Why we support this work
The seven priorities in this plan are for areas of work where the Children’s Trust will take a lead role in coordinating partnership working and in monitoring its effectiveness.
There are a number of other initiatives which the Children’s Trust has offered to support. These are in areas of work which will have a significant impact for children, young people and families and where:
- the reporting and accountability for this work is through another partnership group, or
- one partner organisation has an identified lead role, including responsibility for action planning and performance monitoring.
For these initiatives, the Children’s Trust will not report on or monitor progress as part of this plan, as to do so would duplicate work done elsewhere. However, we will actively support them.
Support will include:
- receiving information updates
- identifying how individual partner organisations, or any of the Children’s Trust working groups, can contribute to these areas of work.
Initiatives that we will support
The Children’s Trust has agreed to support three initiatives in 2011-12, which are outlined here.
Nottinghamshire Youth Crime Strategy for 2010-13
This includes targets to reduce the number of young people committing crime, the rate of re-offending and young people in custody. There is a focus on young people’s transition into adulthood.
The Safer Nottinghamshire Board is accountable for this work, with Nottinghamshire County Council being the lead organisation through its Targeted Support and Youth Justice Service.
Safer Nottinghamshire Board Partnership Plus Areas (15 Priority Wards)
This work aims to align mainstream partnership resources in areas where there is greatest need to reduce crime. It focuses on hotspot areas within 15 priority wards with the highest crime rates in Nottinghamshire.
The Safer Nottinghamshire Board is accountable for this work, with Nottinghamshire Police taking a lead role. However, the Children’s Trust will actively support it as reduced crime and anti-social behaviour (across all ages) should result in improved communities for families.
The Children’s Trust will support this initiative through local working in districts, focusing on particular hotspot areas, and linked to its district partnership arrangements for early intervention work.
Work is also being undertaken by children and family services aiming to reduce youth crime.
Nottinghamshire Obesity Strategy
This is a health-led initiative, including targets for all ages, encompassing work on childhood obesity which includes the National Child Measurement Programme for children in school reception year.
The lead responsibility for this work is likely to be with Public Health, but all partners have agreed to support it.
As the National Child Measurement Programme requires the active support of schools, there is a role for the County Council in promoting this work through its information and events for schools.
For more information
- Youth Crime Strategy
- The Safer Nottinghamshire Board www.nottinghamshirepartnership.org.uk
- National Child Measurement Programme
www.dh.gov.uk
http://www.noo.org.uk/ncmp
