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Service Property Priorities

2006 - 2007for CSF non-schools


Service direction - long & short term aims and objectives

Keeping the child at the centre: Hertfordshire’s vision

• We want to support and enable all children and young people in Hertfordshire to enjoy good health, live a healthy lifestyle, and stay safe from harm and neglect.

• We want children and young people to grow up able to look after themselves, enjoy their life as children, and also to make a positive contribution and develop the right skills to lead a fulfilling and rewarding adult life



• To raise the achievement and life chances of children and young people in Hertfordshire

• To safeguard children and young people and reduce the need to take into care; develop integrated and preventative practice

• To enable children and young people to participate and engage with their learning, care, families and communities so as to realise their potential and life chances

• To improve the well being and life chances of children and young people within the family and community and to support families and communities

As an excellent authority, ensure that all our children are in excellent properties



• To ensure that no buildings have to be closed for health & safety, other legislative or basic amenity reasons

• Develop the asset management planning process to increase the resources available to CSF, target them effectively and drive the implementation of spending programmes

• Prepare for the property implications of the 2006 Education Bill

• Ensure that agencies collaborate to deliver joined up services to maximise the impact achieved from the resources available to all agencies


Big property issues

• Too many properties are at or near the end of their planned life

• Too much permanent provision is still provided in temporary buildings

• Providing accommodation fit for 21st century requirements: inspirational, innovative, community friendly, flexible, adaptable, comfortable, sustainable

• Approximately 30 Youth Service venues are unsuitable and in poor condition (95 venues overall; 45 HCC responsibility)

• Delivering high quality and appropriate children’s homes and a new Family Assessment Centre

• Creation of 50 Children’s Centres across Hertfordshire by 2008 and 82 by 2010 – currently 6

• Maintaining ‘business as usual’ during The Way We Work initiative


Big property issues

• Changing statutory requirements: Care Standards Act; Childcare Bill 2006; Youth Matters

• Schools providing extended services by 2010 including:

‘Wraparound’ care for all children in Hertfordshire Varied menu of activities such as study support, sport, music

tuition, arts and craft or special interest clubs Parenting support and family learning Wider community access to ICT, sports and arts facilities,

including adult learning

• Undertake condition and suitability surveys in 2006 as part of the 3 year cycle (detailed condition survey on Youth Service premises recently completed)

• Provision of high quality property guidance and data to support managers of CSF premises


State of CSF non-schools2005-2006 cycleALL PROPERTIES FROM WHICH WE DELIVER SERVICES

TotalNo. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No.

Condition 14 15% 52 56% 1 1% 9 10% 17 18% 93Suitability 17 18% 51 55% 16 17% 0 0% 9 10% 93Sufficiency - capacity 5 5% 23 25% 55 59% 1 1% 9 10% 93Sufficiency - utilisation 3 3% 28 30% 52 56% 1 1% 9 10% 93Environmental impact - C02 5 5% 3 3% 71 76% 5 5% 9 10% 93Environmental impact - Water 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 84 90% 9 10% 93Costs 0 0% 84 90% 0 0% 0 0% 9 10% 93

TotalNo. % No. % No. % No. % No.

29 27% 74 69% 5 5% 0 0% 108

TotalNo. % No. % No. % No. % No.

35 38% 48 52% 1 1% 9 10% 93

Red traffic light service points by number of red problems 1 problem 2 problems 3 problems 4+ problems Total

No. % No. % No. % No. % No.28 80% 5 14% 2 6% 0 0% 35

Overall traffic light 2005-2006(overall assessment of service points)

Red Amber Green

Red Amber Green Not assessed Not relevant

Overall traffic light Last Year(overall assessment of service points)

Red Amber Green Not assessed

Not assessed

State of service point


Meeting Property Plan target 1FOR PROPERTIES WE OWN/CONTROL - Contribution to meeting Property Plan target 1 :95% of our property to be fit for purpose and sustain service delivery by 2020

Unfit for Purpose Not Fit for Generally Fit for Purpose PPT1 Not and/or will not Purpose - with Fit for Purpose & will sustain Not Assessed Totals Owned or Totalssustain service potential service delivery Controlled

delivery for for economic7 years improvement

2005/06 17 15 25 57 36 9318% 16% 27% 61% 39% 100%

2004/05 2 19 54 2 77 31 1083% 25% 70% 2% 71% 29% 100%

2003/04 32 65 10 10730% 61% 9% 100%

Net Change this cycle 15 -4 -29 -2 -20


Broad areas of priority for action: 2006 - 2007

Family Assessment Centre £ 1.75m

PFI Programme for Children’s Homes £ 21.8m

Service backlog of R & M £ 500k

Youth service delivery improvements (640k over 2 years) £ 320k

Cuffley Camp Outdoor Centre £ 680k

Herts Young Mariners’ Base, Cheshunt £ 80k

DfES Sure Start Grant: • Children’s Centres• Extended services in primary schools £ 9.6m

• Extended free offer for 3 and 4 year olds

Watford School of Music (shared facility with WGSB, £ 2.5m50/50 £5m funding)


Funding issues

• How to ensure a joined-up approach to funding between partner agencies

• Responding to the challenging vision for Youth Service delivery in line with and with particular reference to Every Child Matters, Youth Matters and Resourcing Excellent Youth Services


Summary & conclusions

Providing better quality buildings built to agreed standards

• Buildings that support service integration and multi-professional working

• Ensuring premises decisions are integrated across agencies to maximise the use of resources

• Tackling the backlog of R & M and inappropriateness of accommodation

• Transferring the Hertfordshire Development Centre to new premises (as part of The Way We Work initiative)

• Managing an integrated approach to property across CSF teams and other departments within the County Council


Service Property Priorities

2005 - 2006for CSF non-schools

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