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Halving Waste to Landfill
The Strategy for Sustainable Construction, launched by Government and the Strategic Forum for Construction in June 2008, sets a target for the construction industry to halve construction, demolition and excavation waste going to landfill by 2012. In support, WRAP has developed a framework for voluntary action to achieve this target across the construction sector and its clients. A series of workshops will take place across the UK to support this. The workshops will cover all of the processes and tools that are critical to successfully adopting and delivering the Halving Waste to Landfill agreement. A south west workshop will take place in Bristol on 10 December 2008.
Download additional information from the following link:
http://www.wrap.org.uk/construction/events/halving_waste_to.html
LSPs Can't Afford to Ignore Benefits of Sustainable Development
A new report “Local Decision Making and Sustainable Development” published by the Sustainable Development Commission suggests that the new performance framework governing local authorities and their partners on local strategic partnerships (LSPs) reinforces the responsibility to deliver sustainable development to the point where it cannot be ignored.
Download additional information from the following link:
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/
Planning for Equality
Council planners are striving to put equality and diversity issues at the heart of their work, according to a series of case studies from the Planning Advisory Service (PAS).
The work offers advice to planning authorities, who must consider the Gender Equality Duty in their work.
Download additional information from the following link:
http://www.pas.gov.uk
Councils Provide ‘Credit Crunch’ Support
The Partnerships and Places Library has published four case studies, developed from the LGA's publication 'Global slowdown, local solutions'. Read the studies and explore the range of support that councils are providing for their communities during this period of economic uncertainty.
Download additional information from the following link:
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/laa/home.do
Transforming the Delivery of Public Care through Commissioning Outcome Focused Services – 5 December 2008, Taunton Race Course, Somerset
Developing outcome focused services is a key element of the Transforming Social Care agenda. To effectively implement the personalisation agenda, will there need to be a link to outcomes - with support being defined not by volume of services delivered, but rather on the good that they achieve in meeting the needs of service users?
This learning event is aimed at commissioners and provider organisations in the region, to support them to transform services by implementing an outcome-based approach.
The event will look at commissioning, contracting and delivering for outcomes. We will explore practical approaches being developed by commissioners and providers to deliver services which meet required outcomes for populations, service user groups and individuals. The day will be very participative, with presentations of best practice interspersed with opportunities for you to think about and discuss the issues.
The learning event will start at 10.00am and finish at 2.45pm. There is no charge to attend.
Download additional information and book your place online from the following link:
http://www.southwestiep.gov.uk/Events/transformingthedeliveryofpubliccare081205.htm
For further information contact:
Jane Taylor tel: 01225484088 email: jtaylor@brookes.ac.uk
Customer Focused Transformation Network Conference - How to Achieve Service Transformation through Culture Change - 12 December 2008 Exeter
“The Hard things are Easy; the Soft things are Hard; the Soft things are more important!”
Are the “way things get done around here”, the existing assumptions, beliefs or culture hindering your transformation agenda? Don’t miss the next Customer Focused Transformation Network conference which will focus on culture and the role of culture in delivering service transformation.
Attend this conference and listen to the collective voice of experience from within and outside our region, share the lessons learned from successful and not so very successful stories of organisations who tried to address culture as part of their service transformation programmes. Walk away with some great input on “How did they approach it? What were the keys to success? What would they avoid if they had their time again?”
This conference is targeted at Members and Officers involved in designing, leading, driving, sponsoring, engaging with or influencing any complex change programme.
Download additional information and book your place online from the following link:
http://www.southwestiep.gov.uk/Events/EventSWCustomerfocusedtransformationnetwork121208.htm
For further information contact:
Anita Tadayon email: anitatadayon@yahoo.com
Children’s Services: Understanding and Preparing for The Comprehensive Area Assessment In Practice – 17 February 2008, London
As a children’s services professional from April 2009 the new Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) will affect you.
Find out what will be expected of your service, understand the mechanics of the review itself and guarantee complete clarity around precisely how you will be assessed.
This conference will assist you in:
• Clarify the new inspection regime parameters
• Understand Ofsted scoring systems
• Recognise partnership responsibilities
• Adjust reporting and planning processes
Hear inspectorate insight into how the CAA will move away from JARs and APAs and how this will affect preparation for assessment. What implications will the reduced safeguarding inspection have on children at risk in your area? Make sure your local authority and its partners can make a smooth transition to the new inspection regime.
Download additional information from the following link:
http://www.haymarketevents.com/conferenceDetail/305/understanding-comprehensive-area-assessment-will-affect-you?aid=EMMM&cid=1703309URL1
