Transcript LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM
AND PCSPS
Executive’s Vision
“A strong, dynamic local government creating
communities that are vibrant, healthy,
prosperous, safe, sustainable and have the
needs of all citizens at their core.”
CONTEXT
 Justice Act (NI) 2011
 requires each Council to establish a PCSP
 Local Government Bill
 reduces Councils and PCSPs from 26 to 11
 Local Government Elections
 New body of councillors from which to draw
political membership of PCSPs
 Shadow Councils
 Key partners in preparing PCSPs for 1 April 2015
CONTEXT cont’d
 Strategic/policy context
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Community Safety Strategy
NI and local Policing Plans
Community Planning
Together: Building a United Community
IMPLICATIONS FOR DOJ
 DoJ is not transferring functions
 But local government reform significant for
us because of:
– Policing and Community Safety Partnerships
– Community Planning
KEY GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
 PCSPs:
 PCSPJoint Committee
 PCSP Reform Steering Group
 Membership drawn from DoJ; Policing Board; NILGA;
SOLACE; DOE; PSNI
 PCSP Reform Working Group
 Membership drawn from practitioners – PCSP managers;
DoJ; Policing Board; DOE
 Community Planning:
 Interdepartmental Working Group
 Community Planning Implementation Monitoring
Group
PCSP REFORM - WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
 Shadow year key objectives:
 Maintain and deliver services – “business as
usual”
 Prepare for the transition
 Ensure Members, when appointed, are best
placed to deliver
KEY ACTIONS
 Agree Action Plans and funding for 2014/15
 CJINI Review of PCSPs
 Appointment/recruitment of members by 1 April 2015
 Consultation on Code of Practice on Appointment
of Independent Members
 Work with key stakeholders to prepare for change
 Including shadow councils; NILGA; SOLACE;
PSNI; DOE; PCSP members, staff and designated
organisations
KEY ISSUES
 Ensuring representativeness/models for effective local
area working
 Building the capacity of PCSP members
 Achieving effective partnership working – harnessing the
strengths of all partners
 Achieving appropriate PCSP staffing levels
 Assessing local need/achieving evidence-based
planning
 Monitoring effectiveness
 Resolving issues re co-terminosity of boundaries
 Getting the funding formula right for future years
 Effective linkages between Community Planning
structures and PCSPs
NEXT STEPS
 Business as usual in 2014/15
 Working in partnership to agree effective
structures for local delivery
 Appointing/recruiting new PCSP members
 Preparing the evidence base for PCSP
planning
 Building capacity