Minutes - Coventry Partnership
Minutes - Coventry Partnership
Minutes - Coventry Partnership
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Financial Inclusion Forum<br />
Notes of the meeting on 6 th December 2011<br />
Present:<br />
Dawn Ford<br />
Sarah Perry<br />
Daksha Piparia<br />
Elaine Shirley<br />
Helen Harding<br />
Judith Harris<br />
Leisa Dixon<br />
Stuart Hunter<br />
Louise Richards<br />
Saleem Sheikh<br />
Jo Gowers<br />
Sophie Parkes<br />
Jim Dearlove<br />
Jane Ingham<br />
Apologies:<br />
Ruth Brunton<br />
Judith Badger<br />
Laura Bennett<br />
Sue Bent<br />
Judy Best<br />
Chris Connor<br />
Justine Docherty<br />
Janice Evans<br />
Mike Lynn<br />
Phillip Monk<br />
June Morley<br />
Isabelle Osbourne<br />
Gaynor Smith<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> <strong>Partnership</strong> (Chair)<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> <strong>Partnership</strong><br />
Advice Services <strong>Coventry</strong><br />
Midland Heart<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> City Council – Revenues and Benefits<br />
Groundwork West Midlands<br />
WM Housing – Whitefriars<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> City Council – Extended Services<br />
Warwickshire County Council<br />
National Energy Action<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> City Council<br />
Citizens Advice Bureau<br />
CDA<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> City Council (notes)<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> City Council- Children & Young People<br />
Guiness Northern Counties HA<br />
Severn Trent<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> Law Centre<br />
National Energy Action<br />
Illegal Money lending Team<br />
Willenhall Advice Centre<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> City Council – Revenues<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> City Council – Trading Standards<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> Law Centre<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> City Council – Neighbourhood Action<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> Credit Union<br />
Job Centre Plus<br />
Agenda<br />
No.<br />
1.<br />
1.1<br />
2.<br />
2.1<br />
Item<br />
Welcome and Apologies:<br />
Dawn welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies were noted.<br />
Introductions: - Introductions were made around the table.<br />
Dawn Introduced Louise Richards from Warwickshire County Council, who<br />
works on the Financial Inclusion programme in Warwickshire, as it was<br />
Action<br />
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3.<br />
3.1<br />
3.2<br />
4.<br />
4.1<br />
4.2<br />
mentioned at the last meeting we would forge links with Warwickshire.<br />
Louise then outlined her roll and programme with Dawn stating they wished<br />
to keep in close contact with the work that <strong>Coventry</strong> is doing and Sarah will<br />
attend the financial inclusion meetings in Warwickshire and liaise and share<br />
best practice with each other.<br />
<strong>Minutes</strong> of the meeting held on 14 September 2011:<br />
A copy of the minutes were circulated with the agenda and accepted as a<br />
true record of the discussions held.<br />
Matters arising:<br />
4.1 – Loan Shark Information:<br />
Helen has arranged for Chris Connor to attend the Revenue and Benefits<br />
briefing on the 17 th January<br />
Sarah has arranged 3 training sessions for front line staff for the 20th<br />
January, there a few places left if you want further please contact Sarah.<br />
Sarah has distributed publicity material on loan sharks and has added an<br />
article to Citivision.<br />
Big Lottery Fund - Improving Financial Confidence<br />
Leisa stated that <strong>Coventry</strong>'s application had been successful in the first<br />
round of the bidding process<br />
Although a lot of work was done for the initial bid now there is more to do on<br />
for the final bid which has to be submitted by 31 st May 2012. We will find out<br />
if we have been successful in August 2012.<br />
Action: Further updates will be provided at future meetings.<br />
Action<br />
3.2.<br />
Action<br />
4.2.<br />
5.<br />
5.1<br />
5.2<br />
5.3<br />
Update from ELSE – Dawn Ford<br />
Dawn reported that the Economy Learning Skills and Employment Theme<br />
Group (ELSE) have recently reformed, two meetings have taken place to<br />
date; the group is chaired by Jane Beaver, JCP.<br />
Providers of the Work Programme will be invited to the next meeting in<br />
January to provide an update on what services are available.<br />
Sarah circulated a flyer to promote the ‘Your Choice Your Future’ event for<br />
16 – 24 year olds on the 15th December at <strong>Coventry</strong> Rugby Club. There will<br />
be over 20 stands covering employment opportunities, career advice,<br />
apprenticeships, training as well workshops on interview tips, CV writing<br />
and advice on how to look for jobs on line. The event has been widely<br />
promoted, via job centres, libraries, community centres and connexions etc.<br />
Dawn circulated the performance summary cards for the Sustainable Community<br />
Strategy, this will be presented to the next Local Public Service Board, the objective<br />
that ELSE own is "Create growth jobs and enterprise" Dawn highlighted a few of<br />
the key areas within the document.<br />
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Action<br />
5.4.
5.4<br />
6.<br />
6.1<br />
6.2<br />
6.3<br />
6.4<br />
7.<br />
7.1<br />
The partnership has committed to create opportunities for young people with<br />
the aim of reducing the number of NEETS by 1,050 by 2014. for <strong>Coventry</strong><br />
and Warwickshire. The LEP has a target to achieve 100 new<br />
apprenticeships in 100 days to help reduce youth unemployment and<br />
improve skills.<br />
Elaine and Judith explained that they would be leaving the meeting shortly to<br />
attend a meeting at Radford fire station. The meeting will focus on an<br />
employment project with RSL tenants similar to the boot camp for 16-18<br />
year olds.<br />
Action: Judith and Elaine to feedback at the next meeting.<br />
Feedback from the sub Group – Daksha Piparia:<br />
It was decided to merge the two sub groups into one. The last meeting in<br />
November was very interesting, a presentation was given from <strong>Coventry</strong><br />
Credit Union who are working on a scheme with the <strong>Coventry</strong> Co-op, on<br />
electrical goods – further information can be found on the website<br />
http://www.coventrypartnership.com/financial%20inclusion%20forum<br />
Daksha encouraged the Forum that where ever possible we should be<br />
guiding people to the Credit Union and promoting these within our individual<br />
organisations. The credit Union is supported by 3 permanent employees<br />
and volunteers in small premises in the City Arcade. A discussion took place<br />
on the wide amount of interest that is charged from different lenders- Pay<br />
day Loan, Provident as well as Credit unions and the public are unaware of<br />
these interest rates. The group are working on a comparison table that<br />
shows the different interest rates.<br />
Action: Jim to send Sarah the comparison table.<br />
Helen outlined that change in housing benefits and the shortfall in housing<br />
allowance that will affect many vulnerable people. Also a change in Council<br />
Tax benefit proposed to take place. A lot of work still to be done.<br />
Action: Helen to present at the next meeting on the Welfare Reform<br />
Daksha reported that the Christmas debt event did not take place due to<br />
lack of time to promote it. A small planning group will meet next week to<br />
arrange a pilot event in Tile Hill this will be supported by the £500 that is<br />
available from the Illegal Money Lending Team.<br />
The next meeting of sub group will meet on Friday 27 th January.<br />
DRAFT Final Inclusion Strategy<br />
Leisa circulated a draft framework for the Financial Inclusion Strategy.<br />
The action plan has 5 key strands and it was agreed that members should<br />
send Sarah the following information in order to help populate the Action<br />
Plan.<br />
Elaine &<br />
Judith<br />
Action<br />
6.1. &<br />
6.2.<br />
Jim<br />
Helen<br />
Action<br />
7.2.<br />
<br />
Baseline data for the FIVE Key strands of work<br />
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Actions/activities that fit under the FIVE Key strands of work a maximum<br />
of three per strand with suggested timescales and delivery methods<br />
against each action<br />
7.2<br />
7.3<br />
8.<br />
8.1<br />
9.<br />
9.1<br />
9.2<br />
Information must be sent back to Sarah by 13th January.<br />
Louise asked Dawn how the strategy will link into the child poverty strategy<br />
and she reported that the Economy Learning Skills and Employment Group<br />
have family poverty as one of their areas of work.<br />
Next Steps<br />
Loan shark training to Revenue and Benefits 17 th January, 2012<br />
Loan shark training to front line staff 20 th January, 2012<br />
All to send Information for Financial Inclusion Action Plan<br />
Tile Hill Event<br />
Welfare Reform Presentation 13 th March, 2012<br />
Feedback from Employment Project for RSI tenants<br />
Any Other Business<br />
Jo reported that the job club has been a huge success, over 500 people<br />
went through the doors in the first 2 weeks and it is hoped that the Job Club<br />
will be extended into January.<br />
Families with Multiple Problems – DWP have promoted a fund to get longterm<br />
unemployed from problematic families into work e.g. one member of<br />
the family has to be of working age and on benefits. EOS is the local deliver<br />
of this three year programme (until 2014) and are working closely with<br />
colleagues in CLYP and Regeneration.<br />
ALL<br />
Helen<br />
Sarah<br />
All<br />
Daksha<br />
Helen<br />
Elaine &<br />
Judith<br />
10. Date and time of next meeting:<br />
• 13 th March 2012<br />
• 12 th June 2012<br />
• 18 th September 2012<br />
• 11 th December 2012<br />
All to<br />
take<br />
note.<br />
All meetings to take place 10 – 12 in room 77, Council House <strong>Coventry</strong><br />
Sarah Perry<br />
<strong>Coventry</strong> <strong>Partnership</strong> Support Officer<br />
Sarah.perry@coventrypartnership.com<br />
024 7683 4359<br />
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