Archives for December 7th, 2005

MAKING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WORK

Book News, PublicNet: 7 December, 2005

By Michael GeddesPublic Private Partnerships are a well-established vehicle for delivering large capital projects or managing services. Many organizations are working with ‘multi sector partnerships’ across a wide range of sectors involving multiple partners. The increasing complexity of these partnerships, of the risks associated with them and the outcomes required of them, demand a new level of skill from those establishing and building the partnership.

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PROFESSIONALISING THE BUSINESS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING

Abstracts, PublicNet: 7 December, 2005

This draft paper from the Association of Chief Police Officers seeks views on the way forward for neighbourhood policing. The aim is to produce national guidance to underpin an approach to neighbourhood policing across the Police Service. When the guidance has been finalized a neighbourhood policing programme will be set up to oversee development and implementation.Neighbourhood policing has been described as delivering control in response to public priorities. This requires an organised approach to tackling public concerns within the mainstream of police activity, while maintaining the consistent standards of responsiveness and quality of service. A commitment to neighbourhood policing requires consideration of structures and evidenced based deployment of resources and tactics. It also means maximising the opportunities for police support staff, collaborative partnerships and public support in order to increase the collective influence for resolving public concerns.

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COUNCIL-LED SCHEMES WIN SUPPORT FOR WORKING WITH ARTISTS

Headlines, PublicNet: 7 December, 2005

Four schemes from local authorities and one from a health trust are among the final ten winners of awards from PROJECT, funded by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment to support the involvement of artists in groundbreaking projects across the country. The latest round of awards are worth more than 106,000 pounds and bring the number of schemes supported to thirty and the total amount awarded to 320,000 pounds.Edinburgh City Council gets a 15,000 pound Visionary Award for its work on the city’s Waterfront, which has created an opportunity for an artist to be involved in a major masterplanning scheme. The artist’s brief will be to act as “curator” for the waterfront, and to analyse sites and places across the development area. This will have an impact on the eventual physical form of the local built environment and in the longer term will involve a series of creative interventions by artists, designers, writers, performers and others. Derbyshire County Councils has also been given a 15,000 pound Visionary Award for a project that will see an artist placed in the council’s Property Design Practice to influence a number of capital building projects in 2006-2007. The projects include a Sure Start nursery, new primary and secondary schools, library refurbishment and a new business centre.

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SCOTTISH COUNCILS WANT INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DEAL WITH TRUANCY

Headlines, PublicNet: 7 December, 2005

Local authority leaders in Scotland have expressed concern over truancy figures that they believe are unacceptably high and for which, they say, there is no quick fix solution. Instead COSLA – the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities – has underlined the need for an integrated approach involving a number of agencies.COSLA’s Education Spokesperson Ewan Aitken said the latest figures made sad reading even though a small minority of pupils were responsible for the majority of truancy. “Reasons for staying away from school are wide-ranging and complex. They can involve peer pressure and bullying, disaffection, caring responsibilities at home, and abuse and neglect, all of which need individual responses,” he said.

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