County Durham & Darlington FRS CAA – Evolution, Revolution Susan Johnson County Durham & Darlington FRS Chief Executive CAA – Evolution, Revolution or Convolution

LAA experience Chaired partnership Board for 2 years Being strategic Two tier authority – tension around LGR Dysfunctional county strategic partnership Governance vs action LSP’s and NRF Democratic engagement

LAA issues and challenges Breadth of agenda Prioritisation Pooling of funding – ‘alignment’ Partnership maturity ‘Corporate’ accountability vs representation – making the difficult decisions Is it a two way relationship with Government? Panacea and no new money Performance Reward Grant

CAA Risk Assessment How well does partnership understand and assess the needs of its communities now and in the future Does it use this understanding to inform priorities Does the partnership organise itself and ensure it has the capacity to deliver these priorities Has it effective arrangements to identify and manage the risks to achieving successful outcomes Are improved outcomes likely to be achieved

LAA & CAA Area Based Grant and Working Neighbourhoods Fund Is the centre really ready to let go Holding each partner to account Analysis of diversity of risk Risk aversion vs creativity and innovation Causation and correlation Use of resources – whose, when, how, where Timeliness of data gathering to spot trends Prospects vs historical trends Role of Government Office Comparators – Apples with pears

FRS and LAA Duty to engage but not seen as a key player FRS and community wellbeing – does the National Framework provide strategic direction Two of 198 National Indicators Are they symptoms or causes? Demonstrating and resourcing our contribution to LAA outcomes Demise of NRF – problems with ABG and WNF

Durham LAA Outcomes Outcome Indicators All residents lead long and healthy lives People are safe and feel safe Increased attainment in learning and work Modern, diverse and dynamic economy High quality, clean, green accessible environment Provision of residential accommodation Access to sustainable and integrated transport Strong cohesive communities Life expectancy Actual and fear of crime NEET, level 3 qualifications and statutory education ind’s Employment rate and VAT registrations CO2 emissions, street cleanliness, waste recycling Affordable homes delivered, no’s in temp accommodation Public transport provision Participation in regular volunteering

FRS Contribution/Impact Outcome Indicators All residents lead long and healthy lives People are safe and feel safe Increased attainment in learning and work Modern, diverse and dynamic economy High quality, clean, green accessible environment Provision of residential accommodation Access to sustainable and integrated transport Strong cohesive communities Life expectancy Actual and fear of crime NEET, level 3 qualifications and statutory education ind’s Employment rate and VAT registrations CO2 emissions, street cleanliness, waste recycling Affordable homes delivered, no’s in temp accommodation Public transport provision Participation in regular volunteering

FRS and CAA Covering multi CAA’s – variability of service delivery Evidencing role in place shaping Evidence of CS impact Data and intelligence sharing Toolkit Gathering citizens views – Place Survey Another layer of inspection Changes in indicator definitions

FRS indicators NI 33 – Arson indicators Part of APACS FRS definition not same as police Deliberate secondary fires classed as arson Mixing vehicle and buildings New IRS reporting definitions NI49 – Primary fires and related fatalities and casualties PSA to 2010 lost? Focus on accidental dwelling fires gone Includes criminal activity

Use of Resources Managing money, managing the business, managing other resources Gathering evidence in 2008/09 Changing goalposts Cost of doing business for smaller authorities Achieving score rather than achieving the outcome National model to assess vfm?

Direction of Travel One year window How we ‘sell’ the organisation Does is represent a holistic picture Risk is not a linear issue What happens to Ops Assurance Changes in definitions – historic performance Toolkits changing Timeliness of validation

Summary Greater or lesser inspection and assessment? Capacity to engage Defining our contribution Comparisons Is one less fire death equal to 100 less teenage pregnancies Who looks at the whole picture – CAA, DOT, UOR, OASD, National framework, Statutory duty Does size matter? A fad or here to stay? Time to do the day job