Supporting people - Bradford City Council
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Department: Audit CommissionPublished: 2009-04-16 12:30:21The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council now administers a fair, one-star Supporting People programme which has promising prospects for improvement. Previous inspections the first in December 2005 assessed the Council as delivering a poor, no-star programme with uncertain prospects for improvement and the second in June 2007 as a poor, no-star programme with poor prospects for improvement. There has been a positive shift in the direction of the programme and speed of improvement over the last twelve months and this is beginning to result in improved outcomes for vulnerable people and service users. However, a number of weaknesses still exist in delivery of the programme. Delays in, carrying out the needs analysis, reviewing the five-year strategy and lack of commissioning have impacted considerably on the delivery of the programme to date. This has resulted in delays in re-shaping services in line with local needs. The Council has promising prospects for improvement. The programme has clear direction and the pace of improvement has significantly increased. Demonstrable outcomes for service users include more relevant and better quality services and appropriate opportunities for service user involvement. The restructure of the team and strong leadership, with the permanent appointment of officers to key positions, provides greater capacity for the programme to deliver planned improvements. This government news item was published on the Audit Commission website on the 16 April 2009. To read the full story/press release, please click on the button below (opens in an embedded window):
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