michael beckett's presentation to seachange and ryedale voluntary action 20121022

Seachange & Ryedale Voluntary Action: Civil Society issues

Presentation by Michael Beckett

Monday 22nd October 2012

The purpose of my talk

As the landscape for the voluntary and community sector is changing fast with new government legislation and the whole Big Society agenda

‘What are the key issues that are the headlines for the voluntary sector in North Yorkshire, and particularly for Ryedale and Scarborough Districts?’

National voluntary sector issues

National issues1. Big Society2. Localism3. Radical funding changes4. Consolidation of Voluntary Sector5. Change to political structures

1 & 2 Big Society & Localism

Opportunities: Community right to bid, asset transferNew Services put out to contractNeighbourhood planGeneral power of competence for LAsPower to challenge LA to run services

3. Statutory Sector context

% Change to budget 2012-13 North Yorkshire County Council - 5% Year 2 of 20% cut

over 3 years

Ryedale District Council - 5.4% (11% central cut)

Scarborough Borough Council - 3.88%York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 6% Projected ¼ billion

deficit within three years as is.

Yorkshire Housing +0.05%

4. Voluntary sector consolidation

National merger examples includeNCVO and Volunteer EnglandProposed NAVCA and Community MattersSSAFA & The Royal Patriotic Fund Corp.No Smoking Day+British Heart FoundationHousing Options & Association for

Supported LivingCareers Development Group +Shaw TrustParenting UK and Family Lives

5. Changes

Clinical Commissioning Groups – April 2013

Hambleton, Richmondshire & Whitby CCG

Scarborough and Ryedale CCG

Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Police and Crime Commissioner

Healthwatch – December 2012

Personalisation

Voluntary & Community Sector

Charities Activities and events

Community organisations

Community Interest Companies and Social Enterprises

Sports, Faith, Education and Heritage

Cooperatives, Friendly Societies and Trusts

Voluntary sector local issues

Local issues1. Change (e.g. the 2 new Clinical

Commissioning Groups)2. Radically altered financial model 3. Risk4. Coopetition5. Partnership working

1. Change Management

Robustness of systems

Resilience planning

Fit for purpose, Impact assessment

Social Return On Investment

Excellence culture of continual improvement

Flexibility reconfiguring of sector

Managed change, expectation & outcome

2. Changing landscape of funding

Question: How long before Local Support and Development and Volunteer Centres funding is put out to competitive tender by local authorities in North Yorkshire?

Guesstimation: 6-24 months?

1. Grants to Service Level Agreements

2. Service Level Agreements to Contracts

3. Contracts to competitive tendering.

2.1 Local changes

Single Funding Agreement for LSDOs

Creative Change

KPMG health and social care service review

Healthwatch commissioning December 2012

Health & Wellbeing Board funding priorities

The Street opening – December 2012

Community House proposed closing... ???

3. Risk Management

Clarity in strategic Objectives

Identifying Key Performance Indicators

Budget setting and monitoring

Outputs and Outcome tracking

Formal Risk Assessments undertaken

Action plan risk reduction & amelioration

Ongoing regular review

3.1 Threat of interlopers

National Charities supplanting local charities.

Possibly even?

Group 4: running Volunteer Centres

Capita: organising charity partnership

Examples

CAB service in Hull

National Specialist Sexual Health phonelines out to tender last week

Warrington CVS

4. Coopetition

Cooperation & competition portmanteau The best of worlds for funders? Sharing best practise to increase standards Rival bidding to lower costs

The worst of worlds for charities? Uncertainty » Core funding no longer secure Shared best practise » stealing our clothesApplied business acumen, relationship management

5. Principles for partnership working

1. KISS principles to partnerships.

2. A pragmatic approach to each political area.

3. Local engagement and partnerships shared appropriately.

4. Task and finish groups in preference to thematic partnerships or sub- groups.

Based on: Local Government North Yorkshire & York 28/1/2011

Questions for voluntary sector

We need to be committed to continual vision awareness, doing the right things, the right way and transparently demonstrating value for money and quality of service.

Vision: What makes our organisation unique?

Values: What do we want to communicate about our organisations?

Aims: What do we want to be known for?

Action Plan Recap

Seize on existing voluntary sector workExamine human/estate capital in settings

to maximise benefit for service usersCo-operative/SE start-up modellingCustomer journey mapping for ‘one stop

shop’ and community-led mutualismReach out to local government, other

VCS organisations and interested parties

Voluntary sector local issues

Summary top 5 headline issues1. Change 2. Funding3. Risk4. Coopetition5. Partnership working

Opportunity for Q&A

Many thanks for taking the time to listen to my presentation – please feel free to ask any questions you may have...

Alternatively after today, I welcome any other questions by way of:Email: cllrmichaelbeckett@yahoo.co.ukTelephone: 01653 691 402

Ryedale Voluntary Action & Seachange: Civil Society issues

Presentation by Michael Beckett

Monday 22nd October 2012