Locality Improvement Advisers (LIAs) - Advert for Pool of Experts - closing date 29th October. | |
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CLG is devolving a fund to Regional Improvement and Empowerment Partnerships (RIEPs), which can be used by partnerships and authorities to engage with a pool of experts to strengthen partnership working and the delivery of LAAs and MAA. The Local Improvement Advisers(LIAs) will give advice and support in particular service delivery and cross cutting themes (see below). Julian Morley, Director SW RIEP said, "The approach has been somewhat "sprung" on the RIEPs; commissioning our own ...
Read more... Published: Friday, October 24, 2008 |
Category: Jobs Topic: Local government |
News from Communities and Local Government : Pioneering agency to drive forward housing and regeneration | |
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The Government has today announced proposals for a new agency to deliver regeneration and housing in a major shake-up of the way it supports the delivery of new homes and develops mixed, sustainable communities in England. Read full news release.
Read more... Published: Thursday, January 18, 2007 |
Category: News From Creating Excellence Topic: Local government |
Strong and Prosperous Communities - Local Government White Paper Announced | |
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On 26 October the Government announced its White Paper on the future of Local Government - Strong and prosperous communities. For more information and to download a copy of the White Paper please visit the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) web site.
Read more... Published: Friday, October 27, 2006 |
Category: News From Creating Excellence Topic: Local government |
Learning from CPA in 2005/06 report | |
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This report brings together findings from recent Audit Commission assessments in support of the Commission's aim to share learning to support improvement in local councils. It examines where councils are making progress and where further work is needed. It also highlights some of the positive examples of what has been achieved. A companion web tool provides further examples of notable practice emerging from assessments. Since 2002 the Audit commission has used CPA as a tool to measure how well ...
Read more... Published: Friday, September 01, 2006 |
Category: Learning Topic: Local government |
Local Strategic Partnerships Evaluation - A View of the Issues Raised | |
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Creating Excellence's Head of Learning, Cherida Fletcher, has undertaken a review of the important evaluation of Local Strategic Partnerships, which was recently published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). Cherida was seeking to bring out the key issues as she explains. "It is important for Creating Excellence to understand the challenges for those involved in Local Strategic Partnerships so that we can ensure that our activity, where appropriate, addresses their needs." Creating ...
Read more... Published: Monday, March 27, 2006 |
Category: Learning Topic: Local government |
What is local:vision? | |
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A report was published recently by The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on 'Citizen Engagement and Public Service: Why Neighbourhoods Matter'. The report focuses on two challenges facing this country: a) to secure sustainable improvements in our public services and b) to re-engage citizens with the institutions of government. The report provides a good outline of how these two issues are linked, how expectation of improved service delivery has come through seeing standards rising elsewhere ...
Read more... Published: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 |
Category: News From Other Organisations Topic: Local government |