Council and democracy

Adult Care Services and the Local Area Agreement

The Local Area Agreement (LAA), informs the Adult Care Services plan. The agreement is organised into four main blocks of work, which will be delivered through cross-service and partnership working. (For further details see the Local area Agreement link on the right of this page.)

There are two main blocks of work that Adult Care Services must contribute to.

Safer and stronger communities – which includes:

• Further developing integrated, preventative services for minor repairs/handyperson services and home security services, and improve satisfaction ratings for these services
• Continuing to develop the drugs intervention programme in order to break the cycle of drug misuse and crimes associated with such misuse (acquisitive crime)
• Reducing anti-social behaviour, particularly where alcohol is perceived to be a contributing factor
• Offenders addressing the harm caused to communities through crime by carrying out unpaid work across a wide variety of community projects

Healthier communities and older people – which includes:

• Public health targets about reducing mortality
• Direct payments and individual budgets
• Encouraging healthier lifestyles through sport and physical activity
• Supporting young people in accommodation
• Developing a county-wide strategy for intermediate care

Adult Care Services will also have an important part to play in the ‘economic enterprise and development’ block of work when during 2006 it will take on the county council’s wider initiatives to support people from disadvantaged groups into work.