CONTACTS
The Voluntary / Third Sector Representative on the Better Swansea Partnership Board is:
Carol Green, Swansea Council for Voluntary Service
Tel: 01792 544000
E-mail: carol_green@scvs.org.uk
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Better Swansea Partnership |
The Better Swansea Partnership (BSP) is the overarching co-ordinating partnership for the Community Planning process in Swansea. Its role is to ensure that the delivery of public services is as co-ordinated as possible and to support improvements in services through joint working between agencies.
It includes
The Better Swansea Partnership has four strategic aims:
1. Lead the achievement of the shared 2020 vision through
2. Deliver better public services through joint working between key agencies
3. Tackle the cross cutting issues that affect our communities through a co-ordinated and strategic approach
4. Engage all communities, agencies and sectors in the future strategic development of
The BSP includes most of the key agencies in Swansea amongst its membership and is led by the City & County of Swansea Council.
Membership comprises:
Better Swansea Partnership/Local Service Board Members
June 2010
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Chris Jones Locality Director
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Eifion Williams Director of Finance
City & County of Swansea Chris Holley (Chair) Leader
City & County of Swansea Paul Smith (Vice Chair) Chief Executive
City & County of Swansea Alan Robinson Cabinet Member for Community Regeneration
Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) Sonia Reynolds Area Director
Environment Agency Wales Peter Jordan Planning and Corporate Services Manager
Gorseinon College Nick Bennett Principal
Job Centre Plus Pam Sutton District Manager South West Wales
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Richard Webborn County Commander
South Wales Police Mark Mathias Chief Superintendent (Also Chair of Safer Swansea Partnership)
Swansea Business Forum Hywel Evans Chair
Swansea Business Forum Roy Phelps Vice Chair
Swansea College Jeff Gunningham Principal
SCVS Carol Green Director
Swansea Metropolitan University David Warner Principal
Swansea University Raymond Ciborowski Registrar
Swansea Economic Regeneration Partnership Steve Penny (John Collins & Partners Solicitors) Chair
Swansea CYP Executive Board Mary Jones (Cabinet Member for Business, Improvement and Efficiency Chair
Swansea Environment Forum Sian Jones (National Trust) Vice Chair
Swansea Learning Partnership Richard Parry (Corporate Director for Education) Chair
Welsh Assembly Government Joanna Jordan
The Voluntary / Third Sector Representative on the Better Swansea Partnership Board is:
Carol Green, SCVS
Tel: 01792 544000
Email: carol_green@scvs.org.uk
More information on the Better Swansea Partnership, including Work Programmes and Briefings can be found by clicking here.
The minutes of the meetings can be downloaded by clicking here.
Local Service Boards
Following the Welsh Assembly’s Review of Public Services (‘Making the Connections’), a new model for improving public service delivery has been developed. Local Service Boards (LSBs) form part of this new approach to enable the integration of public services and to respond more effectively to citizens' needs. The Boards will develop, agree and ensure delivery of a set of priority joint actions (known as a ‘Local Service Agreement’) to achieve this.
Local Service Boards will develop out of existing Community Strategy Partnerships. Membership of the Boards will include key leaders from across public, third and private sectors working as equal partners, taking joint responsibility for connecting the whole network of public services within their area. A Welsh Assembly Government representative will also sit on the Board. It is anticipated LSBs will be set up across Wales by the end of 2008. WAG has selected six 'development projects' in the first phase of implementing the Service Boards. Swansea's LSB will not be part of the first phase, but is expected to be established by May 2008.
For further information on Local Service Boards, WAG’s Review of Public Services, and LSB Newsletters, click here.
