A presentation will be made by members of the HSP Performance Management Group.
Minutes:
The Board received a presentation from members of the HSP Performance Management Group (PMG) on discussions held at the PMG Away Day and the recommendations arising from this.
In light of the current economic climate and the increasing need to work creatively with Partners the PMG had taken the opportunity to review how the HSP and PMG operated. There had been agreement that Partnership needed to be more outward facing and improve the ways in which it engaged with people.
In order to achieve these two key goals the following recommendations had been compiled:
Haringey Strategic Partnership
To best utilise the expertise and time committed by Partners it was proposed that the HSP should become a Standing Conference. This would consist of the existing membership plus the Chair of each Area Assembly. In addition local representatives with expertise would also be invited to attend to inform discussion on specific topic areas.
It was envisaged that this approach would provide a clearer identity for the HSP and improve engagement with local people.
HSP Performance Management Group
It was proposed that the PMG would form the Executive Board of the HSP enabling it to take a clear role in terms of leadership. It would have the remit to prioritise and direct resources, challenge performance and consider the strategic approach that the Partnership should take to key issues.
The PMG would be accountable to the Standing Conference.
The Board discussed the proposals put forward and there was a general consensus that the proposals put forward were sensible, particularly in the current economic climate. It was noted that if meetings were to be held in different locations throughout the Borough they would need to be well planned and considered to ensure that they had a real purpose and that they did not become formulaic.
It was also noted that only the elected Councillors sitting on the HSP had a mandate to describe themselves as community leaders. Therefore consideration would need to be given as to how the role of Community Leaders would be described.
In response to concern around how LAA targets would be performance managed, if the HSP moved to a Standing Conference, the Chair noted that whilst performance monitoring formed an important element of the Partnership’s work the PMG was recommending that the HSP’s time could be used more effectively. There had been agreement that focussing on the broader priorities of the Partnership and where it could add value would form the most effective use of the HSP’s time.
It was noted that a different type of relationship between the Public Sector the public was evolving in terms of service provision. In addition to bringing together community leaders the Partnership had a key role to play in gauging public opinion and developing mechanisms to increase engagement. The proposals put forward were intended to address this.
There was agreement that the HSP should receive a presentation on Access to Services at its next meeting and that this should be used as a starting point to launch for discussion around the strategic issues attached to this.
RESOLVED: