Delivering results
There is a strong track record of local organisations working collaboratively to deliver services and outcomes across the public, private, voluntary, community and faith sectors. There is a strong infrastructure of partnerships including county-wide partnerships (for example The Children's Trust Board working for all our young people) and local partnerships (for example Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships who work together to reduce crime, anti-social behaviour and substance misuse).
Oxfordshire 2030 provides a context for this work. The strategy is supported by a delivery plan which sets out specific and measurable medium term priorities for the partnership. For example targets to reduce crime, anti-social behaviour, improve health, housing, transport, and educational attainment and workforce skills.
The delivery plan contains the following:
- Three year targets that are in our Local Area Agreement (LAA) - an agreement between the Government and partners in Oxfordshire which reflects some of the highest priority key targets.
- Key targets which are important locally but not in the local area agreement.
Within Oxfordshire we have a countywide local strategic partnership and fi ve local strategic partnerships at district level. We are all working together to achieve the shared vision for the future. This approach means that we can make best use of our resources, joining up where necessary, whilst ensuring very local issues are also tackled.
Monitoring progress and measuring change
The strategy is important for defining goals but at regular intervals we need to take stock to see if circumstances have changed. We will do this at least every five years. We also need to monitor progress against targets on an annual basis as well as taking stock of broader quality of life indicators.
The local area agreement and the delivery plan will be monitored on a quarterly basis and progress will be reported to the Oxfordshire Public Service Board, which is responsible for managing the local area agreement. It will also be formally reported to the government once a year. We will produce an annual report which will analyse current performance and future trends.
