1. ‘Local Public Service Agreements’ A Resource to Help you Achieve Your HECA Targets John Manton Environmental Management Officer North East Lincolnshire Council

2. What is a Local Public Service Agreement? LPSA - licence to innovate, opportunity to secure additional resources in return for agreed increase in activity A 3 year agreement between the Local Authority and ODPM LA receives ODPM funding in return for increased performance Failure to achieve targets may result in LA having to pay pump-prime funding back Achievement of targets will result in financial reward to the Local Authority

3. LPSA on Home Energy - NELC 12 LPSA’s negotiated in North East Lincolnshire including one on Home Energy Funding 2 staff for just over 2 years + promotional budget Targets based on Warm Front & SHEEP activity in NEL Includes Warm Front referrals, boiler, cavity wall and loft insulation installed measures Base-line year 2002/3 Reward

4. 2002/3 base-line x 3 years + stretch Actual NELC targets –Warm Front referrals (5574 - 4012)10% –SHEEP + Warm Front measures (6407 - 3800)30% –GJ’s of energy saved30% –tonnes of CO 2 saved30% Targets

5. LPSA - considerations Profile –Council priority, LSP, Community Strategy Timetable of Events Thematic or Geographic –Focus on outcomes not inputs –Climate change, decent homes, fuel poverty, SAPs, CO 2 Demonstrate value for money Base-line data How achievable are your targets? Reward money

6. Presenting Your Case Marc Freedman

7. Summary Are human and financial resources the main barriers to you carrying out the volume of activity that would lead to you achieving your HECA targets? LPSA is one method of securing additional resources to increase the amount of HECA activity undertaken in your area. Consider: –Profile –‘Thematic’ or ‘Geographic’ Target –Consider outcomes rather than inputs –Robust Base-line data –Level of previous performance - Are targets achievable? –Consider ‘Turn the Curve’ Model to put forward your arguments –Can reward money be secured to sustain the service established through LPSA’s

8. Contact Details John Manton Environmental Management Officer North East Lincolnshire Council Telephone 01472 324739 Email: john.manton@nelincs.gov.uk