The biweekly efficiency and improvement bulletin is produced by the LIFT SW Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership.
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Update and interim funding release by LIFT SW RIEP
The LIFT SW RIEP support programme is gathering momentum with the approval for release last week of just under £2.5m by the Management Board to authorities in the South West. This represents about 30% of the total funding available for authorities in 2008/09.
LIFT SW RIEP is one of the first Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPS) nationally to release money to authorities since their formation in March 2008. This follows an extensive consultation and co-ordination exercise over the three months to March 2008. Over 100 officers and members across 31 authorities, plus other public sector bodies, regional interest groups and agencies contributed to the LIFT SW RIEP strategy during this time. The remainder of the LIFT SW RIEP funding of 23m for CSR07 will be released over the next 3 years.
The funding will be directed by a series of officer-led Programme Boards, frequently with strong Member support. The Programme Boards are often existing regional bodies that have agreed to develop and commission work programmes. The Boards report to the LIFT SW main Management Board and supporting Executive Group. This ensures that funding aligns with regional strategy, but remains focussed on things that are practical, innovative, collaborative or just difficult for authorities to do on their own. It also ensures that funding is distributed through the channel most appropriate for the work in hand; service networks, key authorities, lead LSPs, sub-regions or any other appropriate regional network group.
The process for authorities to access the initial £2.5m funding will be announced in the next few weeks and will be focussed on:
- LAA and MAA support - £300k - Jayne Erskine (jayne.erskine@gosw.gsi.gov.uk)
- Building Capacity for Overall Improvement in Key Authorities (including Member development) - £1.2m - Stephen Fletcher (stephen.fletcher@idea.gov.uk)
- Support for Business Transformation (including improved two-tier working) - £280k - Anita Tadayon (anitatadayon@yahoo.com)
- Adult Health and Wellbeing - £340k - Helen Maunder (h.maunder@dorsetcc.gov.uk)
- Children and Young People - £125k - John Lees (j.lees@dorsetcc.gov.uk)
- Property Construction (contractor framework) - £250k - Tony Gale (tony.gale@beaufortwest.co.uk)
Other streams of work are already in progress and will be announced over the summer, including:
- Smarter Procurement - Gillian Brindle (g.brindle@dorsetcc.gov.uk)
- Asset Management - Tony Gale (tony.gale@beaufortwest.co.uk)
- Waste Services - Hamid Kennedy (h.kennedy@dorsetcc.gov.uk)
- Climate Change - David Bowater (David.Bowater@southwest-ra.gov.uk)
- Stronger Communities - Stephen Fletcher (stephen.fletcher@idea.gov.uk)
- Local Economy - David Bowater (David.Bowater@southwest-ra.gov.uk)
- Tackling Exclusion and Promoting Equality - Stephen Fletcher (stephen.fletcher@idea.gov.uk)
- Fire and Rescue - Graham Saunders (graham.saunders@avonfire.gov.uk)
- Innovative or collaborative small projects - Hamid Kennedy (h.kennedy@dorsetcc.gov.uk)
To find out how you can get involved in shaping the programmes, or obtain further details about how to access funding, please contact the programme leads/managers above.
South West Waste Officers Network (SWWON) Event - 25th June, Taunton
Building on the success of the inaugural meeting of the SWWON in December, the second meeting will be on the 25th June. The meeting will describe the progress towards partnership working being made by authorities from across the region and give an update on the work of the LIFT SW Waste Services Programme and describe the work that is planned in the next phase. There will also be presentations regarding Schedule 2 waste and work that has been done to quantify the scale of the problem and Health and Safety issues and vehicle options for kerbside sort recycling collections.
Download additional information from the following link:
www.swce.gov.uk/Events/wasteevent25062008.htm
For further information contact:
Sam Taylor (Eunomia) - 07732 497750, sam.taylor@eunomia.co.uk
Process Improvement Workshop - 2nd July, Bristol
Business Process Improvement led projects typically involve understanding how services are currently delivered - particularly in respect of customer service, performance and costs - and designing an improved process that removes non-value adding activity, reduces cost and improves customer focus. BPI is an effective tool for the public sector, delivering efficiencies in a customer-focused manner.
The National Process Improvement Project (NPIP) has analysed the findings of the phase 1 pathfinder work and created a practical guide entitled "Building Capacity to Improve Local Services"; together with a study of the effects of service redesign on employees entitled "Creating better Jobs: lessons from business process improvement".
What will you hear about in this workshop?
- Employee journeys through BPI
- Customer insight and intelligence
- Using BPI to build capacity
- What works in redesigning services
- Top tips from the NPIP pathfinders
Sessions are aimed at individuals who have responsibility for efficiency, process improvement and multi-agency collaboration.
Delegates can register for the event from the following link:
http://www.govevents.co.uk/npip.html
Fleet Bulletin
OGC have published their new Fleet Bulletin, containing information about available contracts to help you make savings across your local authority fleet spend, including vehicles, leasing, purchase, maintenance etc.
Download the bulletin from the following link:
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/documents/Fleet_bulletin_May_2008.pdf
For further information contact:
Gillian Brindle - 01305 757232, g.brindle@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Collaborative Procurement Opportunities
Bristol City Council are interested in leading a collaborative procurement exercise to include an e-auction for Paper Supplies.
For further information contact:
Lester Hayward (Bristol City Council) - 0117 9224590, lester.hayward@bristol.gov.uk
CLG Report: Spatial Plans in Practice - Supporting the reform of local planning
This report summarises the findings of research on how planning authorities and others have used new arrangements for preparing development plans at the local level.
Download the report from the following link:
http://www.communities.gov.uk
LAA and LSP Improvement
The IDeA has updated its LAA and LSP improvement support programme. Discover how IDeA can provide assistance to elected members, officers and partners working across all outcome areas. This offer will help to support the delivery of local area agreements and sustainable community strategies.
Download additional information from the following link:
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=7209966
