Agenda Item 7
SUBJECT
T: Draft Outcome Ag
greement 2
2013-16
MEETING
G: Adults Select
S
Com
mmittee
DATE: Tu
uesday 10thh Decembe
er 2013
D: Countyy Wide
DIVISION/WARDS AFFECTE
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PURPOSE
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Outcome Agreement
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t 2013 -16 between the
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Counciil and Welssh Government.
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2.1 Tha
at memberrs considerr the draft Outcome Agreemen
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t 2013 -16 and provid
de any
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to
t Cabinet for approv
val. The
whole d
draft Outco
ome Agree
ement is prrovided but members
s are askedd to focus
particularly on tho
ose theme
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greement relevant
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to the comm
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KEY ISSU
UES:
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3.1 The
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greement between
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th
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Govern
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n the agreeement will result
in apprroximately £800,000 grant fund
ding to the council annually.
3.2 The
e Outcome
e Agreeme
ent Grant 2
2013-16 will be split in
nto two paarts, 70% of
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Ministe
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uncil’s corp
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ant that acccompanies them, all outcomess will need to be
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3.6 Thiis work nee
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3.7 The
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prepara
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4.REASONS:
4.1 The Outcome Agreement 2013 -16 is a successor to the agreement previously
negotiated with the Council for 2010-13.
4.2 The Grant will be paid by the Welsh Government pro-rata for performance
achieved in the previous financial year. The first payment will be made in 2014-15
based on performance in 2013-14.
4.3 The Outcome Agreement will be examined annually by the Welsh Government to
assess the performance achieved and will be used by the Welsh Government to
determine the level of Grant funding awarded to the Council. There is therefore a
risk the full level of grant funding might not be achieved each year in the event that
performance is not strong enough. The remainder of the grant will be determined by
the Welsh Government on considering any statutory recommendations made to
Welsh Ministers regarding the council’s corporate governance.
5.
AUTHOR:
Richard Jones, Improvement Support Officer,
[email protected]
Matthew Gatehouse, Improvement Officer,
[email protected]
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Draft: 2013 -16 Monmouthshire County Council Outcome Agreement with Welsh Government
Theme 1: Improving school attainment
Themes : Our County Thrives and People Are Confident, Capable and Involved
Monmouthshire Single Outcomes : People have access to practical and flexible learning and Vulnerable Families are supported Integrated Plan Theme(s) & Outcome(s) : Wales Programme for Education
government strategic theme: Wales Programme for Improving school attainment
government outcome: MCC Outcome:
People in Monmouthshire benefit from education, training and skills development MCC Priority: Why we have chosen this Theme (Taken from Single Integrated Plan) 3
Education and Safeguarding vulnerable people The gap in educational attainment between children from our vulnerable families and the rest of Monmouthshire must be narrowed. School must become much more than a building that delivers academic education and must consider how our education system can help develop the skills needed for our local economy to encourage our young people to stay local. Schools must prepare children and young people with skills for life and help them to be part of society. Schools are well placed to identify and support families who are struggling. The needs of the parents and families are complex, but creating opportunities for parents to learn and develop good parental skills are essential. Such opportunities for parents will improve their children’s social and emotional development and give them a good start in life. We want all families in Monmouthshire to benefit from positive environments to nurture their children to grow, develop and prosper. We also recognise the importance of play in children’s lives, for both its recreational value and for the important part that it plays in children’s physical and emotional health and well‐being and also in their personal development. Play provides a platform for children to learn, to have fun and to develop friendships with other children in a variety of settings from the school playground to formal open spaces and the wider physical environment. What will success look like? What will we do to improve? The Performance Indicators will show the difference we are making. In order to access practical and flexible learning our Single Integrated plan identifies we need:
 To redesign our schools and make them more fit for purpose.  To offer a more flexible education system that meets the needs of the pupil, their families and employers.  Improved access to education for vulnerable groups.  To address key factors to underachievement  Improved ‘life skills’ to be taught to young people, for example how to get mortgages and how to budget  To ensure children and young people have access to flexible and appropriate play opportunities Specifically, during the term of the agreement we will:
 Continue our support to schools to improve ICT provision. Particularly, we will develop a data system to give teachers more immediate availability to data so that they can readily assess every pupils’ performance. This will help schools in tracking individual pupil progress and in identifying any concerns due to variations in performance so that we can give more effective support. 
Deliver our 21st Century Schools programme in line with funding arrangements with the Welsh Government 
Implement and assure our new Safeguarding Policy to ensure compliance in all maintained and non‐maintained education settings. 
Re balance the relationship we have with our schools to ensure we provide an appropriate level of challenge and support. We will determine in consultation with the EAS, the level of informal / formal intervention to be used in each school. This will be based on school performance and could be formal warning notices, removal or replacement of governors or governing bodies, withdrawal of delegated financial and or staffing powers. Strengthen our service planning and review of Children and Young Peoples services under a refreshed service 
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planning and performance management framework. We will implement this under more robust management to ensure the outcomes How we will measure the impact of our work How much did we do?
The percentage of attendance in: (i) Primary schools (ii) Secondary schools How well did we do it?
The percentage of all pupils achieving: (i) Foundation Phase indicator (ii) Key Stage 2 core subject indicator The percentage of pupils who receive free school meals achieving: (i) Foundation Phase indicator (ii) Key Stage 2 core subject indicator The percentage of schools in the 3rd quartile of the national standards framework (i) Foundation Phase (ii) Key Stage 2 core subject indicator (iii) Key Stage 3 core subject indicator (iv) Key Stage 4 level 2 including English and Maths 5
2012/13
Actual (i)
(ii)
94.7
93.2 2013/14
Target (i) 94.9
(ii) 93.26 (i)86.8
(ii)86.3
(i)91.0
(ii)89.0
(i)72.9
(ii)62.3
(i)79.0
(ii)76.0
(i)29.0
(ii)35.5
(iii)50.0
(iv)50.0
(i)9.7
(ii)25.8
(iii)25.0
(iv)25.0
2014/15
Target 2015/16 Target The percentage of schools in the 4th quartile of the national standards framework (i) Foundation Phase (ii) Key Stage 2 core subject indicator (iii) Key Stage 3 core subject indicator (iv) Key Stage 4 level 2 including English and Maths Is anyone better off?
The percentage of pupils achieving KS4 Level 2 Threshold including English / Welsh & Maths: (i) Pupils receiving free school meals (ii) All pupils The percentage of pupils leaving education, training and worked based learning without a recognised qualification: (i) All pupils (ii) Looked After Children The percentage of 16 year olds who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) 6
(i)16.1
(ii)22.6
(iii)25.0
(iv)25.0
(i)12.9
(ii)12.9
(iii)0.0
(iv)0.0
2012/13 Actual 2013/14
Target (i)
(ii)
25.7
56.3
(i) 57.0
(ii) 65.0
(i) 0.1
(ii) 0.0
(i) 0.0
(ii) 0.0
3.8
3.3
2014/15
Target 2015/16 Target Theme 2: Ensuring people receive the help they need to live fulfilled lives
Monmouthshire Single Integrated Themes: Nobody is left behind and People are confident, capable & involved Plan Theme(s) & Outcome(s) : Outcomes: Older people are able to live their good life and Vulnerable families are supported Wales Programme for 21st Century Health Care government strategic theme: Wales Programme for government outcome: MCC Outcome: Ensuring people receive the help they need to live fulfilled lives MCC Priority: Safeguarding vulnerable people People in Monmouthshire Live healthy and fulfilled lives Why we have chosen For older people to live their good life we need to: this objective  Enable older people to be fully independent, maintaining good mobility, health and well‐being, confidence and dignity and plan for their futures.  Explore opportunities to work with our highly skilled older population.  Nurture good support networks in the community.  Enable older people to do what matters to them when they choose to.  Enable older people to stay out of hospital where appropriate.  Provide suitable support for carers.  Focus on preventative health and well‐being programmes for older people To better support our families to feel supported we need:  To support our families earlier to prevent them becoming more vulnerable.  Better co‐ordinated support which can react more quickly.  Good access to financial support and advice.  To ensure our families know how to access Domestic Abuse support.  To support carers in all settings. 7
What will success look like? What we will do to improve? 8
People will be supported to stay strong, build personal, local and community solutions as an alternative to services. Our communities will be welcoming, inclusive and mutually supportive. As a single, local accessible point of contact for people and communities, we envisage that Community Coordinators (formerly Local Area Co‐ordinators) will become the new ‘front end’ of services, and will simplify (and better connect) the system for local people. We will have new ways of working in place that:  Divert people from statutory services  Prevent or reduce people’s dependence upon statutory services  Provide real choice and control for people regarding the support and services which best enable them to live their lives and meet their health and support needs  Develop robust communities through increased connection and support By working in an integrated way with community partners and through earlier intervention we will be able to build the systems, relationships and resources to support people in their communities to live lives of meaning and dignity. Specifically, during the term of the agreement we will:  Produce a robust business case to secure funding to deliver a local area co‐ordination pilot  launch two local area co‐ordination pilots in Chepstow and Abergavenny  appoint four co‐ordinators  put in place a learning and evaluation framework  establish small local enterprises as alternatives to existing service provision beginning in 2014‐15 The measures below will be refined following session with Nesta and Swansea University in November and December 2013 How we will measure the impact of our work 2012/13 Actual 2013/14 Target 2014/15 Target 2015/16 Target n/a Milestone: Cabinet approve business case £211,875 £160,125 0 2 4 4 not yet underway 0 To be set at later date To be set at later date 1668 1693 <1667 1664 (or lower) (or lower) (or lower) not yet underway £22k ‐ £44K £123K ‐ £246K £380k ‐ £760K Number of people supported through small local enterprises The number of delayed transfers of care for social care reasons (SCA/001) not yet underway 0 To be set at later date To be set at later date 16 (maintain below average of 3 per month) <33 <30 Is anyone better off? Percentage of people giving positive responses to a new well‐being questionnaire that will be used by community coordinators Milestone: Questions Piloted Baseline Established Baseline + 5% How much did we do? Net investment to deliver the programme
Number of Local Area Coordinators in post
Number of small local enterprises established
Number of people (18+) in receipt of traditional care packages to keep them at home (monthly) How well did we do it? Cost avoidance against forecast expenditure associated with an ageing population 9
<36 not yet underway Number of individuals supported to actively engage in their local community Number of community connections (Individual or Family) established by Local Area Co‐ordination 10
not yet underway
not yet underway
<10 60 180 Targets will be established during the early stages of the programme Theme 3: Poverty and material deprivation
Monmouthshire Single Theme: People are confident, capable & involved Theme: Our County Thrives Integrated Plan Theme(s) & Outcome: Vulnerable families are supported Outcome: People have access to practical and Outcome(s) : ‐ flexible learning ‐ Outcome: Business and Enterprise Wales Programme for Tackling Poverty government strategic theme: Wales Programme for government outcome: Poverty and material deprivation MCC Outcome: Benefit from education, training and skills development Live healthy and fulfilled lives MCC Priority: Why we have chosen this objective 11
Safeguarding vulnerable people Education To better support our families to feel supported we need:  To support our families earlier to prevent them becoming more vulnerable.  Better co‐ordinated support which can react more quickly.  Good access to financial support and advice. To access practical and flexible learning we need:  Improved access to parenting skills.  Improved access to education for vulnerable groups. To enable business and enterprise to prosper in Monmouthshire, we need:  Better paid local employment opportunities.  To build on the services already being provided by Monmouthshire Enterprise and its partners to support the growth of new and existing enterprises. What will success look like? An increased number of jobs will benefit people throughout the county. This will begin to filter through to child poverty levels ‐ although we need to recognise that changes to the benefit system and the uncertain economic outlook overall will limit potential over the lifetime of this agreement. The Flying Start scheme will continue to impact on the development milestones of young children. The Acorn Project will aim to improve parenting skills and confidence in disadvantaged families.
What we will do to improve? 12
Headline measures suggest that Monmouthshire is a prosperous and thriving county. For example the UK competitiveness index shows us as the most competitive local authority area in Wales. The proportion of children living in low income households is also the lowest in Wales. However this masks widespread variation with a number of lower super‐output areas, for example Mardy 1, Cantref 2 and Thornwell 1, well below the average. Our approach is multi‐faceted, covering parenting schemes in our poorest communities to raise attainment and a focus on enterprise to increase the number and quality of jobs throughout the county. Specific activity includes:  Deliver the Flying Start Scheme, including parenting programmes and early language development  Deliver the Acorn Project to families in need, including parenting support and early years support.  Continue to assist pre start and existing business in Monmouthshire to access support through Monmouthshire Enterprise and other partners.  Deliver an entrepreneurship programme with the Kaufman foundation aimed at first time business people, in particular carers and full – time mums. How we will measure the impact of our work How much did we do?
Percentage of Flying Start children fully immunised at 47 months Number of new business start‐ups where assistance was provided by Monmouthshire Enterprise and Partners How well did we do it? 2012/13 Actual 2013/14 Target 2014/15 Target 2015/16 Target 78% (2011/12) 60 Percentage of flying start children reaching, exceeding or within one age band below the 85% developmental norm at 24 months Percentage of Acorn Project parents who 79%i report improved parenting skills Is anyone better off? Percentage of Acorn project parents who report improved confidence in supporting their 79%ii children Percentage of Flying Start children aged 23‐25 months who were more than one age interval 63% below the developmental norm who show an improvement at 35 – 37 months Proportion of children living in families in 13.1% (latest HRMC data) receipt of out of work (means‐tested) benefits or in receipt of tax credits where their reported income is less than 60% of median 13
75 86% 86% 86% 79% 82% 85% 79% 81% 83% 64% 64% 64% Proportion of children in workless households. Average wage levels in the county (gross weekly pay by workplace) 14
10.8% (latest HRMC data) £443.10 Theme 4: Living within environmental limits and acting on climate change
Monmouthshire Single Integrated Theme: Our County Thrives Plan Theme(s) & Outcome(s) : Outcome: People protect and enhance the environment Environment and Sustainability Wales Programme for government strategic theme: Wales Programme for government outcome: MCC Outcome: Living within environmental limits and acting on climate change MCC Priority: Not applicable People in Monmouthshire benefit from an environment that is diverse, vibrant and sustainable Why we have chosen this objective In order for our environment to be protected our Single Integrated plan identifies we need:  To build resilience to combat the impact of climate change.  To produce less waste and recycle more.  To reduce CO2 emissions and promote a green economy. What will success  Council services are better prepared for potential climate change impacts look like?  Improved energy efficiency of Council buildings and increased capacity for renewable energy production  Maintaining recycling rates above Welsh Government targets  Delivering an environmentally sustainable waste management solution, Project Gwyrdd, that in 2016 will provide a facility that will turn waste produced in Monmouthshire into heat and energy and divert waste from landfill.
What we will do to improve? 15
To achieve the outcome that People protect and enhance the environment we will need to deliver solutions that meet social, economic and environmental factors so that they are sustainable in the long term. Specifically, during the term of the agreement we will:  Risk assess services for the potential impact of climate change and subsequently plan adaptations  Improve energy efficiency and install renewable energy on Council buildings.  Implement fortnightly two grey bag general rubbish collection and charging to use green waste service in 2013/14.  Work to sustain expected improvements in recycling performance.  Implement Project Gwyrdd as an environmentally sustainable waste management solution in 2016 How we will measure the impact of our work 2012/13 Actual 2013/14 Target 2014/15 Target Completion of new waste treatment infrastructure project‐ Project Gwyrdd Viridor appointed as preferred bidder Contract Signed with preferred bidder Transition period ‐ Site being built Prepare services for the potential impact of climate change ‐ Workshops to assess future climate change risks Complete service based risk assessments. 425 kW 750 kW How much did we do?
Total installed capacity of renewable energy. How well did we do it? Percentage of municipal waste recycled / composted The percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill 16
56% Welsh Gov Target – 52% 43% 2015/16 Target Waste delivered to facility as part of commissioning of contract to be ready for formal contract start Apr 2016 Develop Develop plan(s) plan(s) to to mitigate risks mitigate risks – Informed by – Informed by WG direction WG direction 875 kW 1,000 kW 60% 61% 37% <37% 62% Welsh Gov Target – 58% <37% To be revised on successful conclusion of Project Gwyrdd Amount of energy generated from renewable sourcesiii 292,174 kWh 500,000 kWh 625,000 kWh 750,000 kWh Is anyone better off? 2012/13 Actual i) 1% ii) 11% 1.25% 2013/14 Target 3%v 2014/15 Target 3% 2015/16 Target 3% 1.5% 1.75% 2.0% Percentage reduction in Carbon dioxide emissionsiv i) Absolute ii) Weather adjusted Percentage of electricity consumed that is generated from renewable sourcesvi 17
Theme 5: Improving early years’ experiences - The focus for Monmouthshire is access to physical activity and play for children
and young people.
Monmouthshire Single Integrated Theme : Our County Thrives Plan Theme(s) & Outcome(s) : Outcome: People have access to practical and flexible learning Wales Programme for The Culture and Heritage of Wales government strategic theme: Wales Programme for government outcome: MCC Outcome: MCC Priority: Improving early years’ experiences The focus for Monmouthshire, as part of this outcome, is access to physical activity and play for children and young people. Benefit from education, training and skills development Live healthy and fulfilled lives Education Why we have chosen To access practical and flexible learning our Single Integrated plan identifies we need: this objective  To explore inter‐generational connections to support young people.  To ensure children and young people have access to flexible and appropriate play opportunities. What will success We recognise the importance of play in children’s lives, for both its recreational value and for the important part that it look like? plays in children’s physical and emotional health and well‐being and also in their personal development.  Greater participation levels leading to healthier lifestyles and more active people  Development of swimming techniques as a key life skill, working towards every child being a swimmer  Get every child hooked on sport for life  Sufficient childcare and associated play opportunities are available to meet the requirements of parents, as far as possible What we will do to Play provides a platform for children to learn, to have fun and to develop friendships with other children in a variety of improve? settings from the school playground to formal open spaces and the wider physical environment. Specifically, during the term of the agreement we will:  Develop a Monmouthshire Walking and Cycling strategy  Implement a MCC Aquatic Pathway to develop swimming  Complete an individual school sport survey with every Primary and Secondary School and use the findings to plan 18
How we will measure the impact of our work future service priorities.  To encourage young people to become ambassadors for sport inspiring future generations.  Complete a Monmouthshire Play sufficiency audit and address areas of improvement for play provision identified.  Take forward actions related to childcare and associated play from the Monmouthshire Childcare Sufficiency Assessment The Creating an Active Monmouthshire group are currently reviewing their action plan contributing to the Single Integrated Plan, the action and measurement of the this theme may be subject to change to reflect this. 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Actual Target Target Target How much did we do?
Appropriate measurements of childcare and associated play opportunities to use in the agreement are still being determined. Number of young ambassadors for sport 29 70 71 71 Complete play sufficiency audit and take forward Carried out Complete play Develop one Develop one the audit work sufficiency new further actions identified audit and destination destination action plan play area with play area with a a range of range of accessible play accessible play equipment equipment How well did we do it? % of young people who participate in physical 39% 40% 41% 42% activity 5x60 scheme Number of visits per 1000 of the population to 6852 7060 (5%) 7130 (1%) 7201 (1%) leisure centres where the visitor will be participating in physical activity 19
Is anyone better off? % of children swimming 25 metres at Key Stage 2 % of children who are physically active (hooked on sport for life) i
2012/13 Actual 72% 2013/14 Target 75% 2014/15 Target 78% 2015/16 Target 78% Baseline set in 2013/14 Baseline Completed bi ‐
annually Above Wales average this is only reflective of part of the whole project and is the percentage of parents completing parenting programmes only for baseline and target for 2013/14
this is only reflective of part of the whole project and is the percentage of parents completing parenting programmes only for baseline and target for 2013/14
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Calculated from total electricity generated from renewable sources expressed as a percentage of total electricity consumption.
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Calculated from all stationary sources, for example buildings and street lighting. Absolute and weather adjusted figures have been included to provide a
more standardised and comprehensive comparison as emissions are dependent on energy consumption used for heating which will be influenced by periods
of cold weather. The closure of County Hall will also have an influence on 2012/13 CO2 emissions.
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Target is indicative of the reduction aimed for, this will need to take into consideration absolute and weather adjusted results as this will provide a more
comprehensive and accurate indicator of performance.
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Calculated from total electricity generated from renewable sources expressed as a percentage of total electricity consumption.
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