Delivering National Indicators on Climate Change

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Delivering National Indicators on Climate
Change

• East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency
  Partnership (EM IEP)
• Chris Allison
• Director

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Background to EM IEP

• Improvement Efficiency Partnerships (IEPs) were
  established by CLG following the publication of
  the National Improvement Efficiency Strategy in
  December 2007.
• IEPs are a partnership of all local authorities
  and fire rescue authorities in the region.
• Provide a framework for supporting improvement
  efficiency over the next three years.

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The role of the RIEPs

• To act as a hub
• linking together the improvement landscape
  between central government and other bodies with
  local authorities.
• Purpose
• Support capacity building
• Create opportunities for shared learning
• Facilitate joint working, collaboration and
  partnerships
• Provide peer support
• Support councils in difficulty
• Provide funding for Regional/Sub Regional
  programmes
• 7030 split in favour of sub regions

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EM IEP strategy

• Vision
• Public services in the East Midlands region will
  rank
• consistently amongst the best in the country
• Focus Capacity Building (supporting Councils /
  services in difficulty)
• Efficiency (delivering cashable savings)
• Service Improvements (delivery of LAA
  targets)

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Regional governance arrangements

• EM IEP is included within the East Midlands
  Regional Assembly (EMRA) structure

Regional Assembly
EMRA Board
EM Improvement Efficiency Partnership Board
(Members)
EM IEP Officer Steering Group
Sub-Regional Partnerships
EM IEP Support Team
Sub-Regional Programme
Regional Programme
Derbyshire
Leicestershire Rutland
Lincolnshire
Nottinghamshire
Northamptonshire
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Regional Climate Change Programme

• CLG / DEC allocated 260k specifically to support
  local authority climate change activities in the
  East Midlands.
• Workshop held in Leicester on 9 Oct to help shape
  the programme
• Steering Group established
• 1 x local authority rep from each county area
• Plus GOEM, Emda, Emra, IDeA national lead, EM
  IEP
• Programme manager appointed Anne Gayfer

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Overview

• Overview
• A 27 month programme of support for all East
  Midlands local authorities, on the reduction of
  CO2 emissions and adaptation to climate change
  from their own estate and wider local area, with
  particular emphasis on the implementation and
  progression of the NI 185, 186 188
• Key Components
• Engagement
• Knowledge sharing
• Human resource support
• Innovative projects research
• Approach to business

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Engagement

• Corporate engagement
• Improve local authority directors and officers
  awareness and understanding of climate change,
  (causes, effects, adaptation and mitigation)
• LSP / LAA Member engagement
• Improve elected members and LSP partners
  awareness and understanding of climate change
• Elected member leadership programme

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Knowledge Sharing

• Regional and sub regional events
• To provide the opportunity for climate change
  officers and interested professionals such as
  fleet managers, planners etc to learn about the
  latest developments and initiatives within the
  region and nationally
• Develop case studies
• Web portal and communications
• Develop space within the RCCP web site
• Track progress

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Human Resource Support

• Peer advice and support service
• Provide for direct support around NI 185, 186,
  188 targets for those local authorities not
  considered high performing
• Support externally facilitated carbon Management
  programmes
• E.g. EST / Carbon Trust

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Innovative Projects Research

• Adaptation support
• To provide direct support through the use of
  post-graduates to undertake activities / research
  to enable sub regional local authority / LAA
  partnerships / to achieve NI 188 level 2.
• Innovative projects
• To support innovative projects

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Approach to Business

• Approach to business
• To ensure all businesses that approach Councils
  for advice on climate change receive consistent
  messages about the regions and local areas
  commitments and the support available

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Contacts

• Chris Allison
• Chris.allison_at_nottscc.gov.uk
• Anne Gayfer
• Programme Manager
• Anne.gayfer_at_nottscc.gov.uk
• 0115 977 4921