Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report setting out the proposed Area Based Grant (ABG) allocation for the Enterprise Partnership Board for 2008/09.

It was noted that £1.181M had been allocated to the Board and it was proposed that this would be used to continue to fund the main programme for tackling Worklessness, the Haringey Guarantee. Work on Business and Enterprise Growth and Support would also continue to be funded and as part of the new approach to tackling Worklessness the Families into Work Programme in the Northumberland Park area was being launched and funded from the Area Based Grant.

The Board was advised the at the last HSP Board meeting, it had been agreed that a new Performance Management Framework would be developed in order to ensure that there was a consistent means of monitoring performance across the HSP. In addition, it was agreed that 2008/09 would form a transitional year to facilitate the move to the new ABG.  After the first six months of 2008/09 each of the projects funded would be reviewed and a decision as to which projects should continue to receive funding would be made, based on performance.

The Board was advised that the £100K allocated to the Families into Work project did not divert funding from existing projects. All of the projects funded as part of the Haringey Guarantee would continue to receive the agreed level of funding.

In response to concerns, it was noted that the Families into Work project was supported by a range of Third Sector organisations. It was agreed that the names of these organisations should be circulated to the Board.

RESOLVED:

That the Board note:

1. That the HSP had determined that the 2008/09 should be treated as a transitional year to facilitate the move to the new Area Based Grant and that a consistent Performance Management Framework would be developed across the HSP.

2. That the Thematic Boards would submit funding proposals to the HSP Performance Management Group for agreement.

3. That a workshop was being held on March, which would cover the new national duties contained within the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act and to embed the new Performance Management Framework.  

4. That a six monthly performance review would be conducted to identify any changes in activity or funding that may be required to meet LAA Performance Indicators.

5. That consistency, in terms of current funding, should be provided to existing commitments as far as practicable within the overall reduction of grant.