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Past Events 2007

People Moving on from Hospital Living Event  - 17th December 2007
People Moving on from Hospital Living Event - 17th December 2007
This conference was an opportunity to find out more about the Dorset-wide ‘Moving On From Hospital Living/Campus Reprovision’ project. This project is supporting people with learning disabilities who are currently living in health accommodation to move to more appropriate community settings to meet their needs.
 
Waste Services Event  - 7th December 2007
Waste Services Event - 7th December 2007
South West Waste Officer Network Launch Event
 
LIFT SW (RIEP) - Regional Improvement and Efficiency Event - Tuesday 4th December - Taunton
LIFT SW (RIEP) - Regional Improvement and Efficiency Event - Tuesday 4th December - Taunton
The objective of this event was to help officers, elected members and regional stakeholders to understand central government and Audit Commission perspectives of CSR07 and the broader change issues, particularly in the SW. It was an opportunity to shape the LIFT SW improvement and efficiency strategy for local authority support.
 
South West Children's Services Provider Forum - 16th November 2007
South West Children's Services Provider Forum - 16th November 2007
The South West Provider Forum is open to all current and potential suppliers of Children's Services to the South West.
 
LAAs: Seeing the Whole Picture - 8th November, Weston-Super-Mare
LAAs: Seeing the Whole Picture - 8th November, Weston-Super-Mare
Signalling a new central / local relationship.
 
Transforming Your Community: Challenges and Inspirations - 6th November 2007
Transforming Your Community: Challenges and Inspirations - 6th November 2007
A stimulating seminar that has been planned by the Western Improvement Partnership, hosted by Bristol City Council and sponsored by LIFT South West Partnership.
 
LIFT SW Strategic Savings Event - 30th October, Exeter
LIFT SW Strategic Savings Event - 30th October, Exeter
Releasing cashable savings through increased efficiency and better buying is the watch-word for CSR07, which is targeting around 9% savings over the period 2008/09 to 2010/11 for local authorities.
 
LAAs: Achieving Through Partnership - The Duty to Co-operate- 24th October, Exeter
LAAs: Achieving Through Partnership - The Duty to Co-operate- 24th October, Exeter
Achieving through partnership - The duty to co-operate.
 
LAAs: Getting Ready for Local Area Agreements - 5th October, Exeter
LAAs: Getting Ready for Local Area Agreements - 5th October, Exeter
Getting Ready for Local Area Agreements
 
LIFT South West Business Transformation Network Conference - 1st October, Taunton
LIFT South West Business Transformation Network Conference - 1st October, Taunton
Setting the scene for customer-led business transformation, and the role of the business transformation network. The network will inspire and inform the Transformational agenda for the region as a whole.
 
South West Regional Networking Event – Resource Management - 25th September, Taunton
South West Regional Networking Event – Resource Management - 25th September, Taunton
This BREW Centre Regional Event has been designed to educate, support and inspire Local Authority Officers to work with their business communities and develop resource management strategies.
 
COPROP Southwest Regional Construction Workshop - 10th September 2007, Taunton
COPROP Southwest Regional Construction Workshop - 10th September 2007, Taunton
Event to showcase work done by COPROP Southwest in conjunction with the South West Centre of Excellence / LIFT SW Partnership
 
Use of Resources Seminar - 11th July 2007, Taunton
Use of Resources Seminar - 11th July 2007, Taunton
The LIFT SW strategy identified that one of its success measures should be progress against the Use of Resources judgement, with no council scoring less than 2 on the annual Use of Resources judgement by March 2008. There is an improving picture in the South West but still scope for further improvement. For this reason, LIFT SW ran a Use of Resources seminar 11th july 2007. The event was well attended by around 80 south west officers and councillors
 
Learning for Living and Work - Making it happen in the South West - 24th May, Taunton
Learning for Living and Work - Making it happen in the South West - 24th May, Taunton
The Learning and Skills Council has recently launched a new strategy for learners with learning disabilities and difficulties called ‘Learning for Living and Work’. This conference gave people a chance to hear about how things are changing in the world of Further Education and work.
 
SW C&TS Framework Agreement (ISiS) - Friday 26th January 2007, Taunton
SW C&TS Framework Agreement (ISiS) - Friday 26th January 2007, Taunton
Update briefing by providers and the project team for Members and Officers
 
DCLG Event - Transforming Local Government through Shared Services - 25th January 2007, Taunton
DCLG Event - Transforming Local Government through Shared Services - 25th January 2007, Taunton
Over 40 local government officers from around the region attended this
CLG/SWCoE seminar to learn about the processes necessary to set up successful shared services. Attendees were also able to hear from colleagues in the South West about how they've shared services or optimised business processes.