Policy Development Panel C

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Policy Development Panel C

• Background and Progress Update
• Arnold Hatch(Chair of PDP C)
• 28 Nov 2008

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PDP C Membership
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PDP C Service Delivery

• Key Policy Areas
• Human Resources
• Finance and Estates
• Capacity Building
• Assessment of Options for Local Government
  Service Delivery

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PDP C Service Delivery

• Human Resources Working Group Remit
• delivery of new staffing structures
• Develop policy proposals for the transition of
  staff
• Identify the key human resource issues
• Identify any legislative provision
• take full account of the Public Service
  Commission guiding principles and
• Consideration previous Local Government Taskforce
  Human Resources Sub Group report

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PDP C Service Delivery
Human Resources Key Recommendations
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Finance and Estates Working Group Remit

• financing arrangements for local government in
  2011
• Arrangements for central and local government
  estate

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Finance and Estates Key Recommendations
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Capacity BuildingWorking Group Remit

• Capacity Building issues relating to the
  restructuring of local government and imperative
  to the delivery of the new arrangements by 2011
  and beyond. 

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Capacity Building Key Recommendations
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Local Government Service Delivery Options

• Consultancy Assignment
• Phase 1 A key priority for PDP C
• Define current operational arrangements for
• Transferring Functions
• Functions delivered by councils on a group basis
• Quantify Resources
• Comparison with other jurisdictions
• Recommend operating models for service delivery
  in 2011

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Local Government Service Delivery Options

• Phase 2 A key priority for SLB
• full economic appraisal
• Preparing an outline Implementation Plan to give
  effect to Phase 1 and 2 recommendations

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Next Steps

• Policy Proposals to SLB on 5 Dec
• Consultancy Assignment
• Further guidance on subordinate legislation
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Contact Details

• NILGA / DOE Joint Secretariat
• Nora Winder n.winder_at_nilga.org
• (NILGA)
• Brenda Mooney - brenda.mooney_at_doeni.gov.uk
• (DoE)