Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2011/087

Contact: Natalia Lachkou, Supporting People Programme Manager Tel: (01865) 894858

Report by Supporting People Programme Manager (SP5a-c).

The partnership reviewed Oxfordshire Supporting People Strategy in 2010-11 and set strategic and financial objectives for the programme in 2011-2016. Outcomes of this review were presented in the draft Supporting People strategy for 2011-16 which was discussed at the last meeting.

This draft strategy was subsequently used to inform further discussions with key stakeholders. Feedback generated by these discussions is summarised in a report attached at SP5a.  

The Core Strategy Group at its meeting on 1 June discussed this feedback and agreed to revise the draft strategy as per recommendations set out in the report. Final draft of the strategy is attached at SP5b. This strategy is accompanied by a programme delivery report which is attached at SP5c for reference. 

The officers have also recommended that future reviews of the strategy take place annually, starting from 2012-13. It is suggested that format for these annual reviews is considered further and formalised during the programme review taking place this year.  It is also suggested that other recommendations set out in the report are taken forward by the programme review. 

The Core Strategy Group RECOMMENDS that the Commissioning Body approves the Supporting People strategy 2011-16.

Councillor Louise Chapman recognised that officers had worked hard to condense the Strategy but felt that it was still too long. She was happy to approve it but the format did need to be revisited for the next Strategy. The Chairman, Councillor Debbie Pickford agreed and in particular highlighted that the use of the word ‘partnership’ throughout was ill defined.

Natalia Lachkou emphasised that the Strategy itself was only 5 pages long and could be read as a stand alone document.

The Commissioning Body RESOLVED:-  to approve the Supporting People Strategy 2011-16.