The Department of Health West Midlands will offer help and advice to local authorities on how to go about meeting the Public Service Agreement (PSA) 16 requirement to increase the proportion of socially excluded adults in settled accommodation and employment, education or training.
Current PSAs set out government’s key priorities and the results it wants to achieve for the period 2008-011. They are used to set standards for delivering and improving services.
All PSAs are designed to achieve:
· Fairness and opportunity for all
· A better quality of life
· Stronger communities
· A more secure, fair and environmentally sustainable world
PSA16 supports adults at risk of social exclusion, specifically:
· Care leavers
· Adult offenders under probation supervision
· Adults in contact with secondary mental health services
· Adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities
The agreement will be delivered by a range of government and non- government organisations working together; such as social housing groups, social care providers, colleges, and user led organisations.
Local strategic partnerships (LSPs) are responsible for setting targets for improving services.
DOH West Midlands will work with local authorities and their partners to ensure appropriate targets have been identified and embedded in the work of LSPs.
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