Programmes
The Regional Improvement and Efficiency Strategy is being delivered through a range of different programmes, each containing a number of projects. The Programmes are each lead by a Programme Sponsor, typically a Chief Executive or Senior Officer within a Local Authority or Fire & Rescue Service.
21st Century Services
The Programme aims to ensure that local authority services are designed around the needs of the citizen and delivered in a responsive, timely and efficient manner.View the Programme Delivery Plan
Adult Social Care
The Programme will drive improvement and efficiency within Adult Social Care in the region. View the Programme Delivery Plan
Children's Services
The Programme aims to make demonstrable progress in tackling the challenges of child poverty by delivering high quality support to the growing number of children with social care and health needs. View the Programme Delivery Plan
Collaborative Procurement
The Programme aims to enable 'transformational procurement' to support delivery of the very highest standard of public services. It will support authorities in delivering efficiency, quality, innovation and excellence to service users, contributing to the economic, social and environmental prosperity of the North East. View the Programme Delivery Plan
Community Engagement & Empowerment
Construction & Asset Management
By working in collaboration with local authorities, the Programme aspires to develop effective contracting and asset management processes around local government 'Built Environment' activity. View the Programme Delivery Plan
OD & Workforce Planning
The overall purpose of the Programme is to act as a catalyst for the development of transformational cultures, behaviours and attitudes in North East councils and Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs). View the Programme Delivery Plan
Partnerships
The Programme will provide a framework which enables partnerships to thrive and excel in delivering outcomes. Focussing on innovation and knowledge transfer, the North East region aspires to earn a national reputation for partnership excellence and effective delivery by 2011. View the Programme Delivery Plan
Recruitment & Retention
In 2009/10 the North East RIEP will manage and deliver a recruitment portal available to other regions and other public sector partners. This will build on existing portals operating in the North East, northeastjobs.org and West Midlands wmjobs.co.uk. Typically these portals expect to realise annual cost savings of £350k per top tier authority. View the Project Initiation Document
Regional Leadership
The Programme will deliver a culture of enhanced collaborative leadership amongst leading elected Members and senior officers. This will be underpinned by mutual accountability for strategy and delivery across a broad agenda, particularly economic development and regeneration, and improvement and efficiency.View the Programme Delivery Plan
Waste & Environment
The Programme will deliver significant cashable efficiencies and ensure that environmental impact from waste management is minimised. It also manages the regional Climate Change Best Practice progamme (click to find out more), part of a national CLG/DEFRA initiative. View the Programme Delivery Plan