In March 2005, and as one of the 20 Local Area Agreements pilot areas, Doncaster Council launched a Local Area Agreement (LAA) entitled 'Building a Culture of Responsibility' which sets out the Council's key objectives with regard to delivering quality integrated services.
The aim is to integrate and align public services in Doncaster. Services are being developed according to the needs of the customer, focused on those with the greatest need, rather than individual organisational boundaries. For service users this means that services are easier to access, delivered in their local communities, and respond to their needs through a single package. This document, alongside the Borough Strategy and The Corporate Plan, shapes the way in which services are delivered to Doncaster’s communities. In Doncaster the three over-arching themes are: ‘Children and Young People’, ‘Neighbourhoods’, and ‘Healthier Communities and Vulnerable People’.
In order to oversee the effective implementation of the LAA, Doncaster Council has restructured and devolved to area based working across five geographical areas. These include North, South, East, Central and West. These are further devolved to 16 neighbourhood management areas throughout Doncaster of which the Balby and Hexthorpe Neighbourhood is one.
The aim of the Balby and Hexthorpe Neighbourhood Management area is to help residents and local service providers work together at neighbourhood level to improve and join up local services and make those services be more responsive to local needs and ensuring they deliver priority outcomes. The exact model used depends on local circumstance and varies depending on need and what already exists.
The purpose of this document is to drive forward our efforts to tackle inequalities, whilst evidencing how effectively we address our priority objectives for the area; and to identify gaps in service provision that need to be addressed. To achieve this we have consulted with a range of internal and external partners including:
| South Yorkshire Police | Connexions |
| Community Partnerships | St Leger Homes |
| Primary Care Trust | South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue |
| South Yorkshire Passenger Executive | Job Centre Plus |
| Doncaster Community Empowerment Network | Schools |
This ‘Joined Up’ approach enables us to agree responsibility for service delivery, to create stronger links to present and new partners and ultimately to develop action plans that are flexible, measurable and can be delivered.
The Balby and Hexthorpe Area Service Plan document below shows the links between the Neighbourhood, the Corporate Plan, Mayoral Priorities and the LAA Shared Priorities.
