Hinckley & Bosworth Local Strategic PartnershipTOWARDS A BETTER BOROUGH

Like everywhere else in the country, 2011 presented new challenges for the Borough, notleast, the ongoing reduction in funding for the delivery of public services, at a time whenour community needs the best support and services possible, as everyone experiencesthe impact of the recession.

However, the strong commitment of all partners, and the relationships developedthrough our well established LSP, enabled us to face these difficulties head on, and findcreative ways to work through problems. So during 2011/12 we continued to focus onthe really big challenges for our Borough:

• Getting people into jobs and creating a thriving local economy

• Keeping everyone safe

• Making sure people are fit and healthy

• Supporting those most in need

In working towards achieving these outcomes, the LSP oversees a number of key deliverypartnerships, who provide regular progress reports to the LSP Board.

The following provides an insight into just some of the collective action that has takenplace within our Community, and the outcomes achieved through our key deliverypartnerships during 2011/12.

Annual Statement of Achievements 2011/12

Hinckley and Bosworth LSP, will therefore adopt the role of Locality Executive under these new arrangements, andwill continue to oversee and challenge progress on ourlocality plans and outcomes.

During 2012/13 the LSP will continue to maintain astrategic role, and specifically:

• Oversee the locality partnership delivery arrangements

• Hold key delivery partnerships to account

• Celebrate the success of delivery partnerships

• Profile and help tackle key strategic issues for the Borough

Alongside this the LSP will be challenged with findingever new and innovative ways to deliver on its importantremit, in the inevitable circumstances of unprecedentedreductions in public sector budgets.

LSP Board MembershipCouncillor David Bill, LSP Chair and Deputy Leader ofHinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

County Councillor David Sprason, LSP Vice Chair and Cabinet Member, Leicestershire County Council

Bill Cullen, Deputy Chief Executive, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

Caroline Churchill, Hinckley Area Schools Partnership representative

Dave Frank, Partnership Manager, Leicestershire Constabulary

Anthony Thacker, Minister, Hinckley Baptist Church

Howard Crane, Social Action Hinckley, Social Enterprise Organisation

Helen Harris, Better Places Team Leader, Leicestershire County Council

Ian Daniels, Chair of Hinckley Town Centre Partnership, and Business Sector Representative

Mike Motley, Vice Principal, North Warwickshire and Hinckley College

Suzanne Boardman, Chief Executive, Twycross Zoo

Malcolm Brown, Voluntary and Community Sector representative

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Further information

For more information about the work of Hinckley &Bosworth LSP, please contact Edwina Grant, Strategic and Community Planning Officer at Hinckley andBosworth Borough Council

Tel 01455 255629

Email Edwina.grant@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

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Creating a meaningful start inlife for young peopleThe Employment and Skills Partnership was newlyestablished in 2011, bringing together employers, large and small, including MIRA and Caterpillar, NorthWarwickshire and Hinckley College, Job Centre plus,Connexions, and a range of other training providers withan agreement to create as many options as possible to get people into work.

For the partnership this means:

• Establishing more, and different types of apprenticeships

• Ensuring a ‘job ready’ workforce for any future opportunities created through the range of regeneration projects on the horizon within the Borough

• Getting employers to commit to establishing Travel to Work schemes, to enable people to more easily access any vacancies arising across the Borough

• Delivering a Borough wide campaign to promote the above

Hinckley and Bosworthlocality Commissioning PlansFocus on the following priorities:

• Children & Young People Services -Development of a ‘Think Family Model’, to embrace 0 -19 years. Lead - Simon Jones, Head of Cultural Services, HBBC, email: simon.jones@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

• Community Protection - Development and delivery of project Endeavour. Lead - Sharon Stacey, Chief Officer, Housing, Community Safety & Partnerships, HBBC, email: sharon.stacey@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

• Supporting Vulnerable People - Improved sharing of intelligence and appropriate referral through Supporting Leicestershire Families work, project Endeavour and First Contact. Establishment of arrangements to support people with low level mental health issues i.e. those that fall below the statutory thresholds. Lead - Sharon Stacey as above.

• Health & Wellbeing – Targeted health improvement focusing on early intervention and prevention in areas of highest need. Lead - Simon Jones, as above.

• Growth/Regeneration – MIRA – Enterprise Zone and Regional Growth Fund, Town Centre regeneration, Bus Station, Regent St. and Station St., Earl Shilton and Barwell Sustainable Urban Extensions and A5 corridor. Lead - Simon Wood, Head of Planning, HBBC, email: simon.wood@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

We will continue to develop our local arrangements interms of aligning funding and resources, to deliver on ourlocal priorities, as well as establishing appropriatearrangements with the newly established CountyRelationship Manager role, to ensure we are wellpositioned to both influence and respond tocommissioning opportunities.

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A thriving local economyThe work of the Hinckley Town CentrePartnership is central to ensuring we have athriving and regenerated Town Centre, and the achievements during 2011/12 are particularly encouraging given these challenging economic times:

• An extensive annual events calendar which achieved the stretching 48,000 target for event attendance

• A very successful BID loyalty card scheme, with sign up of 4000 loyalty card members

• Market income for 2011 has matched that for 2010 against a national decline in markets

• Market fees for 2012/13 will remain at 2011/12 fee rate to encourage new traders and retain existing ones

• Creative ways to promote the Town Centre and its offer have been developed including a Hinckley iPhone APP, and the development of a commercial directory and a welcome pack

Key Achievements 2011/12

The year aheadAt its annual review meeting, which takes place inFebruary each year, the LSP Board take stock ofprogress, and agrees relevant changes to its priorities,approach and underpinning delivery arrangements.

At this years review meeting, LSP Board membersstated their ongoing commitment to the work of theLSP, and to do so in the context of the developingcounty level and locality management arrangements.

Over the last year HBBC along with its key partners,has established local priorities and supporting localitymanagement arrangements, aligned with the sixLeicestershire Commissioning Boards, namely: Shadow Health & Wellbeing Board, Safer Communities,Children & Young People Services, Environment Board,Local Enterprise Partnership, and supportingLeicestershire Families Board.

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Improving our neighbourhoodsIn addition to overseeing the above key deliverypartnerships, the LSP has one overarching priority – to improve the quality of life in our priorityneighbourhoods. This work is led through joint workingof the local authority’s Community Safety Team, andCommunity Development Workers from CommunityAction Hinckley & Bosworth, and delivered primarilythrough our community houses.

We hold our 3 Community Houses at Earl Shilton, Barwelland the Wykin Estate in Hinckley, in great esteem as theyreally are at the heart of everything we stand for.Essentially they are about enabling local residents to getinvolved, feel supported in all their needs, and build asense of pride for the area they live in.

Here members of the community can gain access to allthe key agencies, i.e. Police, Neighbourhood Watch,Housing Officers, Adult Education Officers, either directlyas they will be on site some of the time, or with the helpand support of the community house staff. During2011/12, up to 23 agencies delivered services from ourCommunity Houses.

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In April 2011 organisations and agencies across theBorough of Hinckley and Bosworth and Blaby Districtjoined together to form a combined CommunitySafety Partnership. This allowed us to use theexpertise across the two local authority areas and ourresources to deliver effective and efficient communitysafety services, to make a positive impact on reducingcrime, the fear of crime and to work with communitiesto bring about a sense of safety for all.

This hard work is reflected in the notable reductions incrime figures during 2011/12:

• The number of reported anti social behaviour incidents has reduced by 32%, compared to the previous year, which equates to 853 fewer victims. Confidence in the way in which the Police and the authority deals with ASB achieved a record of high of 88%

• Crime across the Borough has fallen by 9.6%, which is 554 fewer victims of crime, and shows a reduction of 23.3% over the past two years

• House burglaries are down by 4.7%, equating to a reduction of 33.1% over the past two years

• Theft of motor vehicles is down by 24.8%, which hasshown a continual reduction for the past three years

• Violence related offences overall are down by 15.1%,with robbery showing a decrease of 16.1%, criminal damage is down by 10.3%, with race and hate crime also showing a reduction of 25.8%

• A reduction of 16.7% reduction in crime in the Town Centre, assisted by effective CCTV intervention

Your safety is always our priorityWhilst these ongoing reductions are reallyencouraging, we can not be complacent, thePartnership is always considering new ways toimprove, and find better ways to deliver CommunitySafety, so 2012 will see the launch of a new initiative:

Project ENDEAVOUR - Building on existingpositive partnership arrangements, this will put inplace a multi agency community protection teamwhose aim will be to ensure communities are evensafer, cleaner, and tidier places to live and visit. Keyagencies involved include a number of council services, the police, county council and fire services.The team will eventually be located together in thenew council offices, and will work with communitiesto address concerns and issues around ASB andproblem locations, through tactical coordination and joining up of resources.

Some residents take part in the extensiverange of activities, last year the choices onoffer included climbing, canoeing, sea sideday trips, climbing and circus skills! For othersthe Community House offers a safe andfriendly place to socialise and connect withothers, and to join in with activities such ashealthy cooking classes, the gardening club orarts and crafts. In addition there are thefriendly and informal support groups, becausewe all need a bit of extra support at times.

However, one of the major successes has beenin the engagement of the local community, and their involvement in both helping toshape and deliver programmes of activity – real community ownership/Big Society inpractice.

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Staying healthyWe know from evidence that we have some bigchallenges to address within our Borough, these include –reducing levels of obesity and increasing physical activityfor both children and adults, reducing smoking, andreducing teenage pregnancy, which will require longterm investment to change. These priorities are beingaddressed, through the Health & Wellbeing Partnership,which has ensured that there is a local delivery plan inplace to tackle each of these priorities.

We have lots of examples of the work we are delivering,here are just a few, looking back on a very active year:

• Last Summer, through the allocation of a fairly small Summer Activities Fund we put on 378 hours of activity, with 1007 young people taking part, equating to a cost of £1.99 per head. Importantly we need to emphasis this was made possible by the help and support of our community, with at least 531 hours of time invested by 85 volunteers.

• 350 cyclists took part in our annual Mallory Mile Family Fun Ride

• 500 participated in the Hinckley Town Centre 1 mile and 5k run

• 7 Walking for Health Groups have been established, with 270 participants engaged on a weekly basis, again made possible with the support of our volunteer walk leaders

• 450 people supported to improve their health and wellbeing through the GP referral scheme

• 36 families supported to make healthy eating choices through our Lifestyle Eating and Activity Programme

The Hinckley & Bosworth Locality PartnershipGroup is responsible for the delivery of the ChildrenCentres programme in the locality, offering familieswith children 0 – 5 years old, access to information,support and service provision. During 2011/12 theprogramme was subject to an OFSTEDassessment, which resulted in the Hinckley &Bosworth Children Centre Programme achieving a‘good’ with ‘some outstanding features’ result,the highest grade awarded in Leicestershire. Thefollowing highlights just some of the reasons forthis well earned result:

The Partnership brings together an extensive rangeof organisations, which enables the delivery offlexible and diverse local provision, responding tolocal needs, for example:

• The Teenage Parents Group, was introduced in response to a locally indentified need, to support young people who often feel isolated, to develop self confidence and learn new skills in a supportive environment.

• Alongside this a Good Fathers Group was also introduced again responding to a specific emerging need, to help fathers engage as fully as possible with their children and the broader programme offered by the Children Centres

• The Home Start Programme offers one to one personalised support for parents and carers for families with at least one child under five, reaching out to those at risk of social exclusion to support the needs of the whole family including older children

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Importantly during 2011/12, the Partnership has ensured local plans and arrangements, are aligned withthe developing County level Health & Wellbeing Board.Notably we now have Public Health staff co-locatedwithin the Council, and have established goodrelationships with the Clinical Commissioning Groups(CCGs), with the latter resulting in the Partnership being commissioned to deliver two local projects,funded from CCG locality funds – the only DistrictPartnership to achieve this.

• Successful commissioning of £500k + resulting in a good balanced programme with a mix of partners and providers.

• Pro-active governance and leadership which supports locality working principles.

• 7 Children’s Centres now operational, with the seventh centre opened in April 2011 in Bagworth, all targeted towards vulnerable families, resulting in 10,955 visitors during 2011/12

• Development of outreach provision to enable those living in rural isolated communities to better access support and guidance in the early days of parenting at 5 venues across the Borough: Newbold Verdon, Market Bosworth, Markfield, Ratby, Thornton and Barlestone

Children’s Centre and Young People Programme

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