Cornwall Strategic Partnership

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Cornwall Strategic Partnership

• Locality Self Evaluation Workshop
• 1st July 2009
• Gary Hughes, Review Manager, IDeA
• Bob Ross, Senior Improvement Manager, IDeA
• Cllr Jane Scott, Leader Wiltshire Council, Peer
  Member

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Purpose of Workshop

• Overview of self evaluation within Comprehensive
  Area Assessment CAA
• Enable partners in Cornwall to contribute to the
  development of the areas self evaluation
• Identify the actions required to drive improved
  outcomes and the related responsibilities
• Identify key opportunities, any gaps and plans
  for the future

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Joint Inspectorates view of Self Evaluation

• Not a formal requirement - they will make optimum
  use of the self evaluations produced
• The more robust the self evaluation the more
  reliance they will place on it
• Sound evidence and data is vital
• Valuable tool to tell the local story

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The role of self evaluation in CAA

• Rigorous and regular self-assessment is a
  feature of effective organisations and
  partnerships ... We will use the information that
  partnerships and organisations use to evaluate
  and manage their own performance wherever
  possible to help gauge how well performance is
  being managed in organisations and across areas.
• Joint Inspectorates CAA Framework Document 2009

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IDeA work around self evaluation and peer
challenge

• Worked with 14 Local Strategic Partnerships in
  developing a self evaluation tool
• Developed and tested a peer challenge model
• Rolled out peer challenge model across UK
• Established a range of CAA-related guidance
  www.idea.gov.uk/caa
• Facilitating the exchange of learning and ideas
  through an on-line community of practice
  www.communities.idea.gov.uk/welcome.do

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Learning from self evaluation to date (1)

• Best approached as a tool for the partnerships
  own improvement
• Maximise the use of existing information
• Ensure a focus on outcomes
• Local Area Agreement important but agreed local
  priorities vital
• Need for shared ownership of the performance
  management framework

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Learning from self evaluation to date (2)

• Planning for future improvement? as the most
  important and most difficult question
• Ownership of the self evaluation by the Local
  Strategic Partnership - including political
  leadership
• Potential to build self evaluation into the
  performance management cycle
• Peer challenge as a reality check is helpful

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What are inspectors looking for?

• High levels of engagement with and understanding
  of your communities
• Ambitious shared vision for place and communities
• Productive relationships across public, private
  and third sectors
• Self-awareness and effective performance
  management
• Innovation and well managed risk-taking
• Sustainable improvements in citizen satisfaction,
  priority outcomes, efficiencies and VfM

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What it means for partners

• Need a shared understanding of communities, needs
  and aspirations
• Need to demonstrate collective understanding of
  issues, actions and risks
• Legitimate role for political leadership and
  scrutiny
• Need for more joint working and discussion
  between Cabinets and LSPs outside of formal
  structures
• Understand each others performance issues and
  take collective action when necessary
  maintaining ongoing dialogue
• Accountability and shared ownership of
  partnership performance issues
• partnership values and behaviours

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IDeA approach to locality self-evaluation

• Tests the effectiveness in understanding the
  needs of your area
• Tests the delivery of priority outcomes for your
  communities
• Works with you to identify any gaps and help you
  plan for the future

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The workshop
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Objectives and outcomes for the workshop

• Enable partners in Cornwall to contribute to the
  development of the areas self evaluation
• Identify the actions required to drive improved
  outcomes and the related responsibilities
• Identify key opportunities, any gaps and plans
  for the future

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How will it work

• Split into two groups
• Cover three key areas
• Understanding local needs and translation into
  local priorities
• The delivery of improvements and outcomes in the
  area
• Gap analysis and planning for the future
• Feedback and plenary session
• What next and the actions partners in Cornwall
  are committing to following today

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• Thanks