This case study examines the advantages and practical challenges of sharing and integrating services between Rotherham Council and Primary Care Trust for Children's Services, and the practical lessons that other organisation can consider whether evolving Children's Services or other shared services initiatives.

The case study looks at how both these different bodies have had to rise to challenges of adapting to a different culture, agree on new outcomes and objectives, integrate process, share information and manage confidentiality. Officers and executives of the council explain how they have managed staff change and created an integrated structure to accommodate the different organisational issues, responsibilities and governance across the Local Authority and PCT. The importance of creating a shared vision and establishing core principles is also highlighted.

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Tags: Children's Services, Transformation

This is the independent report produced by the Office of Public Management and the local area agreement (LAA) evaluation consortium for Communities and Local Government on the LAA regional roadshows held across England throughout March 2007. It details the key messages for central government and for localities, and gives an indicative LAA negotiating timetable for 2007-08.

Tags: Local Area Agreement

The Office of the Third Sector, Cabinet Office invites Regional Development Agencies to submit proposals for using additional funding to boost Business Link capacity to broker support for social enterprises.

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Tags: Voluntary Sector

The open sharing of information and monitoring of performance are key to the success of Local Partnerships, LAAs and LSPs. Now for the very first time, LocalGov TV are going to be talking the same language but also talking about it at the same time. 'I believe that data and that accuracy of data will provide us with the power we never had but also provide us with much more confidence that the activities we are suggesting as the way forward are the right activities' claims” Dr Angela Lennox, Chair, Leicester Partnership.

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Tags: Transformation, Local Area Agreement, Perfomance Management, Systems

This report highlights the Government's role in influencing non-statutory, commercial and not-for-profit sectors in securing public health goals. Through the report, case studies and best practice tips, the department encourages the greater use of such partnerships for health at a local level.

Tags: Voluntary Sector

This research investigates 'what works' in terms of cohesion policy, by investigating policy and practice in six case study areas. The research was commissioned to contribute to the on-going work of Communities and Local Government and the Commission on Integration and Cohesion.

Tags: Diversity, Policy

This publication looks at some of the innovative, ambitious and practical work being done by regional partnerships to further sustainable development.

Tags: Policy

This report presents the findings from research commissioned by the CRE in 2006 to look at participation in local strategic partnerships by people from ethnic minorities. It investigates the extent to which the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund is distributed to people from ethnic minorities.

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Tags: Community Engagement, Local Area Agreement, NRF

The 2006 Local Government White Paper announced the intention of Communities and Local Government to promote the concept of city development companies for English cities and city-regions, including through developing guidance in conjunction with partners. On 12 December 2006, Communities and Local Government published a consultation paper on city development companies (CDCs). It sought opinions on the rationale and the key principles for CDCs, as well as views on the form, function and location of such bodies.

This document provides a summary of responses to a consultation published by Communities and Local Government published on city development companies (CDCs). The consultation sought opinions on the rationale and the key principles for CDCs, and views on the form, function and location of such bodies.

Tags: CDCs

The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence. It will deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services. The planning and development of services will be needs led. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.

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Tags: Directories, Social Issues

This briefing note, published in partnership with the Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Health, aims to highlight how effective programmes to tackle teenage pregnancy can contribute to LSPs achievingtheir key priorities and outcomes.  The note is primarily aimed at LSPs in receipt of Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, and asks LSPs to consider how they could assist partnership working in helping to tackle teenage conception rates.

Tags: Local Area Agreement

This information has been put together by the Communities and Local Government team on Supporting People and local area agreements. It covers the latest developments on local area agreements and what they mean for the Supporting People programme. Information has been added on the implementation of local area agreements and the development of local strategic partnerships. There are also detailed examples of enabling measures requested for Supporting People from the pilot, second and third rounds.

Tags: Social Issues, Community Engagement, Local Area Agreement