Pre Course Self Assessment Questionnaire

This questionnaire provides an opportunity to review your current knowledge about the Hallmarks of Effective Partnership Working, and:

  • Ensure there is an appreciation of individual and collective responsibilities.
  • Identify areas where more information is required.

 

Part 1 - Lead and Guide

The Right People Around the Table

Issue Yes No Don't Know RAG

1. Does your partnership have a written constitution or terms of reference outlining a governance structure that enables effective strategic leadership?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

2. Does it involve senior representatives from all the responsible bodies?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

3. Are other bodies and agencies represented as appropriate?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

4. Does the Strategy Group understand and have a clear annual timetable for undertaking the Strategic Assessment and completing the Partnership Plan?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

5. Is there a clear understanding amongst all partners of the purpose and aims of the partnership?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

6. Is there clarity over membership, how they are selected, what skills/knowledge are required and frequency of review?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

 

Governing Partnership Processes

Issue Yes No Don't Know RAG

7. Does your partnership have an ‘Information Sharing Protocol’?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

8. Have the Responsible Authorities signed it and how regularly is it reviewed?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

9. Does each Responsible Authority have a designated liaison officer, whose role is to facilitate the sharing of data with other partners?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

 

Visibility and Accountability

Issue Yes No Don't Know RAG

10. Are there robust arrangements in place to consult with all sections of the community, including ‘hard to reach’ groups, regarding their concerns about crime and wider community safety related issues?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

11. Are there adequate arrangements to ensure that the community receive regular feedback on what the partnership is doing to address their concerns?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

 

Part 2 - Assess

Getting the Information You Need

Issue Yes No Don't Know RAG

12. Are there arrangements in place for partners to share and collate de-personalised data, in electronic format, on a quarterly basis?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

13. Are you clear what the partnership is required to do to produce an annual Strategic Assessment and what it means for your organisation?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

14. Is there the analytical capacity/capability across the partnership to support the Strategic Assessment?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

15. Are you clear about how strategic priorities are arrived at based on what the ‘community’ thinks and what the information/statistics tell you?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

 

Part 3 - Plan For Action

Prepare and Publish the Plan

Issue Yes No Don't Know RAG

16. Do all partners have the opportunity to contribute to determining the priorities of the Partnership Plan?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

17. Are the roles and responsibilities of the individual partners clearly set out?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

18. Is it clear how your plan will be financed/resourced?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

19. Is there a performance management framework in place to monitor impact and effectiveness against agreed timescales?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

20.Are you aware of arrangements to publicise the plan and support ongoing community consultation that are readily available to diverse and hard to reach individuals and groups?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

 

Part 4 - Deliver

Implementation, Solving Problems and Evaluation

Issue Yes No Don't Know RAG

21. Are there appropriate action groups structured around the partnership's key priorities?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

22. Are you able to respond flexibly to emerging issues within the community?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

23. Within the strategy group are you able to constructively challenge each other in order to improve performance?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

24. Are ‘problem solving’ models established and supported by the partnership?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

25. Does the Partnership make use of evaluation processes and in what circumstances?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

26. Does the strategy group consider ‘value for money’ when commissioning and evaluating projects?

 Green tick, red cross or amber question mark

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