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Appendix 2 Hampshire Improvement Programme 2002/03

Part I - Top priorities for community focused service improvements

Priority area	Activity	Type of activity
Improved educational achievement for children at risk of social exclusion	Focus on deprived areas	LPSA
	Pupils educated other than at school	Best Value review Y3/4
	Supporting school attendance	Best Value review Y3
	Children in the community	Best Value review - Y3/4
	Focus on educational achievement of looked after children	LPSA target
	Improving stability of home life through adoption and permanent placements	LPSA target
An integrated approach with NHS, Housing and Voluntary Sector to meet the needs of Older People	Supporting independence for older people	Cross-cutting Best Value review Y4
	Nursing Care Places	joint project with health
	Supporting people initiative	partnership project with District Councils and voluntary sector
Natural Resource Initiative	Reduction in demand for natural resources	Corporate NRI project LPSA target
Natural Resource Initiative	Waste management	Best Value review of Project Integra - Y4
Reducing congestion and pollution on roads	SHRT	PFI Project
Reducing congestion and pollution on roads	Increased bus use	PSA target
Keeping traffic safely on the move	Road quality programme	PSA target
Keeping traffic safely on the move	Road safety programme	PSA target
Increasing community engagement and access to public services	Democratic Services	Best Value review Y3
	E-government strategy	IEG Statement
	Development of Community Strategies to involve all key sectors	LSPs
	Community engagement - building on existing external communications and Corporate Assessment recommendation to capitalise on existing consultation and develop full engagement	Cross-cutting Best Value review Y4
Youth	Development of cross-cutting Youth Strategy	Best Value review - Y2/3
	Focus on supporting disaffected youth	Corporate cross-functional group
	Connexions Strategy	Inter-agency project
	focus on areas of deprivation	PSA
	Chief Executive leading the group for 2 years	Hampshire and IOW strategic level YOT

Part II - Top priorities for investment in infrastructure to increase efficiency, economy and effectiveness of support for frontline services

Priority area	Activity	Type of activity
Ensuring high quality staff are in place to deliver quality services	People strategy, including development of leadership skills through Leadership Project and Pay and Benefits strategy	Corporate projects
	Reduction of employee absence	Management activity
	Housing support for key workers, including the teacher recruitment and retention strategy	Corporate project
Development of Member scrutiny role	Member development	Response to CPA recommendation
	Outcome of Democratic Services review	Best Value review - Y3
	Depending on resources, development of NHS scrutiny	Project
Development of performance management	Integrated planning and performance management framework, to include improved reporting	Response to CPA and audit recommendations / management activity
	Service planning project
	Integrated improvement programme
	Improvement of performance indicator processes and systems
	Implementation of Pay and Benefits strategy and maintenance of IIP accreditation	Corporate project
Development of ICT infrastructure	SAP - Enterprise project	Corporate project
Development of ICT infrastructure	IT 2000 strategy	Corporate project

Outline future improvement programme 2004/06:

Some of the immediate priorities are likely to remain top priorities. Other priorities already identified are:

Service improvements:

Lifelong learning

Social inclusion

Cultural strategy

Promoting independent living for vulnerable people

Infrastructure improvements:

Procurement - work to begin via re-launched Corporate Procurement Group

Realisation of new ICT systems efficiency gains:

· Best Value review of HR roles and responsibilities - post-SAP implementation

· Best Value review of processes and infrastructure for office / administrative / information support services

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Appendix 2

Hampshire Improvement Programme 2002/03

Outline future improvement programme 2004/06: