Safer & Stronger - Local Delivery Plan Milestones 31/12/09

Safer & Stronger
Affordable Housing
Increase the supply of affordable housing

Milestone

Milestone Due Date

Milestone Note

Progress

Affordable Housing Guidelines for Developers agreed - Qtr 1

30 Jun 2009

Guidelines agreed in June 2009.

100 %

Tender for Council new build accepted - Qtr 1

30 Jun 2009

Tender for new build accepted at Policy and Resources Committee on 2 June 2009.

100 %

Affordable Housing Investment Programme for 2009/10 agreed with Scottish Government/RSLs - Qtr 1

30 Jun 2009

An indicative budget has been agreed by the Scottish Government for Moray Council's Affordable Housing Investment Programme (AHIP) for 2009/10. This stands at £12.525m, with a target of 248 unit approvals.

100 %

Meeting with RSLs/Developers held to assist in preparation of Strategic Housing Investment Plan 20010/15 - Qtr 2

30 Sep 2009

Meetings have been held in September with some scheduled for October 2009. Preparation of Strategic Housing Investment Plan on target.

100 %

Submission of Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2010/15 to Scottish Government - Qtr 3

31 Dec 2009

Strategic Housing Investment Plan submitted to Scottish Government on 30 November 2009

100 %

Draft Interim LHS available for consultation - Qtr 3

31 Dec 2009

Consultation period for the Draft Local Housing Strategy will run from 7th December to 19th February 2010. Responses to the consultation will be reported to the Communities Committee on 13th April 2010.

100 %

Council new build Phase 1 project on site - Qtr 4

31 Mar 2010

not started

0 %

Interim LHS 2010/13 agreed

31 Mar 2010

not started

0 %

Safer & Stronger
Affordable Housing
Improve housing quality in the public and private sectors

Milestone

Milestone Due Date

Milestone Note

Progress

% of Council houses compliant with SHQS - Q1

30 Jun 2009

69.39% of council houses met the SHQS at the end of Quarter 1, surpassing annual target.

100 %

Consultative draft Scheme of Assistance agreed - Q2

30 Sep 2009

The consultative draft Scheme of Assistance was agreed by the Communities Committee on 11th August 2009. It was noted that; the scheme meets the Council's obligations under Section 72 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006; following consultation, a revised scheme will be presented to Committee in December for approval; further reports supporting policy for the scheme will be presented to Committee at a later date.

100 %

Draft Asset Management Plan produced - Q2

30 Sep 2009

Report to be presented to Communities Committee and Housing Sub Committee in February 2010.

80 %

% of Council houses compliant with SHQS - Q2

30 Sep 2009

69.9% of council houses met the SHQS at the end of Quarter 2, surpassing annual target.

100 %

Draft Housing Investment Strategy produced - Q3

31 Dec 2009

Draft completed and consultation process initiated

100 %

% of Council houses compliant with SHQS - Q3

31 Dec 2009

70.5% of council houses met the SHQS at the end of Quarter 3, surpassing annual target.

100 %

Final Scheme of Assistance agreed - Q4

31 Mar 2010

Scheme of Assistance agreed by Communities Committee in December 2009

100 %

Housing Investment Programme for 2010/11 agreed - Q4

31 Mar 2010

Draft Investment Plan submitted to Housing Sub Committee in December 2009. Investment Plan to be agreed by Council in budget setting in 11 February 2010

90 %

% of Council houses compliant with SHQS - Q4

31 Mar 2010

not started

0 %

Safer & Stronger
Tackle Homelessness
Tackle homelessness

Milestone

Milestone Due Date

Milestone Note

Progress

Breaches of Unsuitable Accommodation Order - Q1

30 Jun 2009

15 breaches occurred during Quarter 1.

100 %

Number of additional temporary accommodation units provided - Q1

30 Jun 2009

8 additional priorities were established as temporary accommodation during Quarter 1.

100 %

draft Homelessness Strategy agreed for consultation - Q2

30 Sep 2009

The draft Homelessness Strategy was presented to the Safer and Stronger Strategic Group on 3rd December 2009 for consultation. The draft has also been circulated to members of the Homelessness Strategy Group. Following approval of the draft strategy by Committee, further consultation with service users will be undertaken. The consultation process will end on 31st January 2010 and the final strategy will be presented to the Communities Committee in April 2010.

100 %

Breaches of Unsuitable Accommodation Order - Q2

30 Sep 2009

7 breaches occurred during Quarter 2.

100 %

Number of additional temporary accommodation units provided - Q2

30 Sep 2009

75 additional accommodation units were provided during Quarter 2. This reflects the provision of emergency accommodation following the flooding in Moray in early September.

100 %

Progress report on implementation of Homelessness Improvement Plan - Q3

31 Dec 2009

Progress report submitted to Communities Committee and Audit and Performance Review Committee in December 2009

100 %

Number of additional temporary accommodation units provided - Q3

31 Dec 2009

14 additional units put in place in Quarter 3

100 %

Breaches of Unsuitable Accommodation Order - Q3

31 Dec 2009

9 new breaches occurred in Quarter 3

100 %

Revised Homelessness Strategy in place - Q4

31 Mar 2010

not started

0 %

Increase in temporary accommodation units achieved - Q4

31 Mar 2010

not started

0 %

Breaches of Unsuitable Accommodation Order - Q4

31 Mar 2010

not started

0 %

Safer & Stronger
Resilient to Emergencies
Multi-agency approach to address issues of national security (Government's Contest Strategy)

Milestone

Milestone Due Date

Milestone Note

Progress

Agreement to establish a 'Delphinus Group' either as a standing Agenda item on 'Safer and Stronger' or as a separate subgroup to address 'National Security' related issues - Q2

30 Sep 2009

At the Safer and Stronger Strategic Group meeting, 10th September 2009, it was agreed to establish a Delphinus Group as a separate sub group that will report to the Safer and Stronger Group. This option was chosen instead of adding the group as a regular agenda item of the Safer and Stronger Group due to issues of confidentiality.

100 %

Single Points of contact within Partner Agencies to be identified - Q2

30 Sep 2009

Single points of contact have been identified and briefed.

100 %

Briefing and awareness raising session to be delivered to group by Grampian Police / Government representatives - Q3

31 Dec 2009

Briefing sessions have been delivered at a Strategic level to reps from Health, Local Authority and Moray College.

100 %

Development and Approval of action plan to progress partnership activity in support of National Security / Delphinus - Q4

31 Mar 2010

This will be discussed at the next Statutory Partners meeting. Some initial ideas have already been fostered in relation to key work to be taken forward.

0 %

Safer & Stronger
Resilient to Emergencies
Multi-agency approach to address local security and emergency issues

Milestone

Milestone Due Date

Milestone Note

Progress

SCG Moray Liaison Group to meet - Q2

30 Sep 2009

Meeting of group took place on 16 April 2009

100 %

Exercise on the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) - Moray Distilleries and Maturation Warehouses plan - Q3

31 Dec 2009

COMAH exercise took place during quarter 1 on 26 May 2009

100 %

SCG Moray Liaison Group to meet - Q3

31 Dec 2009

SCG Moray Liaison Group meeting due to take place on 1 October 2009 cancelled due to flooding events on the 4th September. No multi-agency debrief had taken place prior to flooding event and discussions would have centred on flooding issues. Arrangements for future meeting to be discussed and agreed. Next meeting due to take place in April 2010.

50 %

Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) - Moray Distilleries and Maturation Warehouses plan reviewed and re-issued - Q4

31 Mar 2010

not started

0 %

  Healthier; Safer & Stronger
Reduction in alcohol related offending
Reduction in alcohol related offending in Moray

Milestone

Milestone Due Date

Milestone Note

Progress

Complete and produce report on Problem Profile Serious and Violent Crime Moray Division 2008/09 - Q1

30 Jun 2009

Report completed by Crime Analyst, Moray Division, Grampian Police.

100 %

Carry out Operation Avon in targeted areas - Q1

30 Jun 2009

The following Operation Avon’s have been carried out in target areas.
Elgin - 6
Buckie - 2
Lossie - 2
Fochabers/Lhanbryde - 1 Forres - 1

100 %

Run one campaign targeting adult alcohol related offending - Q1

30 Jun 2009

A campaign was run via the Moray Pubwatch Scheme that provided posters to licensed premises highlighting the fact that participating premises would not tolerate violence. In addition to this Pubwatch schemes throughout Moray were encourage to impose bans following any incident of violence.

100 %

Run Summer Violence Reduction campaign through utilising Taxi Marshalls and awareness raising posters - Q2

30 Sep 2009

The Moray Against Violence Summer Campaign began on July 3rd, and ran for the 7 week period of the school summer holidays. Taxi Marshalls were present on Elgin High Street between 1030pm and 4am every Friday and Saturday night. Two different posters were produced, highlighting the association between excessive drinking and the likelihood of being either the perpetrator or a victim of violence. A third poster was also produced, highlighting domestic abuse. These posters were distributed and displayed in premises selling alcohol as well as in Council Access Points, libraries and Post Offices.

100 %

Carry out Operation Avon in targeted areas - Q2

30 Sep 2009

The following Operation Avon’s have been carried out in target areas.
Elgin - 4 Forres - 1

100 %

Run the Safer Streets Campaign - Q3

31 Dec 2009

The Safer Streets Campaign took place throughout December and involved taxi marshals, Grampian Police and the NHS providing an additional presence on Elgin High Street. The campaign targeted Friday and Saturday nights during December including Christmas Eve and Hogmanay. The involvement of the NHS with the presence of an ambulance parked on the High Street was a change from previous years. The campaign was advertised by means of local press, posters produced and distributed by GFRS, taxi cards provided by the NHS and a MFR advert that ran for four weeks prior to Christmas. An additional proposals as part of the campaign to provide a nurse within the custody suite at Elgin Police Office has been delayed due to staffing issues over the festive period however this is now scheduled to take place over consecutive weekends during February and March. Amanda Ware the Community Analyst will carry out a full evaluation. This will identify the campaign’s impact as well as providing the required feedback to the Scottish Government in relation to the funding they provided.

100 %

Carry out Operation Avon in targeted areas - Q3

31 Dec 2009

The following Operation Avon’s have been carried out in target areas.
Elgin – 5
Buckie – 1
Forres – 1 Upper Speyside - 1

100 %

Run the Warrants campaign - Q4

31 Mar 2010

0 %

Carry out Operation Avon in targeted areas - Q4

31 Mar 2010

0 %