We opened the meeting with a presentation from the Sheffield Property Association who undertook a study around the economic impact of Post-COVID Working Practices on Sheffield City Centre.  We also received an update on the progress made with the City Goals since we last met in January.  Finally, we discussed the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, were given an overview of the Health and Wellbeing Board and links between the aspirations of the Strategy and how it can contribute to the delivery of the City Goals through its ambitions and priorities.

10.30 am - Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest and Minutes & Matters Arising - Lord David Blunkett, Chair

10.35 am - Partnership Update - Laura White, Partnership Manager, SCC

10.45 am - Sheffield Property Association Research and Report -an evaluation of the economic impact of post-COVID working practices on Sheffield City Centre - Patrick Coupar, Senior Consultant, Kada Researh Limited and Martin McKervey, Chair, Sheffield Property Association

11.30 am - City Goals: Transition - Angela Foulkes, Principal and Chief Executive, The Sheffield College

12.00 pm - Health & Wellbeing Strategy - Susan Hird, Public Health Consultant, Sheffield City Council, Helen Watson, Public Health Specialty Registrar, Sheffield City Council and Dan Spicer, Policy and Improvement Officer, Sheffield City Council

12.20 pm - Any Other Business

All of the presentations from the meeting can be viewed by clicking HERE

We opened the meeting this month with an update on the Cost-of-Living work taking place in the city.  We then spent some time discussing the City Goals work.  For Item 4 will heard an update on the progress made with the City Goals since we last met in November and the Board was asked to endorse the final set of Goals.  During Item 5 we had an opportunity to focus on the next stages of the process. 

Finally, we discussed Sheffield City Council’s draft Council Plan which will be consulted on over the coming weeks and sets out how the Council will be contributing to the delivery of the City Goals through its ambitions and priorities. 

10.30 am - Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest and Minutes & Matters Arising - Lord David Blunkett, Chair

10.35 am - Partnership Update - Laura White, Partnership Manager, SCC

10.45 am - Cost of Living Update - Cat Arnold, Policy & Improvement Officer, SCC and Colin Havard, Community Support Coordinator, SCC

To view the presentation click HERE

11.10 am - City Goals: Endorsing the Final Goals - Angela Foulkes, Principal and Chief Executive, The Sheffield College

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11.30 am - City Goals: Next Steps and Transition - Angela Foulkes, Principal & Chief Executive of The Sheffield College

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11.55 am - Council Plan - Tom Hunt, Leader, Sheffield City Council and Kate Josephs, Chief Executive, SCC

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The meeting opened with a proposal from the Race Equality Commission Legacy Task and Finish Group for a Sheffield Race Equality Partnership.

We also heard about The Welcoming Cultures project, an initiative which aims to share, demonstrate and build collaborations around celebrating our incredible cultural diversity, and the RTransform project, which looks into tackling political mobilisations and educational systems in the UK as well as challenging inequalities by building capacity at grassroot levels.  

Finally, we received an update on the progress made with the City Goals since we last met in September as well as an outline of key next steps.

10.30 am - Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest and Minutes & Matters Arising - Lord David Blunkett, Chair

The minutes of the November meeting were agreed on Friday 19th January and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - November 2023

10.35 am - Partnership Update - Laura White, Partnership Manager, SCC

10.50 am - Race Equality Partnership Proposal - report from the REC Legacy Task & Finish Group - Richard Stubbs, Chair of the REC Legacy Task & Finish Group and Laura White, Partnership Manager

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11.30 am - Welcoming Cultures and RTransformation - Terezia Rostas, Roma Cultural Consultant and Founder of Care for Young People’s Future

11.50 am - City Goals Update - Angela Foulkes, Principal & Chief Executive of The Sheffield College

To view the presentation click HERE

12.20 pm - Any Other Business

This meeting was held as a workshop focused on the City Goals. It was led by Tom Beresford from Dark Matter Labs.

It was a different format to our standard meetings with a more interactive approach. But we had an opportunity to review, reflect on and discuss the draft goals, providing feedback to Tom and his team.

10.30 am - Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest and Minutes & Matters Arising - Lord David Blunkett, Chair

The minutes of the September meeting were agreed on Friday 3rd November and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - September 2023

10.35 am - Workshop on City Goals - Tom Beresford, Dark Matter Labs and Angela Foulkes, Principal, The Sheffield College

12.20 pm - Partnership Update - Laura White, Partnership Manager

We opened the meeting this month with some reflections on the one year anniversary of the Race Equality Commission and an update on the work the Board has sponsored to find a mechanism for ensuring a meaningful and long-lasting legacy from the commission. We then heard an update on the work of Joined-up Heritage Sheffield - alongside this we heard about the Roots and Futures project which has been focused on embedding the perspectives of diverse communities in telling the story of the city’s heritage.  The second part of the meeting was devoted to an in-depth session on the City Goals.

2.30 pm - Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest plus Minutes and Matters Arising: Lord David Blunkett, Chair, Sheffield City Partnership Board

The minutes of the July meeting were agreed on Friday 8th September and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - July 2023

2.35 pm - Partnership Update: Laura White, Partnership Manager - also including a REC Legacy Update: Richard Stubbs, Chair, Task & Finish Group

2.50 pm - Joined Up Heritage & Roots and Futures: Robin Hughes & Jenny Morton, Joined Up Heritage and Dr Lizzy Craig-Atkins, University of Sheffield, Roots and Futures

To view the presentation click HERE

A copy of the Heritage Strategy for Sheffield can be viewed by clicking HERE

3.10 pm - City Goals: Angela Foulkes, Chief Executive & Principal, The Sheffield College and Tom Beresford, Dark Matter Labs

4.25 pm - Any Other Business

The meeting started with a welcome from the Very Revd Abi Thompson who outlined the range of activity the Cathedral undertakes with faith communities and people across the city. We also heard about the faith compact from the Revd Dr Casey Strines, alongside others who have been involved in this project including Shahida Siddique.  In the second half of the meeting, Angela Foulkes led an update on the work we are undertaking to develop and drive forward the City Goals, focusing in particular on the current and planned city-wide engagement activity and the up-coming co-design work and Helen Sims talked specifically about the Collaborative Conversations project.

10.30 am Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest. Minutes and Matters Arising

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SCPB Minutes - May 2023

10.35 am Partnership Update & Hot Topics (board discussion time) - Laura White, Strategy & Partnerships Manager

10.55 am Welcome to the Cathedral & Update - Very Revd Abi Thompson, Dean of Sheffield Cathedral

11.15 am Faith Compact work in Sheffield - Revd Dr Casey Strine, Bishop’s Advisor on Interfaith Affairs and Shahida Siddique, CEO FaithStar LLP

11.50 am City Goals Update - Angela Foulkes, Chief Executive and Principal, The Sheffield College - including Collaborative Conversations update by Helen Sims, Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Sheffield

To view the presentation click HERE

12.25 pm Any Other Business

At this meeting we discussed how we should respond collectively to the climate crisis and how we maximise the opportunities for our city which come from our large civil service policy presence.  We also focused again on how we take forward our commitment to deliver on the recommendations of the Race Equality Commission.

10.30 am Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest

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SCPB Minutes - March 2023

10.35 am Welcome to the Cathedral & Update - Very Revd Abi Thompson, Dean of Sheffield Cathedral and Revd Dr Casey Strine, Bishop’s Advisor on Interfaith Affairs

10.55 am Working together to tackle climate change and build a sustainable future for Sheffield - Mark Whitworth, Head of Sustainability, Sheffield City Council

11.20 am Civil Service Hub Strategy - Roger Cotes, Director, Careers and Further Education Directorate, Department for Education and Helen Kemplay, Department for Education

To view the presentation click HERE

11.45 am REC Legacy Body Task and Finish Group - Kate Josephs, Chief Executive, Sheffield City Council

12.10 pm Partnership Update & Hot Topics (board discussion time) - Laura White, Strategy and Partnerships Manager

12.25 pm Any Other Business

At this meeting, our first of 2023, we sought to build on the great work we did as a partnership in 2022 and the sense of momentum we felt in November, when we discussed our ambitious plans for the year ahead, including the City Goals.  As well as updates on our ongoing projects and areas of interest, we heard about two exciting initiatives which will be launching in 2023 – the work which Sheffield Hallam University are leading around the National Civic Impact Accelerator (this is designed to help universities increase the impact of their civic activity to deliver more for their local areas), and Sheffield Poverty Truth, a process which will bring together people with lived experience of poverty with civic and business leaders, in order to support lasting change. These two projects are important and innovative in their own right, but are also highly relevant to our City Goals work in terms of the insights they will contribute on how we share learning and knowledge more effectively across the city, how we engage with new networks and build trust between residents and institutions, and how we can collaborate more effectively to achieve our goals together in Sheffield.

10.30 am Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest

10.35 am Minutes and Matters Arising - Neill Birchenall, Deputy Chair, Sheffield City Partnership Board

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SCPB Minutes - January 2023

10.40am Partnership Update & Hot Topics - Laura White, Strategy and Partnerships Manager

11.00 am Introducing the National Civic Impact Accelerator - Adam Leach, Programme Director, National Civic Impact Accelerator (NCIA), Sheffield Hallam University and Greg Burke, Director of Place and Civic Engagement, Sheffield Hallam University

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11.30 am Poverty Truth Commission - Ryan Wileman, Salvation Army, Sheffield Poverty Truth and Charlotte Killeya, Sheffield Poverty Truth

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12.00 pm Update on the Census information for Sheffield - Dan Chedgzoy, Senior Performance and Intelligence Analyst, SCC and James Henderson, Director of Policy, Performance and Communications, SCC

To view the presentation click HERE

12.20 pm Any Other Business

At the November meeting we were joined by Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, and we developed an agenda which covered a range of topics which are ongoing areas of focus for SCPB, but also important issues to explore in the context of how we work together across South Yorkshire.  The discussions sought to highlight the many areas of existing collaboration, including skills and tackling poverty, as well as the further opportunities we have to work in partnership across the region.  Underpinning all of this was our current work to develop a clear set of shared ‘City Goals’ which will provide a crucial point of reference for us all in Sheffield and for our partners at South Yorkshire level, setting out what we are trying to achieve together and why.

The minutes of the November meeting were agreed on Friday 13th January and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - November 2022

10.30 am Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest

10.35 am Minutes and Matters Arising - Lord David Blunkett, Chair, Sheffield City Partnership Board

10.40am Partnership Update & Hot Topics - Laura White, Strategy and Partnerships Manager

10.45 am South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) Update - Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire

11.05 am City Goals - Angela Foulkes, Chief Executive and Principal, The Sheffield College and Diana Buckley, Director of Economy, Skills and Culture, Sheffield City Council

To view the presentation click HERE

11.30 am Using the Shared Prosperity Fund to help with the Cost-of-Living Crisis - Colin Havard, Community Development Co-ordinator, Sheffield City Council, James Henderson, Director of Policy, Performance and Communications, Sheffield City Council and Diana Buckley, Director of Economy, Skills and Culture, Sheffield City Council

To view the presentation click HERE

11.55 am South Yorkshire Community Foundation - Professor Chris Booth–Mayblin, Chair SYCF and Michelle Dickinson, Head of Philanthropy SYCF

12.10 pm Local Skills Improvement Plan Update - Alexis Krachai, MD Counter Context, SCCI

12.25 pm Any Other Business

The minutes of the September meeting were agreed on Friday 11th November and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - September 2022

At this meeting month we covered several key and urgent areas of focus for Sheffield. Firstly, we received an update on the work being taken forward across Sheffield to respond to the climate emergency.  Secondly, we discussed the findings of the Race Equality Commission and reflected not only on SCPB’s response to this as a partnership board, but also our strategic role in supporting city-wide action. Finally, following previous discussions, we received an update on the partnership-led emergency response to the Cost-of-Living Crisis.

10.30 am Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest

10.35 am Minutes and Matters Arising - Lord David Blunkett, Chair, Sheffield City Partnership Board

10.40am Partnership Update & Hot Topics - Laura White, Strategy and Partnerships Manager

11.00 am Climate Emergency Update - Mark Whitworth, Sustainability and Climate Change Service Manager, Sheffield City Council

11.20 am - Race Equality Commission - Gulnaz Hussain, Chief Executive, Firvale Community Hub and Race Equality Commissioner and Bashir Khan, Senior Equality and Engagement Officer, Sheffield City Council

To view the presentation click HERE

11.55 am Cost of Living Crisis Response - James Henderson, Director of Policy, Performance and Communications, Sheffield City Council and Cat Arnold, Policy & Improvement Officer, Sheffield City Council

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12.15 pm Any Other Business

The minutes of the July meeting were agreed on Friday 23rd September and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - July 2022

At the July meeting we covered two main areas of focus, both of which are important issues to consider as we develop our new City Strategy.

The first, a discussion around how we market Sheffield and enhance our profile nationally and globally. We specifically discussed the recently launched Sheffield University City Campaign from Welcome to Sheffield which is a new campaign including both universities. This provided an opportunity for us to reflect on the great work already happening in the city and identify any further discussions and/or work we would like to pursue in the coming months.

The second main discussion was about our ongoing partner work on tackling poverty, and specifically our city-wide crisis response to the cost-of-living crisis.  This item provided an update to partners on current activity and outlined the challenges we are facing in Sheffield.           

10.30 am Welcome, Apologies and Declarations of Interest

10.35 am Minutes and Matters Arising - Lord David Blunkett, Chair, Sheffield City Partnership Board

10.45 am Partnership Update & Hot Topics - Laura White, Strategy and Partnerships Manager

11.05 am Welcome to Sheffield University City Campaign - Mark Mobbs, Marketing Manager, City Campaigns, Sheffield City Council , Diana Buckley, Director of Economy, Skills and Culture, University of Sheffield , Richelle Quinn, Head of Strategic Marketing, Sheffield Hallam University, Claire Hamilton, Head of Marketing and Student Recruitment, University of Sheffield

To watch the campaign video click HERE

11.25 am - Cost of Living Crisis Update - Cat Arnold, Policy and Improvement Officer , Sheffield City Council

To view the presentation click HERE

12.00 pm City Strategy Update - Laura White, Strategy and Partnerships Manager , Diana Buckley, Director of Economy, Skills and Culture 

12.20 pm Any Other Business

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SCPB Minutes - May 2022

At the meeting we had two key areas of focus. The first around skills and employment and the Sheffield and South Yorkshire wide approach to bringing together skills supply, employment and productivity (we spent some time discussing both the Local Skills Improvement Plan (Item 2) and the way in which Sheffield College’s vision fits with this approach (Item 3)). The second was on the city strategy – this item included an update on the work which has been undertaken thus far to develop the evidence base for future work (the economic baseline commission), as well as a proposal for how this project could be taken forward.

10.30 am - Welcome, Introductions and Declarations of Interest

10.35 am - Local Skills Improvement Plan - Alexis Krachai, Interim Executive Director, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

11.00 am - Sheffield College’s Strategic Plan and Vision for Skills - Angela Foulkes, Chief Executive & Principal Sheffield College

Click HERE to view the presentation.

11.20 am - City Strategy: Economic Baseline Data - Diana Buckley, Director of Economic Development & Culture and Jennifer Rickard, Economic Policy Officer, Sheffield City Council

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12.00 pm - Minutes and Matters Arising

12.10 pm - Partnership Update & Hot Topics (board discussion time) - Laura White, Strategy and Partnerships Manager

12.25 pm - Any Other Business

The minutes of the March meeting were agreed on Friday 13th May and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - March 2022

At this meeting we had an opportunity for some initial reflections on what the ‘Levelling Up’ agenda means for Sheffield, following publication of the Government’s White Paper last month, as well as the related conversations which are already starting to take shape about the future of our economy at both the city and South Yorkshire level.  We also discussed current reforms to our NHS structures and the implications for the wider partnership landscape in the city.  All the items were relevant to the city strategy work in terms of informing the vision and commitments, as well as challenging us to think about how we will need to work together across the city to deliver on them.

10.55 am - Levelling Up Agenda - Eugene Walker, Acting Chief Executive, Sheffield City Council and Kate Martin, Executive Director – City Futures Portfolio, Sheffield City Council

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11.30 am - NHS Reforms and Local Partnership Context - Alexis Chappell, Director of Adult Health & Social Care, Sheffield City Council and Dan Spicer, Policy & Improvement Officer, Sheffield City Council

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12.00 pm - South Yorkshire Economic Summit Update - Martin McKervey, Director of AESSEAL plc and Lou Harrison-Walker, Interim Executive Director, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce & Industry

12.20 pm - Any Other Business

Next Meeting: Friday 13th May 2022

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SCPB Minutes - January 2022

At this meeting we discussed a range of strategic priorities for the Board. We had the opportunity to focus on how each item relates to the Board’s agenda to drive forward effective partnership working in the city as part of developing a renewed vision and sense of purpose. We discussed how we take forward key areas of work as building blocks for our city strategy, including the new constellations project and the vitally important tackling poverty agenda.

10.50 am - Tackling Poverty Action Plan - Cat Arnold, Policy & Improvement Officer, SCC

Cat outlined where the work with the Financial Cliff Edge working group has got to so far, including the content gathered from the Poverty Summit. She shared the initial ideas for the Action Plan for discussion. Click HERE to view Cat’s presentation.

11.10 am - City Strategy: update - James Henderson, Director of Policy, Performance & Communications, SCC and Laura White, Strategy & Partnerships Manager

James and Laura did a brief re-cap of the discussion at the previous meeting and set out a proposed timetable and process for developing the strategy. Click HERE to view the presentation.

11.40 am - New Constellations: update and next steps - Gemma Mortensen, Co-Creator, New Constellations

12.00 pm - Any Other Business

Next Meeting: Friday 11th March 2022

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SCPB Minutes - November 2021

At this meeting we discussed a range of items which all relate to key strategic priorities for the Board. We had the opportunity to focus on how each item can become a building block in a new shared vision and strategy for the city - from how we engage with partners and communities, to how we create a locally-owned narrative which articulates Sheffield’s unique assets to those within and outside the city.

10.50 am - Engaging and working with partners and communities - Cllr Terry Fox, Leader of Sheffield City Council.

11.10 am - City Strategy: initial ideas - Diana Buckley, Head of Economic Strategy & Commissioning for Economic Development and Laurie Brennan, Head of Policy and Partnerships, Sheffield City Council. Click HERE to view the presentation made to the Board.

11.30 am - How do we market the city: conversation starter - Lord David Blunkett, Chair, Sheffield City Partnership Board

11.40 am - New Constellations: update and next steps - Martin McKervey, High Sheriff of South Yorkshire and Alexis Krachai, Interim Executive Director, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. Click HERE to view the presentation made to the Board.

11.50 am - Any Other Business

Next Meeting: Friday 7th January 2022

The minutes of the September meeting were agreed on Friday 12th November and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - September 2021

At this meeting we heard more about the approach to the work being funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that was introduced at the Board’s July meeting.

11.20 am - Igniting Opportunities - Professor David Tuckett, Emeritus Professor of UCL and Co-co-ordinator of the (Oxford Blatvanik School Action Narrative) Project; Iris Andrews, New Constellations

Next Meeting: Friday 12th November 2021

The minutes of the July meeting were agreed on Friday 10th September and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - July 2021

At this meeting we received an update on the development of Sheffield City Council’s One Year Plan for recovery, and a verbal briefing on a potential opportunity to work with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in the development of a blueprint for the future of Sheffield.

10.50 am - Sheffield City Council : One Year Plan - Kate Josephs, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council

To read the One Year Plan click HERE

11.10 am - Igniting Opportunities: verbal briefing - Kate Josephs, SCC and Graeme Cooke, Director of Evidence & Policy, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Next Meeting: Friday 10th September 2021

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SCPB Minutes - May 2021

At this meeting we heard about the impact organisations in the Voluntary, Community and Faith sector had on the city during the pandemic, discussed their value to Sheffield and how they can be sustained as an asset for the future.

10.55 am - The impact of VCS in Sheffield during the pandemic, and beyond - Helen Steers, Chief Executive of VAS and Andy Buck, Chair of VAS introduced this item. Professor Chris Dayson of Sheffield Hallam University presented the findings of research in Sheffield on this issue. The main purpose of this item was to highlight the value of the VCS as a whole as an asset to the city, to touch on its potential fragility, and start a conversation about how the city as a whole could take action to sustain it for the future. To view the presentation made to the Board click HERE.

11.40 am - Sheffield City Council - development of priorities - Kate Josephs, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council gave a verbal update on work to develop the Council’s priorities and progress towards the development of a Corporate Plan aligned to the city’s agenda.

The next meeting is scheduled for Friday 16th July 2021.

The minutes of the January meeting were agreed on Friday 12th March and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - January 2021

At this meeting the Board built on the discussion at November’s meeting to consider how they could help shape and support Sheffield’s recovery from Covid-19. They also received a short briefing on the developing Employment & Skills Strategy.

10.30 am - Minutes and Matters Arising

10.35 am - Sheffield’s Recovery from Covid-19: charting the way forward - Maddy Desforges and Angela Foulkes introduced and framed the discussion, before we moved the Board into three smaller break out groups which took turns to engage with the following questions:

1)    What should our vision be for Sheffield around Covid recovery – thinking about the breadth, timeframe and scope of what we need to cover?

2)    What workstreams do we need to deliver this vision - how do we best break it down into more manageable chunks?

3)    What systems and structures do we already have that can pick up these workstreams; what are the gaps?

Following this, we asked each Board member to give one key reflection on the discussions they were part of, before moving on to summing up and next steps.

11.45 am - Skills & Employment Strategy - Kevin Straughan, Head of Service, Lifelong Learning & Skills, Sheffield City Council briefed the Board on work so far on the Skills & Employment Strategy, with the offer of a separate session to be set up for more detailed engagement with interested Board members if desired.

The minutes of the November meeting were agreed on Friday 15th January and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - November 2020

At this meeting we heard about work in Sheffield on the climate change and net zero agenda, considered Sheffield’s recovery from Covid-19 and this Board’s role in that, and received an update on the Council’s approach to engagement around equalities and the Race Equality Commission.

10.45 am - Net Zero Carbon Sheffield - Climate Change - Mark Whitworth, Climate Change and Sustainability Service Manager, Sheffield City Council presented an update on how Sheffield’s approach to climate change and the net zero agenda is developing. To view the presentation made to the Board click HERE.

11.15 am - SCPB and its role in Sheffield’s Recovery - A short discussion paper for this item was circulated ahead of the meeting.  The paper asked the Board to consider their role as a group in developing a plan for Sheffield’s recovery to enable the city to hit the ground running when Covid restrictions ease, and posed a number of questions for consideration in relation to this.

11.40 am - Equalities, Engagement and the Race Equality Commission - Adele Robinson, Equality & Engagement Manager, Sheffield City Council briefed the Board on work being undertaken to review the Council’s approach to engagement around equalities issues. Professor Kevin Hylton, Chair, Sheffield Race Equality Commission introduced himself to the Board and updated on progress with the Race Equality Commission.

The minutes of the September meeting were agreed on Friday 13th November and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - September 2020

At this meeting we heard items around various action areas which relate to our inclusive and sustainable economy work - this included discussion around the State of Sheffield next steps and representation.

11.25 am State of Sheffield 2020 Review and Next Steps - Laura White, Partnership Manager, highlighted the next steps and discussed with partners what action they want to take as a result of the paper and event. To view the presentation made to the Board click HERE.

11.45 am Representation on the Board - Maddy Desforges, Debbie Matthews and Andy Buck brought this item on representation on the board to be discussed. This links into the findings from the State of Sheffield evidence highlighting the importance of voice and representation in the city. The board is committed to this as part of the Inclusive Economy work.

12.05 pm Seven Hills Primary Care Network Cold Visiting Service - Nicki Doherty, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Strategy and Operations Primary Care Sheffield, and her colleagues Dr Lucy Cormack, Clinical Director for the Sevenhills Primary Care Network and Primary Care Sheffield Practices and Lynsey Hughes, Head of Primary Care brought this item as an example where primary care has taken a different approach to support more vulnerable people to access the care that they require during Covid.

The minutes of the November meeting were agreed on Friday 17th January and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - November 2019

At this meeting we heard updates around various action areas which relate to our inclusive and sustainable economy work - this included discussion around people’s lived experience and supporting vulnerable people.

11.00 am Sheffield City Council Governance Review, Cllr Terry Fox, Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Governance & Deputy Leader and Cllr Sioned-Mair Richards.

11.10 am Overview of the work and progress of The Sanctuary, Tom Martin, Director

11.55 am Cohesion in Sheffield (narrative around cohesion and diversity of leadership), Mike Fitter and members of the Review Team, Cohesion Sheffield

12.30 pm Engagement Update, Laura White, Partnership Manager.

A copy of the full slide pack can be downloaded by clicking HERE

The minutes of the October meeting were agreed on Friday 15th November and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - October 2019

At this meeting the Board heard updates around various action areas which relate to our inclusive and sustainable economy work - this included discussion of the skills agenda and ‘inclusive Sheffield indicators’

11.00 am SCR Skills & Strategic Economic Plan, Jon Guest and Rob Harvey of the Sheffield City Region Executive Team discussed the skills issues which have been highlighted by the work around the Strategic Economic Plan and also set out the plans for the Skills Advisory Panel.

11.30 am SIPHER Consortium, Dr Robin Purshouse, Reader in Decision Modelling and Optimisation, The University of Sheffield

12.00 pm Grant Thornton Vibrant Economy Index, Rob Turner of Grant Thornton

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SCPB Minutes - July 2019

At this meeting we were provided updates around some key policy areas which relate to our inclusive and sustainable economy work and reflected on next steps for the engagement project. We also discussed the Sheffield Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy, with a focus on how we work together across partnerships to take forward the ambition areas.

11.00 am Key Policy Updates, Laurie Brennan, Head of Policy & Partnerships for Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council’s Clean Air Consultation has been launched and can be completed by clicking HERE. The Council’s business case is published and can be downloaded HERE

A review of the Equality Hubs Network has been recently undertaken.

11.30 am Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy, Dan Spicer, Policy & Improvement Officer, Sheffield City Council

Dan gave a short overview of the Health & Wellbeing Board and a look back to the previous Strategy. The new Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy has a single headline goal: close the gap in healthy life expectancy in Sheffield by improving the health and wellbeing of the poorest and most vulnerable the fastest.

The Strategy was launched on Monday 1st July and can be downloaded by clicking HERE.

A copy of Dan’s slides can be downloaded by clicking HERE.

12.25 pm Update on State of Sheffield Engagement Work, Laura White, Strategy & Partnerships Manager

Laura presented an Engagement Update to the Board and asked it to consider and recommend next steps.

A copy of Laura’s slides can be downloaded by clicking HERE.

12.45 pm Any Other Business

There was no other business.

The minutes of the March meeting were agreed on Friday 12th July and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - March 2019

This meeting we welcomed the new SCR LEP Chair, James Muir, and had an extended discussion with members of the UK2070 Commission on regional inequality.  We also updated on the engagement work and the planned State of Sheffield Engagement Event.

11.00 am SCR LEP Update, James Muir

11.45 am UK 2070 Commission, Professor Vincent Goodstadt, Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Manchester

Professor Goodstadt began by giving a presentation to the Board (click here to view). A structured conversation then took place around the following three questions:

1) What evidence do we have of structural disadvantages which contribute to regional inequalities? And what are these?

2) If we were able to think long-term and think big, imagining that we could access whatever funds we needed, what would we want to do locally?

3) In terms of these local ambitions, are there still things which require a stronger and better national framework?

12.45 pm Update on Engagement Plan 2019 (including State of Sheffield 2019), Laura White, Partnership Manager

12.55 pm Any Other Business

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SCPB Minutes - January 2019

This meeting focused on the Sheffield Transport Strategy and how this relates to our Inclusive & Sustainable Economy Framework. We also updated on some of our priority work streams, as identified in the Framework, including Progressive Procurement and Engagement.

11.10 am Sheffield Transport Strategy - Greg Challis, Senior Transport Planner, Sheffield City Council

Greg presented the strategy and sought to identify links with our Inclusive & Sustainable Economy work.

Click here to download a copy of the strategy

12.00 pm Progressive Procurement Update - Sandi Carman, Chair of Progressive Procurement Delivery Group

Sandi gave an update on progress from the Group, including the strategic conversations with Directors of Finance and the new outcomes which the Group has identified.

12.20 pm Engagement Plan 2019 (including State of Sheffield 2019) - Laura White, Partnership Manager

Laura updated Board on the various conversations with partners/officers around engagement, including the Inclusive Communities Project, and specifically some proposals for the State of Sheffield 2019 engagement activity and summit event.

12.50 pm Any Other Business

A copy of the full slide pack from the meeting can be downloaded here:

Slide Pack - January 2019

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SCPB Minutes - November 2018

This meeting SCPB looked at heritage and how this relates to our inclusive economy framework. We also fed back from the launch event held in October and discussed meeting and agenda planning for 2019.

11.00 am Sheffield Heritage Strategy - Jon Bradley, Joined-up Heritage Sheffield

Jon gave a presentation to Board highlighting the work of Joined up Heritage Sheffield and The Sheffield Heritage Strategy (Framework) which was launched in October 2017.

A copy of Jon’s presentation can be downloaded by clicking here

A copy of the Framework can be downloaded here

11.45 am Framework Next Steps: Agenda Planning for 2019 - Laura White, Partnership Manager

12.45 pm Any Other Business

The minutes of the September meeting were agreed on Friday 16th November and are now ready to view by clicking here:

SCPB Minutes - September 2018

This meeting looked at issues related to exclusion and poverty within our city centre, and how this fits with our approach for building a more inclusive city. We also focused on the Inclusive & Sustainable Economy Framework itself, discussing structure and content, and discussed the launch event on 11th October.

SCR/SCPB Links - Mayor Dan Jarvis

Street Culture and City Centre Challenges

Inspector John Mallows and PCSO Steve Hart of the Sheffield Central Neighbourhood Policing Team talked about their experiences of the challenges of dealing with street culture and homelessness in the city centre. Download a copy of John and Steve’s presentation by clicking below.

Street Culture and City Centre Challenges Presentation

City of Sanctuary

Sarah Eldridge, Coordinator, Sheffield City of Sanctuary talked to Board about the background to Sheffield City of Sanctuary and the new Sanctuary Space, which has recently opened in Sheffield city centre (Chapel Walk) as a place where asylum seekers and refugees can come for information, advice and support. Download a copy of Sarah’s presentation by clicking below.

City of Sanctuary Presentation

Inclusive & Sustainable Economy Framework Drafting

Laura White, Partnership Manager, discussed the new shorter draft of the Framework. Board also discussed ideas for the launch event.