DRAFT North Somerset Sustainable Community Strategy 08 - 26.pdf

Managing RiskThe NSP will review external influences regularly to determine how anychanges in available resources, government programmes and regionaland sub-regional governance and structures affect our work. We willmaximise opportunities to help deliver our work programme, andminimise risk where possible.How will we know if we are making a difference?We have a range of Indicators to help us to monitor progress of thisStrategy overall. Our performance measures include:• North Somerset Quality of Life Indicators, which bring togetherinformation on a broad range of social, environmental and economicissues annually.• Local Area Agreement Performance indicators: measured quarterlyand reported quarterly to the LAA performance management groupand NSP LAA steering Group.• Quarterly monitoring of delivery partnership and sub-group actionplans against the aims laid out within this strategy.• Partners own performance indicators used to monitor specific areasof work as appropriate.In addition to these specific monitoring processes, the governmentassesses and monitors the work of individual public sector organisations inour partnership. Part of these assessments will identify how well we workin partnership locally and how we are implementing our SustainableCommunity Strategy through our joint efforts.How the Sustainable Community Strategy will evolveThis strategy will evolve as all parts of our partnership continue toinfluence and inform its direction. It will be monitored regularly so itreflects significant changes to the social, economic and environmentalcircumstances of North Somerset.Any development of the Strategy will take into account futureconsultations and new data, and changing circumstances to inform ourwork programmes, so that we continue to sustain and improve quality oflife in the area, and minimise risk.How the NSP will evolveIn order to be effective, the NSP must review its internal processes,functions, and structures over time. In any review, the partnership willtake account of any significant changes in Government policy andpriorities, regional and sub-regional governance, and changes to thestructures and resources of its own partners.Throughout any changes, the NSP will continue to include partners fromacross the public, business, and community and voluntary sectors tomaximise the contributions needed to support sustainable development,including changes that meet the expressed interests and needs of localpeople.9