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How we will monitor and review this strategy

Local people want real progress on the issues that matter to them.  So we should explain exactly how we will contribute to such improvements. This Community Strategy has set out a clear approach to partnership working, including ways of measuring improvement.

However, our partners have to meet any relevant laws and regulations. These sometimes restrict what can be achieved. In many cases, solutions will only be achieved on a regional (or even a national) basis.  If we identify obstacles to improvements, we can persuade others (for example, the Government) to help.

Each of our partners will have its own way of taking account of the ambitions in this strategy when setting its future plans. For example, Bath & North East Somerset Council's Corporate Plan sets out priorities for improvement to 2007. The plan has been shaped by a number of factors, including the council’s contribution to this strategy.

Bath and North East Somerset is fortunate in having a wide range of partners working together.  Our main partnerships will be responsible for achieving improvement ambitions.  The appropriate member of the main partnership will report on the progress they are making against the indicators set out for each ambition. Each main partnership must develop a way of monitoring the actions needed to achieve the ambition.  We will provide support where necessary. The action that needs to be taken, as set out for each ambition, will be assigned to our members.  We will compare our activities against other similar local strategic partnerships and learn from good practice elsewhere.

06We expect this Community Strategy to last for 10 years. Each year, we will produce an annual report setting out the progress we have made and any significant emerging trends. We will make this report widely available to our local community. We will review this strategy in the light of national priorities, as well as changing local and regional issues.  We will respond to any future changes affecting this strategy.

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