Change Up

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Change Up the LAA in Suffolk

• One Voice Suffolk Consortium
• Ronagh Witthames

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Local Area AgreementVCS role - a balanced
triangle

• Building social capital

Community participation in governance
Public service delivery
Mutually interdependent
Source Searching for Solid Foundations,
Community Involvement in Urban Policy, ODPM Sept
2003.
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Activities to improve community participation
in governance

• Development of communication plans
• Development of representation frameworks
• Involvement at all levels within process
• Close work with LSPs

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Activities to underpin a successful sector

• Simplifying access - one stop shop for local
  access to all forms of support
• Addressing gaps weaknesses in support on a
  functional and geographical basis
• Work towards recognised quality standards
• Improving use of ICT

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Activities to support public service delivery

• Specific target to increase the VCS contribution
  to public service delivery within LAA.
• Planned activities
• Development of network of service providers
• Protocol for internal market procurement to
  commission VCS delivery against LAA targets
• Liaison with locality service planners
  commissioners and other partners

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By way of conclusion

• Ambitious 10 year vision for ChangeUp
• Beginning of long journey
• Pragmatism required
• Parallel tracks of development
• Commitment of VCS statutory partners to achieve
  vision for both ChangeUp LAA

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Contact details for One Voice Suffolk Consortium

• Ronagh Witthames lead officer
• Tel. [phone]
• ronagh.witthames_at_suffolkacre.org.uk
• Consortium website
• www.onevoicesuffolk.org.uk