Issue - meetings

The Board was asked to comment on the SSCF agreement due for submission to Government Officer for London (GOL), a summary of which was outlined in the Report that the Board received. The Board briefly discussed the four elements to the SSCF agreement that would form the basis for the further development and performance management of the SSCF over the coming year. The Board were also informed that the support of the HSP and the relevant thematic partnership boards was important to the development of the Local Area Agreement.

RESOVLED:

The HSP agreed to:

(i)                 comment on the SSCF as a whole and in particular the four elements and the proposed freedoms and flexibilities

(ii)               the draft SSCF agreement subject to any comments

(iii)             comment on the draft statement of community engagement

(iv)              note that a meeting to negotiate the SSCF with GOL will take place on 29 March with key partners

(v)                that the final SSCF is signed off by the Chair of the HSP and reported back to the next meeting of the HSP

(vi)              consider the development of key targets particularly on neighbourhood working, community engagement and worklessness outcomes.