahmed Goga Learning and Skills To be To be Further Education NI 13 – Migrants’ English Council Not Establish agreed agreed Learning and Providers language skills & Gloucester available baseline during during Skills Council knowledge* Gloucestershire 2008/09 2008/09 01452 450008 County Council [email protected] ov.uk

32 Unstretch Unstretch ed = ed = Ahmed Goga 7,750 12,000 Learning and Skills Job Centre Plus Council LI 10 - Number of adults (4,000 in (4,250 in Gloucester Gloucestershire Learning & Skills gaining NVQ2 or equivalent 1,638 year) year) County Council Council qualification Stretched Stretched 01452 450008 Further Education = 8,150 = 12,600 [email protected] Colleges ov.uk (4,200 in (4,450 in year) year)

LI 11 - The number of people who have been Unstretch Unstretch Stan Jones, claiming an incapacity ed = 0 ed = 0 Managing Director, Job Centre Plus benefit for 2 years or more Gloucestershire Learning and that Gloucestershire First First Gloucestershire 0 Skills Council has helped into sustained First employment for at least 16 01242 864190 Glos Primary hours per week for a Stretched Stretched stan.jones@glosfirs Care Trust minimum of 13 consecutive = 155 = 265 t.co.uk weeks

33 Outcome 6 Within the context of the Gloucestershire Economic Strategy, we will realise the economic potential of Cheltenham and Gloucester and the surrounding area. Accountable Manager: Jane Griffiths, Cheltenham Borough Council Tel: 01242 264126; Email: [email protected] Phil Staddon, Gloucester City Council Tel: 01452 396783; Email: [email protected]

Outcome 7 We will develop a stronger, more diverse and sustainable rural economy by delivering the Rural Economic Strategy Accountable Manager: Stan Jones, Gloucestershire First Tel: 01242 864190; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Stan Jones, Managing Director, LI 12 - Number of young Indicator and Indicator and people from most deprived 170 target to be target to be Gloucestershire First 170 Gloucestershire areas progressing to Higher (2005/06) reviewed reviewed First during 08/09 during 08/09 01242 864190 Education stan.jones@glosfirst. co.uk Stan Jones, Managing Director, LI 13 – Number of Indicator and Indicator and organisations signing up to target to be target to be Gloucestershire First 0 8 Gloucestershire growth in local and regional reviewed reviewed First during 08/09 during 08/09 01242 864190 procurement stan.jones@glosfirst. co.uk

34 Stan Jones, Managing Director, To be To be NI 171 – New business 42.3 agreed agreed Gloucestershire First 42.3 Gloucestershire registration rate (2006/07) during during First 2008/09 2008/09 01242 864190 stan.jones@glosfirst. co.uk Stan Jones, Managing Director, NI 172 – Percentage of To be To be No Establish Gloucestershire First small business in an area agreed agreed Gloucestershire baseline baseline during during First showing growth 2008/09 2008/09 01242 864190 stan.jones@glosfirst. co.uk

35 Outcome 8 To improve the supply of affordable housing Accountable Manager: Duncan Jordan, Group Director, Environment, Gloucestershire County Council Tel: 01452 425523; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Duncan Jordan, Council Group Director: Forest of Dean Environment, District Council NI 159 – Supply of ready to 128% Gloucestershire Gloucestershire 150% 180% 200%* Gloucester City develop housing sites* (06/07) County Council County Council. Council 01452 425523 Stroud District duncan.jordan@glo Council ucestershire.gov.uk Tewkesbury Borough Council

36 7. Healthier Communities and Older People Theme

Gloucestershire is generally a healthy county where the majority of residents enjoy a standard of living and health status that is above the national average.

However, there are parts of the county where the resident’s health and well being ranks amongst the worst off in England. The outcomes in this block reflect policy guidance in ‘Choosing Health’ and ‘Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services. They are derived from local strategies and consultation which identified the needs of Gloucestershire and the issues which have proved most challenging and demand a partnership approach. The LAA is as an opportunity to narrow health inequalities and improve health across all ages.

The LAA will build on existing partnership work developed through county partnerships, such as Gloucestershire Health and Community Well-being Partnership, the Older Person Modernisation Group, and the Local Strategic Partnerships health and well- being sub groups which have a successful track record in addressing local needs. The LAA will help to bring more focus, engage more partners and develop good practice countywide.

In order to achieve this, the priorities chosen by all stakeholders are below:

 Reducing health inequalities by focusing on the main causes of premature mortality. Priority has been given to lifestyle factors that can reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease such as, reducing smoking, raising breastfeeding prevalence, increasing physical activity and encouraging sensible alcohol consumption. Activity will be focussed in the 20% most deprived Super Output Areas as identified by the Index of Multiple Deprivation.

 Supporting independence, health and wellbeing for older and vulnerable people. Fundamental to this is ensuring that people have access to the information, treatment and support they need and where appropriate, providing services in community settings. This will allow people to exercise more choice and control in decision making about their health and well being enabling them to live independently for as long as possible. As part of our work with vulnerable people we are focusing on improving services for carers and assisting those within the Supporting People Programme to achieve independent living.

37 In 2006, Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust where successful in securing Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPP) funding. POPP works with care homes to improve services for older people in those care homes as well as in the surrounding community and will play a key part in delivering our outcomes for older people.

Whilst priority has been given to these two areas within the LAA, the Gloucestershire Health and Community Well-being Partnership has produced its strategy for the next 10 years. ‘Healthy Gloucestershire 2008 - 2018’ - is a ten-year strategy that brings together, under one umbrella, a number of countywide strategies, action plans and work-streams to improve the health and well-being of local people. It will become the overarching health and social care strategy for Gloucestershire and encompass a wide range of priorities.

It is well documented that a person’s health is strongly affected by a range of determinants, and therefore we are aware that all five blocks have the capacity to reduce the health inequalities present in the county.

38 Outcome 9 Improve health and reduce health inequalities Accountable Manager: Alice Walsh, Public Health Consultant, Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust Tel: 01242 533524; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Alice Walsh NI 120 – All age, all cause Gloucestershire mortality rate* PCT Consultant in Gloucestershire None Males: 859.38 624.00 606.00 588.00* Public Health PCT 01242 533524 Females: 563.13 446.00 436.00 426.00* [email protected] hs.uk Sally Snowden, General Manager, To be To be Children Young Gloucestershire NI 53 – Prevalence of No Establish agreed agreed People and Gloucestershire County Council breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks baseline baseline during during Maternity Services PCT from birth* available Gloucestershire 2008/09 2008/09 01242 533529 Hospitals Trust Sally.snowden@glo s.nhs.uk

39 Hospitals Trust 2Together Trust Steve O’Neill, Glos. Probation Substance Misuse service and Alcohol NI 39 – Rate of hospital Glos. 1277 Commissioning Gloucestershire admissions per 100,000 for 1271 1265 1259 Constabulary (06/07) Manager, PCT alcohol related harm 01452 389412 Police Authority steve.o’neill@glos. Cotswold District nhs.uk Council Gloucester City Council LI 14 - The number of Unstretch Unstretch Kate Gegg, smokers referred to the ed = 3182 ed = 4773 Head of Operations NHS Support to Stop 1614 and Development Gloucestershire Services from the 2 most None (05/06) 01452 891492, PCT deprived quintiles of Super Stretched Stretched [email protected] Output Areas in the county = 3254 = 4893 s.uk who remain quit at 4 weeks LI 15 - The number of Unstretch Unstretch Kate Gegg, smokers referred to the ed = 24 ed = 36 Head of Operations NHS Support to Stop 12 (12 in (12 in and Development Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Services within Gloucester (05/06) year) year) 01452 891492, PCT Prison Prison who remain quit at 4 Stretched Stretched [email protected] weeks = 98 = 156 s.uk LI 16 - The number of Unstretch Unstretch Kate Gegg, smokers with enduring ed = 4 ed = 6 Head of Operations mental health problems 2 and Development Gloucestershire 2Together Trust (across a range of settings) (05/06) 01452 891492, PCT referred to the NHS Support [email protected] to Stop Services who s.uk

40 remain quit at 4 weeks Stretched Stretched = 52 = 104 Kate Gegg, LI 17 - The total number of Head of Operations smokers in Gloucestershire and Development Gloucestershire referred to the NHS Support N/A >5908 >8862 None 01452 891492, PCT to Stop Services who [email protected] remain quit at 4 weeks s.uk

41 Outcome 10 To contribute to the reduction of obesity levels Accountable Manager: Jill Salvin, Public Health Manager, Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust Tel: 01452 389431; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Sport England Glos PCT Gloucestershire County Council Cheltenham John Stevens, Borough Council Chief Executive NI 8 – Adult participation in Active Cotswold District 23.4% 24.4% 25.4% 26.4%* 01242 715203 sport and active recreation* Gloucestershire Council [email protected] k Stroud District Council Forest of Dean District Gloucester City Council

42 School Sport Partnerships Final Final Final Final David Grocott Active definition definition definition definition Head of Lifelong NI 57 – Children & young Gloucestershire has been has been has been has been Learning Gloucestershire people’s participation in deferred deferred deferred deferred Tel: 01452 425801 County Council Gloucester City high-quality PE & sport* until until until until David.grocott@glou Council 2009/10 2009/10 2009/10 2009/10 cestershire.gov.uk Stroud District Council

43 Outcome 11 Supporting independence, health and wellbeing for vulnerable people Accountable Manager: Helen Bown, Joint Commissioning Manager, Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust Tel: 01452 389452; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners

Mark Branton Director of Strategic Supporting NI 136 – People supported Commissioning & People 2351 Gloucestershire to live independently though 2400 2950 3500* Performance (2006/07) County Council Third Sector Social Services (all adults)* Tel: 01452 425105 Organisations Mark.branton@glou cestershire.gov.uk

44 Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Kelvin May Forest of Dean Strategic Director NI 139 – The extent to To be To be District Council Stroud District which older people receive No Establish agreed agreed Stroud District Council Gloucester City the support they need to live baseline baseline during during Council 01453 754452 Council independently at home* 2008/09 2008/09 kelvin.may@stroud. Tewkesbury gov.uk Borough Council Home Improvement Agencies Gloucestershire PCT 2Together Trust David Dungworth GP Practices NI 135 – Carers receiving General Manager, needs assessment or Care Services Carers Gloucestershire review and a specific carer’s 20.5% 23.0% 26.5% 30.0%* 01452 389 431 Gloucestershire County Council service or advice and David.dungworth@ Crossroads information* gloucestershire.gov (Forest of Dean) .uk Carers Forum Carers Strategy Group

45 Gloucestershire PCT Remploy Tina Reid Home Farm Trust To be To be Head of Care NI 146 – Adults with No Establish agreed agreed Provision Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Learning Disabilities in baseline baseline during during 01452 427300 County Council College employment* 2008/09 2008/09 tina.reid@gloucest Cirencester ershire.gov.uk College Stroud College Star College Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Forest of Dean Mark Branton District Council Director of Strategic NI 141 – Percentage of Commissioning & Gloucester City Gloucestershire vulnerable people achieving 63.63% 63.65% 63.65% 63.65% Performance Council County Council independent living Tel: 01452 425105 Stroud District Mark.branton@glou Council cestershire.gov.uk Tewkesbury Borough Council Gloucestershire Probation Service

46 Cotswold District Unstretche Unstretche Council d = 1303 d = 1945 Forest of Dean (648 in (642 in District Council year) year) Ruth Wain (Jan-Dec (Jan-Dec Gloucestershire Care homes 08) 09) working within the LI 18 - The number of 655 Primary Care Trust people aged 75 or over Consultant in Gloucestershire Partnerships for admitted to hospital with (Jan-Dec Public Health PCT Older People 05) (POPP) bid fractured femur Stretched = Stretched = 01242 548814 1290 1899 [email protected] Gloucestershire (642 in (609 in .uk Hospitals NHS year) year) Foundation Trust (Jan-Dec (Jan-Dec 08) 09) Third Sector Organisations

47 8. Natural & Built Environment Theme

Gloucestershire is facing a number of environmental challenges, in particular those caused by the threat of climate change. Climate change is predicted to have huge potential impacts locally on people’s wellbeing, the economy and our environment, some of which were illustrated by the 2007 floods. Warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers, with more droughts, flash floods, severe storms and other weather anomalies mean we have to review how we can adapt to cope with a changing climate.

The Gloucestershire Environment Partnership was launched in 2007. Its overarching priority is the issue of climate change. It aims to play a key role in bringing together relevant organisations and partners to provide a strong focus and help develop the work carried out to ensure a more resilient Gloucestershire. The focus of the work will be on mitigation of the causes of climate change and adaptation to the effects of unavoidable climate change. This work is structured around the outcomes we are already aiming to achieve under the Local Area Agreement (LAA):  More resilient homes  More resilient communities  More resilient environment

Development of the 2007/08 LAA, and the consultation on and launch of the Environment Partnership, also highlighted the issues of fuel poverty, transport and waste, which are also included as key areas of activity, within the framework of responding to climate change.

In 2005, total CO2 emissions in Gloucestershire were 5,142 kt; or 9.6 kt per person (per capita). 36% (1,835kt) were from industry and commence; 35% (1,787 kt) were from transport; and 29% (1,486 kt) were from domestic homes.

The Local Area Agreement will focus on activities that the Gloucestershire Conference members can influence to help reduce the per capita CO2 emissions; we can only do this by working in partnership across the county.

48 All Gloucestershire Councils have signed up to the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change, which includes commitments to:  Develop plans with our partners and local communities within the next two years to progressively address the causes and the impacts of climate change, according to our local priorities, securing maximum benefit for our communities.  Assess the risk associated with climate change and the implications for our services and our communities of climate change impacts and adapt accordingly.  Encourage all sectors in our local community to take the opportunity to adapt to the impacts of climate change, to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions and to make public their commitment to action.

The existing energy efficiency and renewable energy stretch targets within the LAA will play an important part in helping to achieve a reduction in domestic CO2 emissions. It is estimated that over 30,000 people in Gloucestershire are living in fuel poverty and so can not afford to heat their homes adequately. Rising fuel prices means this figure is likely to increase further. Increased energy efficiency can help reduce fuel poverty and carbon emissions.

Reducing the number of children travelling to school by car is an important priority, delivering environmental and climate change benefits. There is already evidence that children who walk or cycle to school are fitter and more ready to learn when they arrive at school.

Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan has a specific accessibility target (LTP1) to maintain the percentage of households within 30 minutes of a GP by public transport to at least 88%.

Local authorities have an important role to play in assisting their residents to reduce waste and encourage the sorting of waste for recycling, re-use, home composting and other forms of home treatment of waste and therefore reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill, incineration or energy recovery.

It is important that all organisations across the County work together to provide strong leadership to encourage individuals, organisations, business and the community to take action both on mitigation and adaptation to climate change.

Gloucestershire Environment Partnership will champion Gloucestershire’s response to the challenges of climate change, using the LAA to help deliver the necessary changes to ensure our resilience.

49 Outcome 12 More Resilient Homes Accountable Manager: Kaye Welfare, Severn Wye Energy Agency Tel: 01594 545362; Email: [email protected]

50 Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Forest of Dean District Council Stroud District Council Tewkesbury Borough Council David Sutton, Gloucestershire NI 187 – Tackling fuel Private Sector Primary Care poverty – % of people To be To be Housing, Trust receiving income based No Establish agreed agreed Gloucester City Gloucester City Severn Wye benefits living in homes with baseline baseline during during Council Council Energy Agency a low energy efficiency 2008/09 2008/09 01452 396355 rating* davidjs@gloucester Cheltenham .gov.uk Borough Homes Gloucester City Homes Fosseway/ Bromford Housing Two Rivers Housing Severn Vale Housing All other RSLs in county

51 Outcome 13 More resilient communities Accountable Manager: Peter Wiggins, Gloucestershire County Council Tel: 01452 425189; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Forest of Dean District Council Gloucester City Terry Smith, Council 7.7 tonnes 6.5% 7.8% 9.1% Head of Planning & NI 186 – Per capita CO per reduction reduction reduction Development Gloucestershire Stroud District reduction in CO emissions 2 2 1000 on on on 01452 425693 County Council Council in the LA area* population baseline baseline baseline* terry.smith@glouce Tewkesbury stershire.gov.uk Borough Council Gloucestershire PCT Severn Wye Energy Agency University of Gloucestershire

52 Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Tony Childs Forest of Dean Head of Waste, NI 191 – Residual Gloucestershire District Council 741 718 618 610* 01452 425448 household waste per head* County Council tony.childs@glouce Gloucester City stershire.gov.uk Council Stroud District Council Tewkesbury Borough Council Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Tony Childs NI 192 – Percentage of Forest of Dean Head of Waste, household waste sent for 32.39% Gloucestershire District Council 39.00% 48.00% 49.00%* 01452 425448 reuse, recycling and (06/07) County Council tony.childs@glouce Gloucester City composting* stershire.gov.uk Council Stroud District Council Tewkesbury Borough Council

53 Chris Rogan, Head of NI 168 – Principal roads Gloucestershire Gloucestershire where maintenance should 4% 4% 3.5% 3%* Highways, None County Council be considered* 01452 583431, chris.rogan@glouc estershire.gov.uk Peter Sutherland Gloucestershire Head of Integrated NI 175 – Access to services Primary Care and Transport and facilities by public Gloucestershire Acute Health 88.0% 88.0% 88.0% 88.0%* 01452 425778 transport, walking and County Council Trusts peter.sutherland@g cycling* loucestershire.gov. Gloucestershire uk First Chris Rogan Head of Gloucestershire NI 198 – Children travelling Gloucestershire Highways Gloucestershire to school – mode of 29.2% 28.2% 27.2% 26.2%* Primary Care 01452 583431 County Council transport usually used* Trust chris.rogan@glouc estershire.gov.uk

54 Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Unstretche Unstretche d = 100 d = 150 Council (50 in year) (50 in year) Kierson Wise Forest of Dean Senior Project LI 20 - Number of District Council Manager renewable energy 50 per Severn Wye Severn Wye Gloucester City installations in domestic, year Energy Agency Energy Agency Council public sector and 01594 545360 community buildings Stroud District [email protected] Stretched = Stretched = Council k 180 300 Tewkesbury (120 in (120 in Borough Council year) year) Gloucestershire County Council

Unstretch Unstretch Cheltenham ed = 0.65 ed = 1MW Borough Council MW (0.35MW Cotswold District (0.35MW in year) Council in year) Kierson Wise Forest of Dean Senior Project District Council Manager LI 21 - Installed capacity of 1.1 MW Severn Wye Severn Wye Gloucester City new renewable energy Energy Agency Energy Agency Council systems (2007/08) 01594 545360 Stroud District [email protected] Council k Tewkesbury Borough Council Gloucestershire

55 Stretched Stretched County Council = 1.3MW = 2MW (0.7MW in (0.7MW in year) year)

Outcome 14 More Resilient Natural & Built Environment Accountable Manager: Nigel Riglar, Stroud District Council Tel: 01453 754303; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing Performance Indicators Manager (Designated indicators are 56 marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Terry Smith, Council Head of Planning & Forest of Dean Development NI 188 – Planning to adapt Gloucestershire District Council None Level 1 Level 2 Level 3* to climate change* County Council 01452 425693 Gloucester City terry.smith@glouce Council stershire.gov.uk Stroud District Council Tewkesbury Borough Council

57 9. Safer & Stronger Communities Theme

In Gloucestershire we believe that strong communities are places where people feel safe in a welcoming environment, where they feel empowered to take action for the benefit of their community, where they feel that their concerns are heard and responded to; in short a community where everybody counts. We know that delivering safer and stronger communities will improve the quality of life for all in Gloucestershire. The outcomes of this block will lead to communities where people feel safer and where crime and anti- social behaviour are reduced. They will lead to stronger communities, by giving people a voice, strengthening the third sector, and improving people’s access to decision-making and to services. The work of our partnerships will also make a direct contribution to delivering improvements in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the county.

Gloucestershire has deprived communities that are in the top 10% nationally of super output areas, and yet as a rural area has pockets of deprivation which do not necessarily rank highly on national comparisons. The challenge for the safer and stronger block will be to address the specific needs of the disadvantaged communities, while at the same time using the learning from these areas to facilitate a neighbourhood management approach across the whole county.

The development of this block has seen close working relationships with the third sector, who will be key in helping to deliver safer and strong communities. In addition, Gloucestershire already has a range of well-defined partnerships at community level and they will be crucial in helping to support the outcomes.

The block outcomes will support the regional community cohesion priorities of challenging extremism, reducing hate crime and celebrating diversity. There is a recognition of the need to ensure that equalities and community cohesion sits at the heart of the actions.

Naturally there are clear linkages with the other blocks. The children and young people’s block vision, that every child and young person thrives and reaches their potential, has strong links into the safer and stronger block. The outcomes from the economic block will also help to deliver safer and stronger communities by ensuring that those communities are given the skills and capacity to thrive.

Within the block there is a focus towards volunteering which is seen as a powerful force for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community. It is not only important in the activities of the third sector but also in the development of services within the public sector, and is a vital component of a modern society. Volunteering describes an activity undertaken by any person which

58 aims to benefit individuals, the community or environment. It incorporates key roles within society such as magistrates, school governors and trustees whilst encompassing the vast numbers of people engaged in sports clubs, environmental groups and local community action. Increasingly employers are recognizing the value of supporting volunteering by their workforce as a means of developing the team, building individual skills and contributing to the communities within which they operate.

Within Gloucestershire’s Local Area Agreement (LAA) organisations from Jobcentre Plus to the Police, from arts and heritage to youth and services for older people have all expressed a need for more volunteers on whom they can rely to deliver their agendas. For the individuals giving of their time, volunteering can provide a means of overcoming isolation, a confidence-building tool in recovery programmes and rehabilitation, a route towards employment or further education, a diversion from harmful attitudes and activities and as an expression of citizenship.

Priorities set out for safer and stronger communities are:

 People and communities will be treated with fairness and equality; discrimination will be eliminated and diversity valued; communities will be more cohesive and inclusive with a shared future for all.  Service providers more responsive to community needs resulting in improved service delivery, by empowering local people to have a greater choice over decision making and in service delivery  Increasing the capacity of communities to take voluntary action in order to create more vibrant and thriving communities  Improved quality of life for people in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods  Reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs and by alcohol.  Build respect in communities and anti social behaviour.  Reduce crime and the fear of crime  Reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Gloucestershire Roads.

The safer and stronger agenda will require agencies (including the third sector) to work together for the collective benefit of the communities that they serve. The LAA provides an opportunity to understand the benefits of neighbourhood management and joint working. The actions within the block will develop capacity, skills, information and infrastructure to assist in making better decisions about strategic priorities and actions, and using this intelligence-led model will help Gloucestershire make the most of the resources available to it.

59 Outcome 15 Improved quality of life for people in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods Accountable Manager: John McLaughlin, Gloucestershire First Tel: 01242 864181; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Forest of Dean A Jackie Harris, District Council statistically Policy & significant Partnerships Gloucester City improveme Manager Council nt on the NI 5 – Overall/general Gloucestershire Gloucestershire 80% 81% 83% 2008 Place Stroud District satisfaction with local area* Survey County Council County Council Council Baseline Tewkesbury (with option 01452 425912, to review in Jackie.harris@glou Borough Council 2009)* cestershire.gov.uk Gloucestershire Constabulary Police Authority Gloucestershire PCT

60 Cheltenham Borough Council John McLaughlin, Gloucestershire Gloucester City LI 22 – Overall general Targets to Targets to First Council satisfaction with the local None Establish be agreed be agreed Gloucestershire Gloucestershire area in the most deprived available Baseline during during 01242 864181 County Council Constabulary Super Output Areas 08/09 08/09 john.mclaughlin@gl oucestershire.gov.u Police Authority k Gloucestershire PCT

61 Outcome 16 People and communities will be treated with fairness and equality; discrimination will be eliminated and diversity valued; communities will be more cohesive and inclusive with a shared future for all Accountable Manager: Kevin Lee, Equalities Manager, Gloucestershire County Council Tel: 01452 425765; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Kevin Lee, Council Equalities Manager Forest of Dean NI 1 - % of people who Gloucestershire District Council believe people from County Council 86% Gloucestershire different backgrounds get 85% 85% 86% Gloucester City (2006/07) County Council on well together in their 01452 425765, Council local area kevin.lee@gloucest Stroud District ershire.gov.uk Council Tewkesbury Borough Council

62 Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Kevin Lee, Council Equalities Manager Forest of Dean Gloucestershire LI 23 - Number of councils District Council County Council Gloucestershire achieving level 3 of the 0 1 7 County Council Gloucester City equality standard 01452 425765, Council kevin.lee@gloucest Stroud District ershire.gov.uk Council Tewkesbury Borough Council Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Kevin Lee, Council Equalities Manager To be To be Gloucestershire Forest of Dean NI 140 – Fair treatment by Not Establish agreed agreed County Council Gloucestershire District Council local services available baseline during during County Council Gloucester City 2008/09 2008/09 01452 425765, Council kevin.lee@gloucest ershire.gov.uk Stroud District Council Tewkesbury Borough Council

63 Outcome 17 Increasing the capacity of communities to take voluntary action in order to create more vibrant and thriving communities Accountable Manager: Sally Pickering, Gloucester Association for Voluntary & Community Action Tel: 01452 332424; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cheltenham BC A statistically Cotswold DC significant Forest of Dean improve- DC ment Jackie Harris Gloucester CC between Policy & Stroud DC the first Partnerships Tewkesbury BC and second Manager waves of Gloucestershire NI 7 – Environment for a Not Establish Gloucestershire Gloucestershire the national Assembly thriving third sector* available baseline County Council County Council survey of Gloucestershire third sector Infrastructure organisa- 01452 425912 tions, Jackie.harris@glou Group (GIG) calculated cestershire.gov.uk Glos PCT in GRCC accordance Co-operative with OTS Futures guidance* GAVCA

64 Cheltenham BC Cotswold DC Unstretch Unstretch Forest of Dean ed = ed = Hazel Lonsdale DC LI 24 - The number of 13.9% 13.9% Chief Executive Gloucester CC people recorded as or Cheltenham reporting that they have Stroud DC 13.9% Volunteer Centre Gloucestershire engaged in formal (2007) County Council Tewkesbury BC volunteering on an average 01242 691222 of at least two hours per Glos PCT hazel@volunteerin week over the past year gcheltenham.org.uk Volunteer Centres Stretched Stretched in Gloucestershire = 15.9% = 17.9% Fairshares Shelter

65 Outcome 18 Service providers more responsive to community needs resulting in improved service delivery, by empowering local people to have a greater choice & influence over local decision-making and in service delivery Accountable Manager: Jackie Harris; Gloucestershire County Council Tel: 01452 425912; Email: [email protected]

A Cotswold District statistically Council significant Forest of Dean increase Jackie Harris District Council between Policy & the first Partnerships Gloucester City Place Manager Council NI 4 - % of people who feel 32% Survey Gloucestershire Gloucestershire they can influence decisions 32% 34% (reporting Stroud District (2006/07) County Council County Council in their locality* early 2009) Council and the Tewkesbury second 01452 425912 Place Jackie.harris@glou Borough Council Survey cestershire.gov.uk Gloucestershire (reporting Constabulary early 2011)* Police Authority Gloucestershire PCT

66 Outcome 19 Reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs and by alcohol Accountable Manager: Colin Hassall, Head of DAAT, Gloucestershire PCT Tel: 01242 548837; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Forest of Dean District Council Gloucester City Council Colin Hassall, Stroud District NI 42 – Perceptions of drug Head of DAAT, 41% Gloucestershire Council use or drug dealing as a 40% 39% 38% 01242 548841 (06/07) PCT problem Colin.Hassall@glos Tewkesbury .nhs.uk Borough Council Gloucestershire County Council Gloucestershire Constabulary Police Authority Gloucestershire Probation Service

67 Outcome 20 Build respect in communities and reduce anti-social behaviour Accountable Manager: Trevor Gladding, Cheltenham Borough Council Tel: 01242 264368; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cotswold District Council Unstretch Unstretch ed = 18% ed = 18% Forest of Dean District Council Gloucester City Council Trevor Gladding Stroud District Community Safety Council and Licensing Team Leader Tewkesbury NI 17 Perceptions of anti 18% Cheltenham Cheltenham Borough Council social behaviour Borough Council Borough Council (06/07) Gloucestershire County Council Stretched Stretched 01242 264368 = 15% = 14% Trevor.Gladding@c Gloucestershire heltenham.gov.uk Constabulary Police Authority Gloucestershire PCT Gloucestershire Probation Service

68 Unstretch Unstretch Cheltenham ed = ed = Borough Council 79,190 117,968 Cotswold District (39,187 in (38,778 in Council year) year) Forest of Dean Alex Drummond District Council Superintendent Gloucester City Head of Council Community Partnership Stroud District LI 25 - The number of 40,819 Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Council incidents of anti social (05/06) Police Constabulary behaviour Stretched Stretched Tewkesbury Borough Council = 77,537 = 114,274 01452 752385 (37,943 in (36,737 in alex.drummond@gl Gloucestershire year) year) oucestershire.polic County Council e.uk. Gloucestershire PCT Police Authority Gloucestershire Probation Service

69 Outcome 21 To reduce crime and the fear of crime Accountable Manager: Jo Kline, Crime Reduction Co-ordinator, Gloucestershire Constabulary Email: [email protected]; Tel: 01452 426189

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Cheltenham Borough Council A reduction in recorded Cotswold District assault The Council with less expected This will be This will be Forest of Dean serious level after reassessed reassessed injury from District Council year 1 is a after Year after Year Alex Drummond a rate of rate of 5.83 1, as data 1, as data Gloucester City 6.27 crimes Superintendent crimes per for 2007/08 for 2007/08 Head of Council per 1000 1000 is only a is only a Community population population proxy for proxy for Stroud District NI 20 – Assault with injury in 2007/08 in 2008/09 the correct the correct Partnership Gloucestershire Council crime rate* based on based on dataset, as dataset, as Constabulary Tewkesbury mid 2006 mid 2007 it uses the it uses the 01452 752385 population population wider wider alex.drummond@gl Borough Council estimates estimates, category of category of oucestershire.polic (3627 Gloucestershire equivalent Less Less e.uk County Council offences) to a Serious Serious to a rate of reduction Wounding Wounding Police Authority (to be of 7%. confirmed) Gloucestershire crimes per PCT 1000 Gloucestershire Probation Service

70 NI 35 – Building resilience (Targets apply to Gloucester City only) Gloucester City to violent extremism* Alex Drummond Council a) Understanding and Superintendent engagement with 2 3 3 4* Head of Gloucestershire communities Community County Council Partnership Gloucestershire b) Knowledge of extremism 2 3 3 4* Gloucestershire Constabulary c) Risk-based prevention PCT 1 2 3 4* 01452 752385 action plan alex.drummond@gl Gloucestershire Probation Service d) Effective oversight of oucestershire.polic 1 2 3 4* e.uk projects Police Authority

71 Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Forest of Dean District Council Eugene O’Kane Head of Youth Gloucester City Support Council To be To be Gloucestershire NI 111 – First time entrants Stroud District No Establish agreed agreed County Council Gloucestershire to the Youth Justice System Council baseline baseline during during County Council aged 10-17* 2008/09 2008/09 01452 551271 Tewkesbury Eugene.O’Kane@g Borough Council loucestershire.gov. Gloucestershire uk PCT Gloucestershire Probation Service Gloucestershire Constabulary Police Authority

72 Gloucestershire Garry Holden County Council Assistant Chief Officer, External Gloucestershire Development Constabulary To be To be NI 18 – Adult re-offending Gloucestershire No Establish agreed agreed Gloucestershire Police Authority rates for those under Probation baseline baseline during during Probation Service probation supervision Primary Care 2008/09 2008/09 01452 389212 Trust Garry.Holden@glo Tewkesbury ucestershire.probati Borough Council on.gsi.gov.uk

73 Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Forest of Dean District Council Roger Clayton Superintendent Gloucester City Public Protection Council Definition Definition Definition Definition Unit Stroud District NI 32 – Repeat incidents of has been has been has been has been Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Council domestic violence deferred deferred deferred deferred Constabulary Constabulary until 09/10 until 09/10 until 09/10 until 09/10 01452 752148 Tewkesbury Roger.clayton@Glo Borough Council ucestershire.police. Gloucestershire uk County Council Gloucestershire PCT Gloucestershire Probation Service Police Authority

74 Cheltenham NI 33 - Arson incidents Borough Council Tewkesbury Derek Cross Borough Council a) Number of primary Quality, Audit 7.67 7.64 7.61 7.58 fires/population x 10,000 & Risk Manager Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Council Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Fire and Rescue Gloucestershire Service Service Constabulary 01452 753234 Police Authority Derek.cross@glosfi b) Number of secondary Gloucestershire 9.72 9.51 9.31 9.13 re.gov.uk fires/population x 10,000 Probation Service Gloucestershire PCT

75 Outcome 22 Reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Gloucestershire’s roads Accountable Manager: David Radford, Road Safety Manager, Gloucestershire County Council Tel – 01452 425602; Email: [email protected]

Targets Other Performance Indicators Accountable Baseline (designated targets are marked *) Lead Partner Contributing (Designated indicators are Manager marked *) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Partners Gloucestershire Highways Gloucestershire Constabulary Police Authority Jo Walker Her Majesty’s Acting Director Courts Service Environment The Highways NI 47 – People killed or Gloucestershire Agency Gloucestershire seriously injured in road 265 245 220 195* County Council County Council The NHS primary traffic accidents* Care Trust 01452 426270 Great Western joanna.walker@glo Ambulance ucestershire.gov.uk Service NHS Trust Cotswold District Council Forest of Dean District Council

76 10. Governance

The Gloucestershire Conference is the partnership with overall responsibility for developing and delivering Gloucestershire’s Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement. The Gloucestershire Conference structure was developed during 2006/07 with the full involvement of all partners and is described in full in the ‘Prospectus for Partnership Working in Gloucestershire’ (available on the Gloucestershire Conference website at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/glosconference). A diagram representing the Gloucestershire Conference structure can be found on the back cover of this agreement.

The Gloucestershire Conference comprises:  Gloucestershire Strategic Partnership  Community Strategy Executive Board  Accountable Bodies Group  5 Thematic Partnerships  6 District Local Strategic Partnerships  Sectoral Partnerships (including the Voluntary & Community Sector Assembly and Local Government Association)  Individual organisations and businesses

The Gloucestershire Strategic Partnership brings together the chairs of the 5 Thematic Partnerships, 6 district Local Strategic Partnerships and the Voluntary & Community Sector Assembly. Its role is to:  To develop a long-term vision for Gloucestershire  To develop, oversee and refresh the Sustainable Community Strategy  To provide a deliberative forum for new and emerging issues

The Accountable Bodies Group comprises the leaders and chairs of partner organisations. It is the decision-making arm of the conference and has responsibility for:  Agreeing and signing off the Local Area Agreement  Oversight of LAA delivery  Advising on financial and resource issues  Allocating partner bodies’ resources in support of agreed priorities

77 The Community Strategy Executive Board brings together the Chief Executives of the main organisations responsible for delivering the LAA with the Senior Lead Officer for each theme of the LAA. Its role is to:  Advise the GSP and ABG and implement their decisions  Commission work from organisations and partnerships in order to ensure delivery of the Sustainable Community Strategy  Co-ordinate and monitor delivery of the Local Area Agreement

The Five Thematic Partnerships are each tasked with delivery of one of the themes of this Local Area Agreement. It is their responsibility to drive forward delivery, to inform the prioritisation of issues and to manage performance

As members of the Gloucestershire Strategic Partnership, District LSPs are involved in setting long-term vision and overall direction. They also have a role to play in monitoring performance of LAA targets at a more local level, and raising any concerns which arise. District LSPs can also take responsibility for co-ordinating or leading delivery of LAA outcomes at a local level.

The role of the Voluntary & Community Sector Assembly is to provide a strategic, collective voice for the sector and to represent its interests in strategic partnerships. More information about the Assembly can be found in Appendix 1.

78 11. Delivery Principles

Delivery of the LAA will be informed by the following principles:

Accountability  There will be clarity about who is accountable for delivery of tasks to deliver outcome  Commitment to tasks from partners whose contribution is crucial to delivery will be explicit  Thematic partnerships will lead on delivery with a recognition to their relationship to the GSP and LSPs  It will be clear and agreed who will oversee delivery, monitoring and evaluation and who will scrutinise performance in relation to all tasks  Tasks will be delivered at the geographic level that is most appropriate for the outcome so as to capture activity that will best generate benefits and increase capacity  Special purpose mechanisms may need to be developed to address cross-district boundary (but sub-county) delivery issues  Communicating success will recognise all partners

Community Engagement  Engagement of stakeholders and a strong focus on the benefits to Gloucestershire communities is fundamental to implementation of the LAA  The mechanisms for and purpose of engagement need to be identified before tasks are commenced.  The views, opinions and concerns of the community and partners will always be considered in planning and determining a delivery task.  Partner and community views should routinely be captured as part of the monitoring and evaluation processes and used to improve performance.

79 Resources and Capacity Building  There should, at the outset, be clarity about how much each outcome task will cost (cash and staff) and how will it be funded  Outcome Tasks should, so far as possible, generate and record efficiencies in line with annual efficiency statements  Key partners to outcome task/s should reflect the outcome task/s in their own plans  Specific consideration should be given to setting realistic timescales against available resources  Partners should recognise the longer term commitments, for example financial and staffing, that will be needed to achieve sustainability  There should be an exit/handover strategy for every outcome task delivered

Sustainable development / equalities  Every task must apply the principles of equality and diversity  Every task must apply the principles of sustainable development

Business case Every outcome task should have a business case which identifies: -  What the outcome is  What the task/s will do to address the outcome  What is already being done here or elsewhere that can be incorporated into the task/s and thus deliver efficiency  What will change as a result of delivering the outcome task/s  Who will deliver it

80 12. Performance Management

Gloucestershire continues to be committed to the effective performance management of the LAA. We have developed a balanced set of indicators and targets for each outcome, with links to other outcomes where possible. Indicators are, as far as possible, relevant, clear, outcome-focussed, controllable, robust and comparable. A high proportion of the indicators can be collected and monitored regularly, with annual targets profiled within the year, so we can pro-actively take action to address areas of under- performance. Each indicator has a summary sheet to ensure that definitions and accountabilities are clear, and that data sources and calculation are robust. Each theme has a delivery plan identifying key actions and milestones that again can be monitored and managed during the year.

In order to ensure consistent and effective delivery of the refreshed LAA from April 2008, we will continue with our current LAA monitoring and reporting framework, which has been agreed by the LAA Project Board:  Gloucestershire County Council will continue to use PerformancePlus (P+), a performance management software system, which provides a one-stop shop for tracking and reporting performance against the LAA. LAA partners (including district councils, Gloucestershire PCT and the Severn Wye Energy Agency) are also able to access P+ directly to input performance data as well as track progress.  Timely quarterly performance monitoring reports will be produced for both the Community Strategy Executive Board (CSEB) and Accountable Bodies Group (ABG). This will enable the Board to ensure that relevant action is taken to address any areas of under-performance. The Board will take account of this quarterly performance reporting cycle when setting meeting dates, to maximise the timeliness and relevance of the reports.  The quarterly performance report tracks progress against the performance indicators and LAA tasks. For each reporting period it provides the actual and target figures for each indicator, an alert to show whether it is ahead, on or behind target, as well as the direction of travel. It also shows progress against each LAA task. Any indicator or task that is behind target, signified by a red triangle in the current quarters performance column, will be accompanied by a short piece of narrative that explains what action is being taken to bring the performance back on track. The Block leads are also required to provide a brief analysis outlining how well their areas are performing for each reporting period. The report also includes historical performance for both the indicators and tasks, and tracks how well the risks related to the LAA are being managed.

81  Where there are major concerns about the achievement of any outcome, the Board will be able to call for a more detailed action plan. Such circumstances would include, for example, if all the indicators for an outcome were reported as being off target, or ongoing under-performance of an indicator over two consecutive quarters.

82 13. Partners to this Agreement

Michael Heap, Chair, Cllr Jackie Hall Gloucestershire Assembly for the Gloucestershire County Council Voluntary & Community Sector

Cllr Duncan Smith Cllr Rob Garnham Cheltenham Borough Council Gloucestershire Police Authority

Cllr Lynden Stowe Professor Colin Dennis Cotswold District Council Business Representative

Ruth Fitzjohn Cllr Martin Quaile Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust Forest of Dean District Council (on behalf of the Gloucestershire NHS Trusts)

Cllr Paul James Tim Smithson Gloucester City Council Learning & Skills Council

Ian Knight Cllr Chas Fellows South West of England Regional Stroud District Council Development Agency

Cllr Rob Vines Tewkesbury Borough Council

83 Appendix 1 - Statement of Third Sector Engagement

1. Principles and Commitment to Third Sector Engagement.

Building on the strong partnership which already exists between the public and the third sector in Gloucestershire, the third sector is at the heart of the development, delivery and monitoring of the LAA. Gloucestershire’s Compact is recognised as being one of the strongest nationally and has provided a solid base on which to build this partnership, so that the LAA process has been developed within the spirit and the letter of the undertakings and commitments set out in the Compact.

Gloucestershire’s third sector consists of a diverse range of not for profit organisations, ranging from self-help groups to large national charities. The energy, enthusiasm and expertise of the sector, is harnessed by the Gloucestershire Assembly for the Voluntary and Community Sector – a representative structure which brings together diverse and wide-ranging interests in order to provide a strategic and collective voice for the sector. The strength of the Assembly has meant that the third sector has played a full and active part at all levels of the LAA process.

With respect to the LAA, the third sector’s role includes:

 Service Delivery: Third sector groups are directly involved in delivering many of the services, projects and programmes arising from LAA outcomes, including leading on a number of stretch targets.  Governance: As partners in the Gloucestershire Conference, the third sector is directly involved in prioritisation, planning and decision-making.  Social capital: The third sector is skilled at engaging the wider community, building social capital throughout the county.  Provision of relevant advice and expertise

The third sector has made a substantial contribution to the development of the LAA, especially in relation to staff and volunteer hours. Partners recognise that the third sector can engage most effectively where it is properly resourced and supported to do so. Therefore partners have invested in the sector’s infrastructure and are committed to identifying and wherever possible meeting the cost of third sector engagement in LAA processes.

84 2. Mechanisms and processes for engaging the third sector

The Gloucestershire Assembly for the Voluntary and Community Sector, established in 2003, provides a county wide forum and strategic voice for the range of third sector groups working in Gloucestershire. The Assembly Board meets bi-monthly and is made up of representatives from 29 key networks/forums including representatives from each of its thematic strategy groups, equalities strands and district based forums. The Assembly is supported by the Gloucestershire Assembly Team (previously named the Partnership and Participation Project) which has been funded by Gloucestershire County Council to specifically support third sector engagement in the LAA by building on existing work and structures.

The Assembly Team co-ordinates and supports third sector representation and engagement in the Gloucestershire Conference. Through such involvement, the third sector has contributed to district and county Sustainable Community Strategies upon which much of the LAA has been based.

The Assembly is represented at all levels of the Gloucestershire Conference, and the chair of the Assembly also chairs the Accountable Bodies Group. The Manager of the Assembly Team is also a members of the Community Strategy Executive Board. This helps make sure that third sector expertise, views and priorities are fed into all parts of the partnership process.

Driven by the need to facilitate and co-ordinate wider third sector input to the different LAA blocks, the Assembly has recently supported the development of Strategy Groups. Each Strategy Group feeds into the development of the appropriate LAA theme. The numbers of groups involved in the strategy groups are as follows:

Strategy Groups No. of member groups Children and Young People Network 502 Children and Young People Strategy Group* 35 Culture and Heritage 142 Economic Development* 158 Environment* 206 Equalities 180 Health and Social Care* 352 Learning 249 Safer and Stronger Communities 282

85 Faith 89

*these strategy group are funded in 2008-9, the rest operate as email lists and occasional meetings only

Specific LAA information and updates for the third sector have been provided through a weekly email bulletin produced by the Gloucestershire Assembly Team and circulated to 764 contacts, with links to the Gloshub website www.gloshub.org.uk and Gloucestershire County Council LAA website pages and bulletin.

3. Evidence and benefits of third sector engagement

 The third sector has identified cross-cutting issues and outcomes to address local need and promote social inclusion e.g. third sector groups have been at the forefront of highlighting the needs of people suffering from mental health problems and their carers across the different blocks

 The third sector has sought baseline evidence from which to plan future work e.g. the VCS Assembly completed an analysis of the social impact of the third sector to assist engagement with and planning across the blocks

 The third sector has added value and resources to delivery e.g. Cheltenham Volunteer Centre has led on the delivery of volunteering targets and aligned Change Up money to look at how voluntary and community action can contribute to service delivery across the blocks

 The third sector has provided leadership and co-ordinated areas of expertise e.g. lobbying from environmental groups led to the establishment of a 5th theme - Natural and Built Environment - which has been led by the third sector and enabled the LAA to effectively co-ordinate approaches to environmental issues in Gloucestershire

 The third sector has helped ensure the LAA is governed in an accountable manner and project-managed in a way that addresses the diverse needs of communities. The third sector has led on the development and introduction of a proofing process to assess the equalities impact of the LAA.

86 Appendix 2 – Reward Element Stretch Targets

Reference Brief Description Page LI 08 Healthy Schools 88 LI 01 Performance in writing at Key Stage 1 89 LI 04, 05 & 06 Progress of looked after children 90 NI 117 Increased percentage of children in Employment, Education or Training 91 LI 10 Increased number of adults with an NVQ level 2 qualification or above 92 LI 11 Increased number of people helped into sustained employment 93 LI 14, 15 & 16 Increased number of 4-week quitters 94 LI 18 Reduced number of ED admissions for fractured neck of femur 97 LI 19 Increased insulation and heating installations 98 LI 20 & 21 Increased number of renewable energy installations 99 LI 24 Increased number of people volunteering 100 NI 17 & LI 25 Reduced incidents of and perception of anti-social behaviour 101

87 Reward Element – Target and Outcome Improved educational attainment for vulnerable children and young people Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured More children and young people make healthy lifestyle choices, feel safe, supported and included and thus achieve more educationally. Measured through: LI 08 - Percentage of schools achieving the new healthy schools status

Current performance for indicator(s)- as at December 2006 55% Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element – as at December 2010 75% Performance target with the Reward Element 93% Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element An 18% points improvement (=55 additional schools based on current cohort) Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,725,812 Comments and conditions or enabling measures Strong links with cross cutting themes of food, learning, culture and sport/physical activity. The PI around healthy schools picks up on underpinning strategic rationale re closing the gap and areas of deprivation, including rural issue (e.g. needs of CYP in Cinderford).

88 Reward Element – Target and Outcome Improved educational attainment for vulnerable children and young people Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured LI 01 - Percentage of children attaining level 3 or better in writing at Key Stage 1 Current performance for indicator (academic year ending Summer 2006) 13% Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (academic year ending Summer 2010) 17% Performance target with the Reward Element 20% Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element A 3% points improvement Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £865,000 Comments and conditions or enabling measures PI around writing picks up an area where we need to perform far better, building on evidence based practice about equipping CYP at the earliest level through early intervention. Incorporating targets around the Gloucester Excellence Cluster, whilst not a stretch target, will contribute to achieving the stretch on Key Stage 1 writing and will help track what’s happening in KS1 for LAC. PRG will be lost if the standards at level in 3 in reading and mathematics are lower in academic year ending 2010 than in baseline year (30.6% of children attaining level 3 or better in reading at Key Stage 1; 25.2% of children attaining level 3 or better in maths at Key Stage 1)

89 Reward Element – Target and Outcome Improved educational attainment for vulnerable children and young people Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured LI 04, 05 & 06 - Looked after children make progress in line with the average progress of other children and young people: (a) Added value score for looked after children from KS1 to KS2 (b) Added value score for looked after children from KS2 to KS3 (c) Added value score for looked after children from KS3 to KS4 Current performance for indicator(s) (a) 11.59; (b) 3.3; (c) 180 Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (a) 11.75; (b) 4; (c) 200 Performance target with the Reward Element (a) 12; (b) 5.6; (c) 225 Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element (a) 0.25; (b) 1.6; (c) 25 Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £400,000 (a) £54,000; £135,200; £210,800 Comments and conditions or enabling measures The stretch target applies to all Looked After Children apart from those who are disapplied from the national tests

90 Reward Element – Target and Outcome 14-19 Year olds have improved choices and support suitable to their age group Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured NI 117 - % of young people aged 16-18 who are not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) as recorded on the national NCCIS DfES database. Current performance for indicator (3 month average from November 2005 to January 2006) 5.9% Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (3 months average from November 2010 to January 2011) 4.1% Performance target with the Reward Element 3.5% Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element A 0.6% reduction Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £2,442,000 Comments and conditions or enabling measures This target is based on a condition that the number of young people aged 16-18 whose status is “not known” for the three month average from 1 November 2010 to 31 January 2011 is not greater than 5%.

91 Reward Element – Target and Outcome Increase the number and range of skilled employees by improving the skills of local people To achieve an overall increase in the number of people in Gloucestershire obtaining an NVQ2 or equivalent qualification Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured LI 10 - The number of adults gaining NVQ2 or equivalent qualification Current performance for indicator(s) 3,500 (2006/07) (includes 2000 “Train to Gain” achievements) Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (3 year total to March 2010) 12,000 Performance target with the Reward Element (3 year total to March 2010) 12,600 Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element 600 people Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,358,203 Comments and conditions or enabling measures These targets include provision funding via both adult and “Train to Gain” budgets and are reflected in the baseline data. “Train to Gain” will be influences and focused in subsequent years by the LAA priorities and stakeholders including the opportunities yielded by outcomes EDE 1 & EDE 3, as well as those in other blocks, particularly SSC 2. As a new mainstream service, the LSC do not expect to see any displacement of planned provision in the county by “Train to Gain” and believe it offers a powerful mechanism to strengthen joint working on economic development issues in Gloucestershire.

92 Reward Element – Target and Outcome Increase the number and range of skilled employees: To increase the number of people who have been claiming an incapacity benefit for 2 years or more moving into sustained employment of at least 16 hours per week for 13 consecutive weeks or more Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured LI 11 - The number of people who have been claiming an incapacity benefit* who are helped by Gloucestershire 1st into sustained employment (at least 16 hours per week for 13 consecutive weeks or more) Current performance for indicator(s) 0 Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (3 year total to March 2010) 0 Performance target with the Reward Element (3 year total to March 2010) 265 Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element 265 Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,358,203 Comments and conditions or enabling measures * Incapacity Benefit (IB), Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA (TP)), and/or Income Support (IS) on the basis of incapacity or any other health related benefit introduced as a result of the Welfare Reform Act. An individual will not be counted more than once for the purposes of this target. For the purposes of this target, people gaining work during the period of the agreement may be claimed as sustained for up to 13 weeks after the Agreement expires.

93 Reward Element – Target and Outcome To improve health & reduce health inequalities Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured (a) LI 14 - The number of smokers referred to the NHS Support to Stop Services from the 2 most deprived quintiles of Super Output Areas within the county (see notes) who remain quit at 4 weeks (b) LI 15 - The number of smokers referred to the NHS Support to Stop Services within Gloucester Prison who remain quit at 4 weeks1 (c) LI 16 - The number of smokers with enduring mental health problems (across a range of settings) referred to the NHS Support to Stop Services who remain quit at 4 weeks2 Data to be counted and collected according to DH Protocol (see note below) Current performance for indicator(s) (year ending 31 March 2006) (a) 1614; (b) 12; (c) 2 Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (cumulative total for the 3-ears ending 31 March 2010) (a) 4773; (b) 36; (c) 6 Performance target with the Reward Element (cumulative total for the three years ending 31 March 2010) (a) 4893; (b) 158; (c) 104 Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element (a) 120 additional 4 week quitters from the 2 most deprived quintiles of Super Output Areas (b) 122 additional 4 week quitters from Gloucester Prison (c) 98 additional 4 week quitters with enduring mental health problems

1 These will be prisoners or staff living or working at the prison at the time of referral and follow up. If prisoners or staff leave the prison before their 4-week quit date, they will not be counted. 2 Gloucestershire Smoking Advice Service has started its ongoing training programme with the Partnership Trust and these smokers will be identified referrals through these staff.

94 Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,358,203 to be split between the indicators as follows: (a) £475,371 (35%) (b) £488,953 (36%) (c) £393,879 (29%) Comments and conditions or enabling measures 5% of the Performance Reward Grant will be lost if the overall number of four week quitters in Gloucestershire is less than 8862 within the 3-year period ending 31 March 2010. Notes:  A person can be counted more than once for the purposes of this target if they make another quit attempt in a different quarterly period (quarters run on the financial year April to June, July to September, October to December and January to March). There is no upper limit to the number of time a person can be counted for the purposes of this indicator as long as each attempt is in a different quarter.  For the purposes of this target, people can be counted as quitters if they cease smoking up to and including 31 March 2010 if they are not smoking four weeks later.  The data for this indicator is collected locally for the whole of Gloucestershire and returned to the Department of Health by the PCT. The number from our most deprived areas is calculated from postcodes of the 3 week quitters held on a local database. The areas are the 40% most deprived Super Output Areas in Gloucestershire as measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 (see following list):

95 40% most deprived Super Output Areas in Gloucestershire as measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 Westgate (E01022349/23UEGG); Westgate (E01022347/23UEGG); Podsmead (E01022333/23UEGC); St Paul’s (E01022152/23UBGF); Kingsholm & Wotton (E01022311/23UEFY); Matson & Robinswood (E01022319/23UEGA); Springbank (E01022160/23UBGH); Moreland (E01022332/23UEGB); Oakley (E01022133/23UBGA); Hesters Way (E01022122/23UBFX); Matson & Robinswood (E01022323/23UEGA); Barton & Tredworth (E01022291/23UEFT); Barton & Tredworth (E01022289/23UEFT); Moreland (E01022329/23UEGB); Hesters Way (E01022120/23UBFX); Barnwood (E01022286/23UEFS); Hesters Way (E01022121/23UBFX); St Mark’s (E01022147/23UBGE); Barton & Tredworth (E01022292/23UEFT); Tuffley (E01022346/23UEGF); Barton & Tredworth (E01022290/23UEFT); Barton & Tredworth (E01022293/23UEFT); Barton & Tredworth (E0102228/23UEFT); Matson & Robinswood (E01022322/23UEGA); Moreland (E01022328/23UEGB); Tewkesbury Prior's Park (E01022458/23UGGZ); St Peter’s (E01022157/23UBGG); Swindon Village (E01022164/23UBGJ); Cinderford West (E01022238/23UDGQ); Barnwood (E01022285/23UEFS); Matson & Robinswood (E01022324/23UEGA); Oakley (E01022131/23UBGA); Matson & Robinswood (E01022320/23UEGA); Oakley (E01022132/23UBGA); Lydney East (E01022256/23UDGY); Lydney East (E01022254/23UDGY); Cinderford East (E01022237/23UDGP); St Paul’s (E01022153/23UBGF); Springbank (E01022159/23UBGH); Barnwood (E01022284/23UEFS); Brockworth (E01022424/23UGGG); Barton & Tredworth (E01022294/23UEFT); St Mark’s (E01022149/23UBGE); All Saints (E01022102/23UBFQ); Kingsholm & Wotton (E01022312/23UEFY); Stonehouse (E01022403/23UFHG); Moreland (E01022326/23UEGB); Dursley (E01022375/23UFGT); Cirencester Watermoor (E01022200/23UCGZ); Tewkesbury Prior's Park (E01022457/23UGGZ); Moreland (E01022331/23UEGB); Churchdown St John's (E01022428/23UGGJ); Oakley (E01022134/23UBGA); Kingsholm & Wotton (E01022310/23UEFY); St Paul’s (E01022154/23UBGF); Cam West (E01022364/23UFGP); Coleford East (E01022243/23UDGS); Newnham & Westbury (E01022265/23UDHD); Brockworth (E01022421/23UGGG); Grange (E01022301/23UEFW); St Peter’s (E01022158/23UBGG); Coleford Central (E01022242/23UDGR); Lydbrook & Ruardean (E01022251/23UDGX); Cinderford West (E01022240/23UDGQ); Cainscross (E01022358/23UFGM); Elmbridge (E01022296/23UEFU); Awre (E01022228/23UDGG); Moreland (E01022330/23UEGB); St Paul’s (E01022151/23UBGF); Littledean & Ruspidge (E01022250/23UDGW); Lansdown (E01022127/23UBFY); Slade (E01022399/23UFHF); Minchinhampton (E01022383/23UFGZ); Tuffley (E01022344/23UEGF); Matson & Robinswood (E01022321/23UEGA); St Mark’s (E01022148/23UBGE); Bream (E01022231/23UDGK); Westgate (E01022348/23UEGG); St Peter’s (E01022156/23UBGG); Coleford Central E01022241/23UDGR); Kingsholm & Wotton (E01022309/23UEFY); Central (E01022365/23UFGQ); Coleford East (E01022245/23UDGS); St Peter’s (E01022155/23UBGG); Coombe Hill (E01022440/23UGGP); Berry Hill (E01022229/23UDGH); Valley (E01022414/23UFHP); Springbank (E01022161/23UBGH); Cirencester Beeches (E01022188/23UCGU); Lansdown (E01022124/23UBFY); Podsmead (E01022334/23UEGC); Matson & Robinswood (E01022325/23UEGA); St Mark’s (E01022150/23UBGE); Mitcheldean & Drybrook (E01022260/23UDHA); Northway (E01022450/23UGGU); Newland & St Briavels (E01022264/23UDHC); Cainscross (E01022356/23UFGM); Pittville (E01022142/23UBGC); Coleford East (E01022244/23UDGS); Newnham & Westbury (E01022266/23UDHD); Innsworth With Down Hatherley (E01022448/23UGGS); Pillowell (E01022268/23UDHF); Newland & St Briavels (E01022263/23UDHC); Tuffley (E01022343/23UEGF); Berkeley (E01022351/23UFGK); Mitcheldean & Drybrook (E01022258/23UDHA); Cirencester Chesterton (E01022192/23UCGW); Moreland (E01022327/23UEGB); College (E01022117/23UBFW); Lansdown (E01022126/23UBFY); Pittville (E01022141/23UBGC); Bream (E01022232/23UDGK); Moreton-In-Marsh (E01022211/23UCHG); Badgeworth (E01022420/23UGGF); Lydbrook & Ruardean (E01022253/23UDGX); Alvington, Aylburton & West Lydney (E01022227/23UDGF); Newent Central (E01022262/23UDHB); Tewkesbury Town With Mitton (E01022459/23UGHA); Pillowell (E01022269/23UDHF); Littledean & Ruspidge (E01022249/23UDGW); Quedgeley Fieldcourt (E01022338/23UEGD); Christchurch & English Bicknor (E01022234/23UDGM); Nailsworth (E01022388/23UFHA); Tewkesbury Town With Mitton (E01022460/23UGHA); Tidenham (E01022274/23UDHJ); Hardwicke (E01022379/23UFGX); Cinderford West (E01022239/23UDGQ); Cinderford East (E01022236/23UDGP); Dursley (E01022373/23UFGT); Tidenham (E01022273/23UDHJ); Hucclecote (G); (E01022303/23UEFX); The Stanleys (E01022407/23UFHH); Shurdington (E01022454/23UGGX); Eastington & Standish (E01022376/23UFGU); Grange (E01022302/23UEFW); Quedgeley Fieldcourt (E01022337/23UEGD); Trinity (E01022410/23UFHK); Warden Hill (E01022173/23UBGL); Blaisdon & Longhope (E01022230/23UDGJ); Tetbury (E01022218/23UCHM); Redmarley (E01022270/23UDHG); Bromesberrow & Dymock (E01022233/23UDGL); Alvington, Aylburton & West Lydney (E01022226/23UDGF); Farmhill & Paganhill (E01022377/23UFGW); Wotton-Under-Edge (E01022416/23UFHQ); Barnwood (E01022287/23UEFS); Newent Central (E01022261/23UDHB)

96 Reward Element – Target and Outcome Supporting independence, health and well-being for those over 75 Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured LI 18 - The number of people aged 75 or over admitted to hospital with fractured femur Current performance for indicator(s) (Year ending December 2005) 655 Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (Cumulative target for the 3 years ending 31 December 2009) 635 Performance target with the Reward Element (Cumulative target for the 3 years ending 31 December 2009) 589 Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element 46 fewer people aged 75 or over admitted to hospital with fractured femur Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,358,203 Notes Indicator measures the number of people aged 75 and over admitted (emergency admissions) to hospital as a result of falls. To count in this target, a person aged 75 or over must be registered with a GP in the PCT area relating to Gloucestershire County Council; people who are registered with a GP outside the council’s PCTarea will not be counted, even if resident in the council’s area. HES data to be used, corresponding to ICD codes S72 excluding S72.4 Note – using the diagnosis in any of the positions 1 to 6.

97 Reward Element – Target and Outcome More resilient Homes Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured: The number of homes with improvements made to heating systems* and thermal comfort** resulting in increased affordable warmth and improvements in private sector decency standards for all***. Measured by:  LI 19 - Number of measures (cavity wall, loft insulation and central heating) installed via Gloucestershire Warm and Well scheme Current performance for indicator(s)  5,829 measures installed (loft and cavity wall and boilers) - based last 3 years figures from Gloucestershire Warm and Well scheme Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (3 years ending March 2010)  5,829 measures installed via Warm and Well scheme (loft, cavity walls and boilers) Performance target with the Reward Element (3 years ending March 2010)  8,229 measures installed via Warm and Well scheme Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element  2,400 installations via Warm and Well scheme (30% increase) Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,358,203 Comments and conditions or enabling measures * includes complete central heating (gas, electric, oil, wood pellet) and replacement boiler (if boiler over 15 years old) ** cavity wall insulation, loft insulation ***includes those on low incomes - not just those on benefits

98 Reward Element – Target and Outcome More resilient communities Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured (i) LI 20 - Number of domestic, public sector, business (including farmers) and community renewable energy installations. (ii) LI 21 - Installed capacity of renewable energy. Current performance for indicator(s) 50 installations per year Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (3 years ending March 2010) (i) 150 installations; (ii) 1MW Performance target with the Reward Element (3 years ending March 2010) (i) 300 installations; (ii) 2 MW Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element (i) 150 installations; (ii) 1 MW Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,358,203 (i) 50%; (ii) 50% Comments and conditions or enabling measures “Renewable energy installations” include the following technologies: Solar water heating, Solar Photovoltaic, Wind energy, Biomass energy (as defined within Revision 2010/2020, including both heat and power generation and wood fuel energy crops and organic waste), Hydro power, Ground and water source heat pumps, Tidal energy Baseline and performance data to come from numbers of installations recorded under current and recent government grant programs (Low Carbon Buildings and Clear Skies)

99 Reward Element – Target and Outcome Empower local people to have a greater choice & influence over local decision-making & in service delivery & increasing the capacity of communities to take voluntary action in order to create more vibrant & thriving communities Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured LI 24 - The percentage of people reporting that they have engaged in formal volunteering on an average of at least two hours per week over the past year, as recorded by the Fear of Crime Survey (sent to 18,000 residents). (Note: the survey figures below have a confidence interval of +/-3%) Current performance for indicator(s) 13.9% Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element 13.9% Performance target with the Reward Element 17.9% Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element A 4% points improvement Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,358,203 Comments and conditions or enabling measures All survey data will have a confidence interval of no more than +/-3%.

100 Reward Element – Target and Outcome Build Respect in Communities & Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour Indicator(s) by which performance will be measured NI 17 - Percentage of people who perceive high levels of anti-social behaviour (as measured by Local Government User Satisfaction Survey, calculated on the methodology used by the British Crime Survey, using a scale constructed of the 7 individual strands) LI 25 - The total number of incidents reported to Police that are of an anti social nature, but do not constitute a criminal offence (see below for categories) Current performance for indicator(s) (iii) 18% (2006/07 Survey results); (v) 40,819 (Year ending March 2006) Performance expected at the end of the period of the LAA without the Reward Element (iii) 18% (2009/10 Survey results); (v) 3-year total: 117,968 (3 years ending March 2010) Performance target with the Reward Element (iii) 14% (2009/10 Survey results); (v) 3-year total: 114,274 (3 years ending March 2010) Enhancement in performance with the Reward Element (iii) A 4% points reduction; (v) 3,694 fewer incidents over 3 years Allocation of Performance Reward Grant £1,358,203 (iii) 50%; (v) 50% Comments and conditions or enabling measures Categories to which (v) applies: Substance Misuse; Street drinking inc breach of dppo; Begging; Prostitution related activity; Abandoned veh-not stolen or obstr; Nuisance veh & inappropriate use; Noise business or industry; Alarms; Pubs & Clubs; Noise -vehicles or other devices; Environment/rowdy/nuis/damage/litr; Fireworks - inappropriate use; Public space - rowdy nuisance; Neighbours - rowdy/nuisance; Inconsiderate behaviour/rowdy; Hoax calls to emerg serv-not crime; Animal realated problems; NC_hate_race; NC_hate_relgion; NC_gender/sexual orientation; NC_hate_disability; NC_hate_age; NC_firearms - non crime; Malicious communications; ASB Incidents

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