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Strategic Intelligence Group Wednesday 21 November

SIG’s Work Programme

Action Required of SIG Agree SIG’s work programme and consider the following recommendations:

1. that a demographic change task and finish group to be established as SIG’s immediate work plan priority (scope will be tabled at the meeting)

2. that SIG develop of a framework of needs assessments to

provide an oversight of intelligence products in Sandwell Work Planning Process In the short to medium term partners are focusing on responding to the challenges of fewer resources, however, it is also important to have regard to the longer term picture to ensure that we have the intelligence we will need. To reflect SIG’s desire to focus on forward-looking intelligence to support future policy-making in Sandwell, a summit was held to help shape SIG’s future work programme. The feedback from the summit included 11 suggested work areas for SIG’s consideration, which have been formulated by the subject leads and facilitators from each of the workshops.

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Proposed work programme The majority of work areas raised through the summit can be incorporated in existing pieces of work. Therefore these areas of work do not need to be prioritised by SIG. These details are attached as appendix 1 In addition, it is suggested that SIG continue in its role as having oversight of intelligence in Sandwell and acting as a body that brings partners together. This could for example include SIG-led events focusing on particular policy areas or needs assessments that bring relevant people together. To facilitate this role, it is recommended that a framework of needs assessments be created including the timescales for their refresh to help SIG respond to these. To make best use of limited resources, it is recommended that SIG focus on two initial pieces of work that can achieve results quickly and are a priority.

1. a demographic change task and finish group 2. the production of a framework of needs assessments

A suggested scope for the demographic change task and finish group will be circulated at the SIG meeting on 21/11/12.

Rebecca Clarke and Alex Hawley

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Appendix 1

Work areas suggested by the Policy and Intelligence Summit

Workshop Intelligence activity recommended Comment Making better use of informal information and “street talk” which community organisations have access to including better two-way links between public sector/enforcement agencies and community centres etc.

A Community Interest Register is housed on Sandwell Trends and this captures informal information. Exploration is needed to determine whether the register could be of use to more people.

Social cohesion, role of the citizen, and communities

Gathering more information and mapping of neighbourhoods and the assets within them

Captured through recent work commissioned from Research Sandwell to produce Ward Profiles

Gathering intelligence about people’s access to banking facilities and online resources e.g. in order to manage their finances effectively and their universal credit application

Co-ordination of impact analyses in relation to welfare reform e.g. Midland Heart analysis of likely tenant responses

Impact assessment of proposed residency test

Welfare reform and housing

Research to understand the overlap between households impacted by different aspects of welfare reform

Incorporated within Welfare Reform task group work

Providing an online tool for demographic work

Demographic Change

More analysis of the impact of population-related change on services e.g. migration, ageing population, increase in children, carers, residential location choices (e.g. schools, local environment, social mobility)

Proposed focus of demographic change task and finish group

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Workshop Intelligence activity recommended Comment Economic growth, skills and environment

Forecasting numbers and types of jobs that will be required in the future

This analysis has been conducted in previous years. A refresh will need to be informed by the demographic work proposed through the demographic change task and finish group

Working with partners to share health information and intelligence more effectively. Aiming at “do it once – share effectively”

Social care and health throughout the life course

Analysis and production of summary document to meet the current needs of commissioners, linking data, intelligence, commissioning, contracts and strategy

SIG’s proposed work around creating a framework of needs assessments will focus on these areas