Becky Shaw Chief Executive East Sussex County Council
Jan 14, 2016
Becky Shaw
Chief Executive East Sussex County Council
Key drivers for change
• Deficit reduction• Public sector reform
• The changing landscape– Public Sector Reform
– Economic Development
– Planning, Housing and Finances
– Families
– Health v Social Care
• Parish / ESCC response?
Public Sector Reform – Open Public Services White Paper
• Increased choice wherever possible
• Public services should be decentralised to the lowest appropriate level
• Public services should be opened up to a range of providers
• Fair access to public services
• Public services should be accountable to users and taxpayers
Economic Development and Regeneration• Local Enterprise Partnership• Harness new funding opportunities• Broadband
Planning, Housing and Finances• Localism Bill:
– planning– social housing
• New Homes Bonus• Resource Review
Families and Young People
• Review of Child Protection• Education Bill• Targeted Youth Support• Benefit Reform• Families with multiple problems
Health and Social Care
• The reform agenda• Clinical Commissioning Groups• Public Health• Sustainable services for whole economy
What does it mean for East Sussex?
ESCC - Our Promise
Our Promise to the residents of East Sussex is that we will, in partnership, make the best use of resources to:
• help make East Sussex prosperous and safe;• support the most vulnerable people;• improve and develop roads and infrastructure;• encourage personal and community responsibility;• deliver the lowest possible council tax; and• be a voice for East Sussex, listening and answering to …local people.
ESCC - challenge and response• Financial:
– savings of £100 million over four years– £37 million in 2011/12
• Move to Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources
• Three-year planning
• Remember what we already know
• Very best use of resources
• Creativity
• Partnership working vital…
Partnerships
• SE7• LEP• Commercial partners• Community safety• Parishes
ESCC and Parish / Town Councils working together
• Partnerships and strategic planning groups
• Involvement in consultation
• Strengthening Local Relationships initiative
• Village Maintenance Teams
• Trading Standards scam awareness
A vision without a task is but a dream
A task without vision is drudgery
A vision with a task is the hope of the world (and ESCC!)
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