Tackling Poverty Action Plan

We will work through existing fora such as Local Service Boards,Partnership Councils and the Public Service Leadership Group, tosecure leadership and engagement at all levels.Every part of government can contribute to tackling poverty. It is integral topromoting sustainable development. For example, heritage-led regenerationcan mean that our towns are better places to live because we work with thegrain and character of their historic origins and growth to develop them for 21 stcentury living. Imaginative and creative use of the monuments in State carefor the benefit of local people and visitors can mean that heritage sites canplay a vital and contemporary role in strengthening communities. Our NationalTransport Plan has taken impacts on equality and poverty as important factorsin deciding priorities. Our Communities First programme will play a key role inpromoting joined up approaches and enabling mainstream programmes towork to greatest effect in these communities.One of our biggest challenges and opportunities is to make the sum of ouractions greater than their parts by integrating them properly. We will aim to dothis through the leadership of our Ministerial Programme Board.We will assess the impact of every new policy development and everysignificant investment for its contribution to tackling poverty. We will dothis by applying “Delivering Results”, the Welsh Government’s systemfor testing that policies and programmes are being developed andimplemented effectively.Our independent, external expert group will advise and monitorprogress.We will continue to develop ways of tracking and evaluating the impactof our actions.Next year we will publish an updated plan which will track our existing andfuture activity.26