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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