Performance management of the CYPP

Needs analysis - the Hampshire CYPP is based on a thorough needs assessment carried out by the County Council, PCT and other key partners. This activity is referred to as the 2008 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment. Outcomes of the assessment underpin the main priorities within the CYPP.

As an overarching strategic plan, this CYPP is based on a county-wide analysis and therefore, given the size and complexity of Hampshire, some of the identified issues will be more important in some localities than others. These differences will be reflected in local plans.

The Improvement Plan (Appendix 1  175kb) identifies a number of success indicators for measuring progress against agreed priorities. These include the LAA performance indicators and a range of National Indicators (which central government and local authorities use to monitor their performance and progress against targets). The LAA sets out the priorities for a local area agreed between them and central government by setting three year targets for a number of local and national indicators. Hampshire County Council’s LAA web-pages provide a comprehensive guide to the priorities and targets for the county for the period 2008-11.

Performance reporting -  the Hampshire Children’s Trust will receive reports on progress against the CYPP twice yearly, with quarterly performance updates against key National Indicators and the LAA targets. Therefore, LAA reporting will support the performance management of the CYPP. Reports will include summary feedback against key actions using a red/amber/green system and providing disaggregated data sets both at county and district level. The Children’s Trust Board will be responsible for identifying and managing any risks to delivery.

As part of the performance management cycle, there will be an annual refresh of the needs assessment and associated outcomes and actions to ensure that the plan remains relevant and appropriate and informs internal and external scrutiny and inspection processes.

Local Children’s Services Partnership plans will reflect the county-wide priorities and identify specific challenges and needs within their local communities. These will be informed by local information to help target available resources. The reporting and monitoring of these plans will be formalised through a review of county-wide and local children’s trust arrangements during 2009/10.

Underpinning the performance management described above is an expectation that all parts of Hampshire’s Children’s Trust will have effective operational performance management mechanisms in place.