Neighbourhood Agenda

Labour’s policy of involvement of local people is ensuring that the Sinfin and Osmaston Neighbourhood Forums and their Board are heard and taken notice of by the Council and its partners such as the police and Derby City Primary Care Trust.
They are being obliged to focus on the priorities residents have determined at Forum meetings in the two areas. The Neighbourhood Board is attended by Councillors Robin Turner and by Councillor Baggy Shanker who chairs the Forums and the Board. The three Neighbourhood Team officials dedicated exclusively to Sinfin Ward include one who deals with antisocial behaviour. Another official deals with that subject for the Osmaston and Allenton areas.
Ten residents form the core of the Board which is supported by Derby Community Safety Partnership and it is attended by police and Derby City Primary Care Trust officials. The Board is able to define Sinfin Ward people’s priorities to the Council and other agencies, holds a budget for projects in the area and it works closely with community based organisations in Osmaston such as Action Group Osmaston and Sinfin Together Partnership.
This new agenda was created by Labour at local and national government and represents a transformation or revolution in the relationship between local people and their local and national governments. Baggy and Robin are ensuring its success and further development.
Robin and Baggy are reviewing the actions of the Liberal Democrat Council Cabinet to check that in their “wisdom” they do not undermine in any way these very important rights that were given to the people through the Sinfin and Osmaston Neighbourhood Board.