Local Government and Regeneration conferences from Policy Review TV

Tackling Worklessness through Local Partnerships

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 BST

This conference will bring together local authorities and key partners to discuss the shifting policy landscape and share good practice around raising skills, boosting ambition and overcoming barriers to work for communities.

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Local and Regional Enterprise Partnerships

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 BST

This conference will bring together council leaders and directors of economic development, learning and social policy with leaders from local commerce and industry to discuss emerging national policy and local good practice around sub-regional working.

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Social Enterprise and Public Service Reform

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 BST

This national conference looks at the opportunities and implications of the “right to request” and the “right to bid” out different business and delivery models being adapted and implemented by local authorities and health service providers.

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Local Strategic Partnerships

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 BST

This event provided one of the first opportunities post-election to discuss, debate and benchmark the evolving roles of Local Strategic Partnerships.

Re-modelling Library Services

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 BST

This conference brought together senior-level library and information management professionals from local authorities and the wider cultural sector in order to discuss emerging policy issues and share best practice from across the country.

The Future for Local Government

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 BST

As the first major post-election overview of local government, this conference provided vital information and insider perspectives on the financial challenges and opportunities ahead.

Community Consultation

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 BST

This conference examined the implications of “Total Place” and the new movements of localism for consultations, outlining how separate public bodies can consult together.

Delivering Services for Gypsies and Travellers

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This conference, developed in partnership with the National Association of Gypsy and Traveller Officers, attempted to answer some challenging questions and assist local authorities and partners having to make tough decisions about where to allocate sparse resources.

Welfare to Work

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This conference advised local authorities, jobcentres, social enterprises and public bodies on the likely direction of government policy in this area and shared best practice around the contracting and delivery of welfare to work.

TOTAL PLACE

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The second in the series, this conference, held in association with The MJ, Leadership Centre for Local Government and Communities and Local Government looked at the latest developments in total place agenda.

Read: The lessons so far from the Total Place pilots

Comprehensive Area Assessments

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This conference helped local authorities and partners to integrate citizen-backed evidencing of CAA outcomes into their daily operations in order to improve performance and reduce unnecessary inspection.

Tackling Worklessness through Local Partnerships

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This conference brought together local authorities and key partners to share strategy and best practice in driving forward the Government’s worklessness agenda at the local level.

Local Better Regulation Office

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This conference brought together local authorities and regulators to discuss the future of regulation.

Transforming Public Services

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This conference brought together representatives from the public, private and third sectors to discuss the Governments latest strategies on modernising public services through transformational change.

Re-Skilling for Recovery in your Region

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 BST

This conference brought together representatives from across the learning and skills, local authority and regional development sectors to set out how regional partnerships must work together to lift the UK’s regions out of recession.

Creating Social Enterprises

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 BST

An important and timely one day conference for local government and health leaders charged with developing and working with social enterprise relationships to deliver public service outcomes.

Local Area Agreements

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 BST

Delegates heard from best practice and learned how to demonstrate that their Local Area Agreements are effective.

Total Place

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 BST

Public services must accelerate how well they are working together. Public spending melt down and increased expectations from citizens are combining to change the way public services are delivered. This change must happen at a local level. This conference, in partnership with The MJ, brought together the senior managers from across local areas that are tasked with making this happen.

Promoting Local Democracy

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 BST

This conference brought together central government, local government and partners to learn how to involve communities in local decision making, and reconnect them with the democratic process.

Local Strategic Partnerships

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 BST

This seminal conference addressed critical issues such as how LSPs can have their say at the regional level, LAA delivery across two tiers, place shaping, performance management and private/transport sector involvement. The event provided local authorities and their partners with valuable policy insights.