scrutiny coordinating committee agenda - Hartlepool Borough Council

Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee – 9 th March 2012 7.1
Appendix A
Responses to comments raised at Scrutiny Coordinating Committee Meeting on 17 th February 2012
Issue Raised
Outcome 6 - Members suggested that the
action “Implement Child Poverty Action Plan”
be included in the Health and Wellbeing
Theme, as well as the Jobs and Economy
Theme where it currently sits.
Outcome 6 - Members queried the
Performance Indicator “Proportion of Children
in poverty” – specifically if this should read
“Proportion of families in poverty”
Response
The action “Implement Child Poverty Action Plan” has been included in Outcome
10 (Be healthy - children enjoy good physical and emotional health and live a
healthy lifestyle), within the Health and Wellbeing Theme.
The data is provided nationally and is only available as the proportion of children in
poverty, and not the proportion of families in poverty. The reason for this is a
family can be defined as two adults without children. In order to be measured the
Performance Indicator needs to remain as “Proportion of Children in poverty”.
Outcome 3 - NI 80 (Percentage of young
people achieving a Level 3 qualification by the
age of 19). The 2012/13 target is 47.0% and
Members were of the opinion that this was too
low and the target should be higher –
approaching 67%
Outcome 9 – Members suggested that the
action “Draft the Health & Wellbeing Strategy
through shadow Health & Wellbeing board” be
reworded – “The Health and Wellbeing
Strategy be agreed by the shadow Health and
Wellbeing Board”
It is proposed to increase the 2012/13 target to 49%. It is felt that anything above
that would be unrealistic given the level of pupils entitled to free school meals and
the deprivation levels within the town. For information, and to put this figure into
context, the latest published data show the average for the North East region as
47% and England as 52%
Action amended as per Member’s suggestion.
7.1 - 12.03.09 - SCC - Ser vice Planning - Appendix A HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL
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