Delivery Strand: Monitoring
5.8 Understanding the impact of work undertaken by the Partnership is key to ensuring resources continue to be delivered and utilised in the most efficient way. Comprehensive baseline information was gathered prior to the Partnership being established and this remains crucial in allowing us to evidence trends and changes since coming into operation. Integrating a Monitoring Officer within the Team has empowered this work through the creation and tracking of an evidence base which is regularly utilised to understand where priorities lie and how best to allocate resources to address them.
5.9 Since first operating, the Partnership has continued to refine the data collected to inform how well the Partnership is performing, alongside allowing for changes in coastal use patterns to be spotted and rapidly responded to. This is reviewed regularly and forms a critical part of the annual season planning work, additionally it is used to satisfy regular reporting requirements.
5.10 Footprint Ecology’s review found that project monitoring was ‘well organised’ with, for example ‘any relevant information being provided to both the PfSH Joint Committee and Monitoring Group well in advance of meetings.’
5.11 The findings of scheduled third-party monitoring work and data shared by Partners further informs the operational practices, as does the results of the 5 Year Review which confirmed the progress of the Partnership.
5.12 In the coming period, the Partnership will also expand its activities and priorities to cover the following:
