Governance
Governance arrangements
As the ambitions of this Strategy and the local area action plan rely on the whole‑system approach, strong multiagency governance and coordinated mobilisation are essential.
To ensure clear accountability, collective ownership and sustained focus on improvement, this programme of work will report to the Health and Wellbeing Board. This will provide the strategic oversight needed to drive partnership action, strengthen leadership across agencies and ensure every child experiences a Bold Start and a Bright Future.
The Best Start in Life (BSiL) Lead and Programme Board will provide operational and strategic coordination, overseeing joint commissioning, alignment of budgets, and monitoring of spend against outcomes. This will ensure transparency, shared accountability and effective use of resources across the system.
BSiL Partnership Programme Board
Senior accountable leaders from ICB, Commissioners of Health services, Public Health, Education and Family Hubs will set vision, priorities, and outcomes; aligned with the One Coventry plan and statutory duties and monitor system indicators (GLD and child health).
BSiL Operational stakeholder group
Cochaired by the accountable officers:
- this group leads the implementation of the Best Start in Life Local Area Plan, agreeing shared pathways, data flows and resource alignment. It ensures family and community voices inform decision‑making. This group will feedback on service delivery against the plan and collectively monitor progress and impact across the key performance indicators
- service area accountability: Each partner owns and delivers its actions to agreed timescales, with named strategic and operational leads; crosscutting priorities (e.g., early communication, perinatal mental health, inclusion) have a clear lead and partner contributions