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RICHARD BRIDGE
Head of Consultancy, Training and Quality
[email protected]
Community Matters is the National Federation of Community Organisations and it
represents the largest network of grassroots community organisations in the UK.
We have over 1200 members across the country which includes, community organisations,
local authorities, voluntary groups, housing associations…….
Whether through partnerships, programmes, or developed in-house tools, Community
Matters strives to meet the needs of communities at every level.
Our vision is for active and sustainable communities in which
everyone is valued and
can play their full part.
www.communitymatters.org.uk
o Austerity and cuts both locally and nationally
o Being enterprising
o Managing assets
o Contract delivery
o Big Society – the longterm trend
o More responsibility BUT ALSO more control and power
o Proper commissioning
o Co-design and co-production
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Being fit for purpose and sustainable
o Well run (good governance) – Quality Standards
o Business Plons and Strategic Development (financially sound)
o High Quality Social outputs – demonstrating your social value
o www.communitymatters.org.uk/support
www.communitymatters.org.uk
o Localism Act and new rights:
o Right to Challenge
o Right to Bid
o Right to Build and Neighbourhood Plans
www.communitymatters.org.uk
o CLG Statutory Guidance on ‘Best Value’
o There is a ‘reasonable expectation’ that local councils consider overall value,
including economic, environmental and social value, when reviewing service
provision
o They should do this by ‘seeking to maximise the additional benefit that can
be created by procuring or commissioning goods and services, above and
beyond the benefit of merely the goods and services themselves”
o Public Services Act 2012
o New duty on all statutory procurement decisions to include measures of
social outcomes and social value in all procurement decision
o www.yourvalue.org.uk/demo or www.communitymatters.org.uk/yourvalue
www.communitymatters.org.uk
o Community Matters Online Guidance and information
www.communitymatters.org.uk/onlineguidance
o Community Matters Free Advice Service
www.communtymatters.org.uk/support
or phone 08454 847 4253 Monday, Wednesday and Friday
mornings
o Richard Bridge, Head of Consultancy, Training and Quality,
[email protected]
or phone 0207 837 7887
www.communitymatters.org.uk