Community Strategy Review
Background to the Review
The Community Strategy Review was launched on the 5th May 2006. In advance of the publication of a first draft in Autumn, feedback was sought on the existing Strategy. This consultation ran for 3 months to the 31st July.
The first draft of the revised Community Strategy was published in September 2006 with a 9 week consultation period. There was broad support for the Strategy and agreement with the vision was at high at over 90%. The results of this consultation were presented to the March 2007 meeting of the Hartlepool Partnership where a second draft of the strategy was agreed.
The 2nd draft strategy was subject to a number of appraisals: a Sustainability Appraisal, a Diversity Impact Assessment, Rural Proofing and a Section 17 Assessment (Community Safety).
These highlighted ways to enhance the positive aspects of the Strategy and to remove or minimise any negative impacts.
The results of these appraisals were used to inform the 3rd draft Strategy that was agreed as a consultation document by the Hartlepool Partnership Board and Hartlepool Borough Council's Cabinet in February 2008.
The Strategy was revised taking into account these outcomes, and a third consultation draft was published in February 2008 with a 10 week consultation period. A report summarising consultation activity is available on the Partnership's website.
The final strategy was adopted by the Hartlepool Partnership and Hartlepool Borough Council in July 2008.