Issue - meetings

The Board received a report that provided an update on progress in agreeing the thirty-five Priority Indicators for the new LAA and the next steps in terms of negotiation with GOL.

The Board was advised that significant progress had been made in terms of negotiation. The PMG had met with representatives from GOL on 25 January, to discuss the proposed targets and it had been confirmed that the Partnership was on track to meet the June deadline for finalising these. 

It was noted that GOL had suggested some amendments to the targets listed. However, there had been agreement in relation to the majority of the targets proposed. During the next cycle of meetings the Thematic Boards would consider the proposed changes and confirm their final selections.

The Chair emphasised that there was limited room for the targets to be re drafted due to the timescale in place and the requirement to select just thirty-five. He reminded the Board that there was no limit on the number of Local Indicators that could be included and therefore, where appropriate, this approach could be adopted.

The Board discussed NI 7, which related to creating an environment for ‘a thriving Third Sector’. It was agreed that this would be subject to further discussion.

It was noted that the Story of Place would demonstrate the Partnerships commitment to developing the role of the Third Sector. In addition to this a piece of work would be carried out to identify cross cutting issues and to ensure that none of the indicators were considered in isolation.

It was suggested that work should be carried out to ensure that there were no Council policies that would be counterproductive to achieving the targets set out in the LAA.  This point was noted and there was agreement that as part of the new Performance Management Framework, a Risk Assessment should be undertaken to identify any issues that may undermine the targets within the LAA.

The Chair thanked officers for their hard work to date in relation to the process of forming the thirty-five indicative indicators and representatives from GOL for their cooperation and input throughout the process. 

RESOLVED:

1. That the suggested changes by Government Office for London be noted.
   
   
2. That the PMG should continue to oversee the development of the new LAA including the ‘Story of Place’ and supporting evidence.