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Twelve irresistible reasons for offering extended services, by Matthew Freeman.
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Decentralisation and the Localism Bill This essential guide gives further background to the Localism Bill. It explains how then principles behind the Localism Bill are informing other government policies. It makes the case for the decentralisation of power from central government down to every citizen.
Plain English guide to the Localism Bill If you’re still a bit in the dark about this Bill and what it means, here’s a guide. Track Bills through parliament here.
DCLG Structural Reform Plan Set out in July 2010, this is the government's plan to free local councils and communities from centralised governance.
Locality Planning Framework Hartlepool Borough Council's adapted version of the TDA's School Improvement Planning Framework is a great example of how other councils can adapt it towards their own needs.
The economics of value and localism Many people believe that standardising services cuts costs, when in fact it prevents systems from absorbing variety. So here’s a counter-intuitive idea: it cuts costs when citizens are ‘re-coupled’ with the services they want and when these are delivered to people ‘at the point of transaction’ – that is, when and where they need them. Read what Professor John Seddon, an occupational psychologist, researcher and leading authority on change in the public sector, has to say.
Looking after their own A stone's throw from the Giant's Causeway, in the Northern Ireland town of Bushmills, a locality group has created a true hub for its community, centred around its primary school. Adam Zulawski spoke to the Teaching Principal, Jack Gault
Moving on from 'find and fix' Many local authorities in England are developing locality-based approaches to extended services. Mike Redman, who used to be the Extended Schools Co-ordinator in Gloucestershire, explains how Gloucestershire's SHAPE team has been fine-tuning school clusters work, which is resulting in a more accurate picture of what people in Gloucestershire actually need.
Targeted youth support (TYS) and locality working This page on the DCSF website lists case studies that demonstrate emerging locality working practice. (Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the case studies.)
Primary Justice: an inquiry into justice in communities Final Report of the All Party Parliamentary Local Government Group's inquiry into the localisation of the justice system. (... a testament to the recognition nationally that youth offending teams’ local structure has been more effective in many ways than the centralised structures for adults.)