Sharing Data about People and Families Making Data Standards Work, LGA event 25 th April 2016 – London 4 th May Manchester Paul Davidson Chief Information Officer, Sedgemoor District Council, England Director of Standards for iStandUK

Introduction to iStandUK Operating since 2006 –Formerly known as LeGSB, the Local eGovernment Standards Body –All personnel are employees of local authorities, and central government departments. –DCLG, DWP, Education Skills and Children’s Services. Health and Social Care Information Centre, Local Government Association, SOCITM, Tameside, Sheffield, Bristol, Sedgemoor. –Partner in the Local Digital Coalition –Member of the Data Standards Panel Funded by Central Government Departments – currently –Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) –Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) –Projects with Councils Mission –To promote Standards for Efficiency, Transformation, and Transparency of Local Services –Bridging the Information Gap 2

Proving Eligibility for Services Attribute Exchange and GOV.UK Verify Blue Badge Example Scenario

GOV.UK Verify

What you can do with an identity

Eligibility for Service

Attribute Exchange

A Troubled Family? Universal Targeted planned Reactive unplanned iNetwork

Troubled Families Better use of Data in Government Consultation 2016 The Troubled Families Programme is a catalyst for local services to change the way they support families with multiple and complex problems. To be eligible, each family must have at least two of the following six ‘headline’ problems: Parents or children involved in crime or anti-social behaviour; Children who have not been attending school regularly; Children who need help (those in need or subject to a Child Protection Plan); Adults out of work or at risk of financial exclusion or young people at risk of worklessness; Families affected by domestic violence and abuse; and Parents or children with a range of health problems. Before the Troubled Families Programme, supporting families with such multiple problems was expensive, and often ineffective. Many different services would intervene again and again, largely independent of each other – and lasting change was seldom achieved. The programme encourages a new way of working: it incentivises services to come together, working with and understanding the needs of the whole family instead of constantly reacting to their individual problems – and to co- ordinate support accordingly. To do this effective data sharing between local public services is essential, however local authorities, who lead the local programmes, consistently report that poor data sharing remains a significant risk to the successful delivery of the programme. Effective data sharing processes (supported by a clear legal gateway) would support the delivery of the Troubled Families Programme and beyond as public services are increasingly required to work together to support individuals and families with multiple problems.

Who is sharing with Who? Lancashire & Cumbria IG Group / LPRES / University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Information Sharing Gateway

A Licence to Share Leeds – Families First Information Sharing protocol

Linking Datashares 17

Linking Data

Finding Links Rochdale Council

Thank you Questions? Paul Davidson CIO Sedgemoor District Council Director of Standards, iStandUK