Strategic Outcome Groups

The WDSP identifed five key outcomes in the Community Strategy:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Freedom from Fear
• Economic Prosperity
• High Quality Environment
• Inclusive Society

 Five Strategic Outcome Groups (SOGs) have been created, consisting of a small group of partners who come together regularly to monitor the delivery of a key outcome and to support partnerships involved in contributing towards that outcome.  The links on the right hand side of this page will tell you more about each of the five groups.

Aims of the Strategic Outcome Groups

• To ensure the delivery of the relevant outcome in the Community Strategy
• To promote, support and facilitate joint working within that outcome area
  

Roles of the Strategic Outcome Groups

• To take an overview of partnership work undertaken to deliver the outcomes
  To monitor key indicators for that outcome as set out in the Community Strategy
• To assist the solving of strategic issues which prevent or slow achievement of the outcome
• To direct the work of those thematic partnerships whose work is contributing to the achievement of the outcome
• To monitor the performance of the thematic partnerships and report back on progress to the Executive Group
• To ensure that issues which cut across the five outcomes are addressed with regard to that outcome’s delivery plans, paying particular regard to equality, diversity and inclusion
• To inform the WDSP of upcoming issues relating to the outcome and to consider what strategic direction in the future will be needed in order to secure the best outcomes for the District
  

Membership of group

Standing Members on each group will be agreed by the Board. This membership can be supplemented at any meeting by the attendance of a partnership chair if they wish to raise an item on the agenda or contribute to discussions.

The standing members will include:
• Agreed partnership chairs
• The relevant City Council Cabinet Member
• The relevant City Council Corporate Director

Each Strategic Outcome Group will be supported by a City Council officer.

Meetings

The Strategic Outcome Groups will meet every other month, or more frequently if necessary.

Agendas for the meetings will posted on the WDSP website three weeks in advance of the meeting to allow members of the wider WDSP to comment, and/or attend. An e-form will be posted on the WDSP website which will allow chairs of other partnerships to submit an item to the agenda. This must be approved by the chair of the Strategic Outcome Group and will be placed on the next available agenda.

At two meetings during the year there will be an opportunity for anyone undertaking a community plan to present to the group. This opportunity will be advertised via the WDSP website when the programme of the year’s meetings is agreed.

Chairing

The chair of the outcome group will be elected annually by the group by consensus of its standing members. The group can be chaired by any partnership chair.

Decision making

Decisions will be made by consensus of the group’s standing members. If consensus cannot be achieved, the decision will be referred to the WDSP Executive Group for guidance.