By James W Bryant Reproduced by permission of the Public Management and Policy Association. Managing change is difficult at any time. When the change involves partner organizations with a range of cultures and varying agendas the difficulties become more acute. The author sets out an approach for dealing with collaborative change and describes how it was put into effect with a community safety partnership.
A new partnership has been set up between the Home Office and two environmental community groups to try to improve public spaces and community safety. The organisations – Groundwork and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers – will be supported by the Home Office’s Anti-Social Behaviour Unit which is providing 2.3 million pounds to fund Operation Gate-It.The money will pay for environmental improvements in communities across England and Wales. These will include using gates to block alleyways that attract gangs of yobs and anti-social behaviour. The fund will also be used for lighting, closed circuit television systems and landscaping to improve an area and increase its security.
A report into the quality of social care services in England expresses concern at the variation in performance across the country and says there is more work to be done before all services are of the highest quality. “All Our Lives” has been produced by the Social Services Inspectorate, the Joint Reviews team and the National Care Standards Commission.The report, which looks at performance and quality in 2002 -3, provides an overview of how well social care services respond to the needs of and promote the rights of the people who use them. It indicates that most services are meeting the basic standards expected by users and the Government but it is concerned about variations in quality. The report’s publication comes immediately before the creation of a new regulator, the Commission for Social Care Inspection, which will see the three bodies integrating their roles.
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