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Towards outside-in: engagement and innovation in strategic planning and commissioning
- Authors:
- BOHL Eric, WYNN Mike
- Publisher:
- Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 38
- Place of publication:
- London
This document sets out the ‘Outside-in’ approach to strategic planning and commissioning, which is defined as 'working with communities, citizens, partners and the widest range of contributors to reimagine how to deliver the outcomes our society requires.' It suggests that deeper engagement, co-production, co-creation and radical innovation are needed to ensure that local authorities are able to support their localities through the current period of austerity. The report includes a variety of examples of how local authorities have applied outside-in thinking and propose four key principles to ensure this approach is embedded in the way local government works. These are: Demand disruption: it is not enough to talk about the need for innovation and new ideas – it will need to be an imperative that leaders actively and visibly champion and defend; Remodel the organisation: so that it can use disruption to change, the whole organisation will need to learn a new language and culture - and reshape itself; Use the right tools: organisations will need to develop new skills and new techniques if they are serious about encouraging divergent thinking; Set it up so you can’t stop: engagement and radical rethinking need continuous commitment and attention: once you start, you have to keep going. (Edited publisher abstract)
Local government and the demography of ageing
- Authors:
- EVANDROU Maria, et al
- Publisher:
- Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- London
This review on the demography of ageing and the role of local government focuses on the main opportunities and challenges posed by population ageing for policymakers at the local level, and the ways in which such opportunities and challenges might be addressed. The report discusses the characteristics of population ageing in the United Kingdom, using key indicators which are currently used in this area and pointing to the role of local government in safeguarding and improving the well-being of individuals across the life course and particularly in later life. It discusses the current understanding of what constitutes healthy ageing and considers the concept of need, and its measurement for academic and policy purposes. The report examines the importance of independent living and choice in housing arrangements in later life, and the challenges posed in this area by changing family forms and living arrangements in the United Kingdom, looking at the potential of innovative solutions such as tele-care and tele-medicine. A final section brings together evidence on the well-being and quality of life enjoyed by individuals across the life-course and in later life, drawing on different dimensions of well-being, such as economic and social well-being, and outlining the challenges associated with promoting well-being at the local level. (Edited publisher abstract)
Changing local services
- Authors:
- MCDONALD Graeme, CICAKOVA Martina
- Publisher:
- Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 34
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, drawing on a Solace survey of local authorities' chief executives and senior managers in 2014, measures the mood in local government and attempts to identify and understand the main priorities for the sector and the key challenges faced by local authorities. The survey results show that: 92 percent of respondents are concerned about the impact of cuts on their organisations; 75 percent expect the state of local government finance to decline, with counties being the most negative; and 84 percent don't believe any of the main political parties have a sufficient programme of change. Councils have been responding by protecting the frontline but as the cuts in central government funding continue, chief executives and senior managers are starting to fear the impact will soon be felt on service delivery. The research paints a picture of local government under severe financial pressures, fearful of the potential future and feeling that solutions are unlikely to come from government but rather from their local places and communities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Multi-agency inspection of child protection: a position paper from ADCS, LGA and Solace
- Authors:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, SOCIETY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND SENIOR MANAGERS
- Publishers:
- Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Children's Services, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 13
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper focuses on the role and arrangements for a new approach to inspection of children’s services. It proposes that the single inspection framework should be stood down and replaced by a portfolio approach to inspecting multi-agency child protection work. Unannounced inspection of ‘front door’ arrangements (contact, referral and assessment) should be reintroduced (ideally on a multi-agency basis, depending on local ‘front door’ arrangements). If this inspection identifies serious concerns or inadequacies then the local authority and its partners would be subject to a wider, multi-agency joint inspection with a narrative, instead of a crudely graded, overall judgment. The paper argues that thematic studies have the potential to become the bedrock of the improvement offer by helping all providers to understand and better identify the practice, management and leadership issues, and to disseminate good practice. A rolling, modular programme of thematic multi-agency studies should therefore be developed and deployed, in conjunction with the sector, to complement the unannounced inspection of ‘front door’ arrangements. (Edited publisher abstract)