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Sharing Best Practice
26th July 2012
Community Development
Poole Housing Partnership
ALMO managing the Council’s housing stock in
Poole
Approximately 5000 homes, xxx staff
Satisfaction with consultation; Views taken
into account, general needs 76% in 2010 up
from 61% and Sheltered 86% up from 71% in
2008
Being kept informed; general needs 85% up
from 84% and Sheltered 90%, the same as
2008
Formal Structures
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Board of Directors – Resident Representatives
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Housing Strategy Panel – Main consultative panel: Resident led; voting members
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Resident Scrutiny Panel: New framework March 2012
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Reinvestment Panel: Resident Chair, decision making, spending budget
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LCRs: high level of engagement, democratic process ;currently 29
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Working Groups and Panels; members only or public,
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Less Formal Structures
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Working Groups and Panels; (members only or public)
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Project or area specific eg:
New Roots
ASB – Focus on ASB
Grounds Maintenance & Cleaning
(currently 11)
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Surveys;
Satisfaction Survey (Independent, 2 yrly)
Project / service specific
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Associations/clubs (formal and social) – PHP contribution
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Best Practice Examples
Resident Scrutiny Panel formed in late 2011 with
first formal meeting held March 2012
Panel of 10 with resident Chair and facilitation
moving towards residents
Residents report outcomes to other Panels or
Board
Scrutiny of service areas
•Service Standards
•Customer Service Complaints
•Caretaking Services
 Annual Report
Fundays and Events
Held in the heart of the community;
planned with the community
FREE family fun day out
Partnership approach; Police, Fire,
BoP: Family Information Service,
Children’ Service, UHP etc ..
PHP new and existing project updates
Surveys , Resident Involvement,
Financial Inclusion Team
Grow Your Own
Turlin Moor Community Garden Opens 10th June
Community gardens, allotments
and gardening projects
Wide ranging involvement:
PHP residents, Youth Centre, School,
Nurseries, Children’s Centre,
Councillors, Police, Church,
Community Dev, Quay School
Boards, beds, seeds and plants, local
shop etc
Launch: 60 attended in pouring rain!
Over 100 people have joined in so far
Resident led panel to oversee delivery
of project
Community and neighbourhood
projects
Schemes come from residents; they lead on
consultation
Improving communities - local knowledge of
what’s needed
Challenge – does it fit with Council objectives
‘A safe enclosed space to play while people of
all ages and abilities can relax…’
Resident support through to Panel/approval
level
Forums and Panels
Looking at contracts and specifications
Looking at performance
Looking at behaviours and standards
Sharing good practice
Developing knowledge and skills
Reviewing Services
Car Parking Review; 2010 to 2012 …ongoing !
Area specific – Poole Town and some sheltered schemes
Range of stakeholders and range of consultation:
•Parking Review Steering Group
•Public Meetings (held locally)
•Letters/Newsletters
•Legislative, Committee bound, time bound
Learning outcomes:
High volume consultation early in process
Implementation needs
Engaging with the
wider community
Line dancing
Age concern pop in
Poetry clubs
Art and painting
French lessons
Memory café
Armchair exercises
Community clubs
Wii tournament
Lunch clubs
Darts
Cards afternoon
Bingo
Gardening club
Exercise class
Music rehearsal
Karaoke
Quiz nights
Horse racing evenings
Cheese and wine evenings
Community Hubs
Sheltered Housing Open
Week
New ways to engage
TV in PHP reception
Interactive Channel; opening up the
ways for involvement and contact for
PHP residents; go live 25th July
Volunteering with PHP ; helping
someone to stay involved in their
community
Be current, stay current
Change to engage
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Review what we do
Why we do it
How we do it
Understand our residents –
profiling/surveys/consultation
• Who they are
• What they like
• Tailor approach
Thank you
Janet Read on behalf of
Carmelina Brown
Head of Housing Management
Tel 264410 or email [email protected]