EVENTS SET TO TEST THINKING ON ‘EVERY CHILD MATTERS’

A series of events this month seem certain to challenge present thinking on the ways in which local authorities implement the Every Child Matters agenda. The international change management expert Mark Friedman will be explaining his approach and demonstrating his work in an attempt to show councils how to make changes to children’s lives.

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LITTER LEVELS FALL AS USE OF FIXED FINES RISES

The amount of litter on England’s streets has fallen to a five-year low as more and more local authorities use their powers to impose fixed penalty fines on those who drop rubbish. The figures, in the Local Environmental Quality Survey of England, come as councils are considering shock tactics to draw attention to the problem of litter.

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By Jean Ellis and Shehnaaz Latif The voluntary and community sector are at the centre stage of public service delivery, but black and minority ethnic organisations are often poorly positioned to benefit from the opportunities in a competitive market with complex tendering processes and rigorous reporting procedures. This article summarises an evaluation of the pilot programme, funded by the Single Regeneration Budget, to deliver capacity building to organizations in London.