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Scrutinising complex partnerships
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Democracy, governance and the truth
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Richard Brooks - ChairRichard advises local and central government on major capital projects.
His specialisms include procurement, State aid and contracts. His work involves re-structuring failing projects and in the scrutiny and defence of cases where disappointed bidders bring procurement challenges.
Cllr. Ketan Sheth – FacilitatorCllr Sheth is a Ward Councillor for Tokyngton in the London Borough of Brent. He was appointed the Chair of the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee in May 2016, and has been a councillor since 2010. Before his current appointment in 2016, he was the Chair of Planning, of Standards, and of the Licensing Committees. Cllr. Sheth is a practicing solicitor by profession.
Suki Binjal – FacilitatorSuki Binjal is an experienced public sector lawyer providing legal and strategic advice to local authorities and other public bodies, including being responsible for a portfolio of front line and back office services. She has over 20 years of experience of providing legal advice and holding senior positions within local government.
Su Turner – FacilitatorAs Director for Children and Young People, Su leads CfPS’ projects and policy development relating to children’s safeguarding, school improvement and public involvement. She is an experienced Chair of Governors, qualified Executive Coach and Mentor and a skilled Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator.
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Managing Complex
Partnerships
Democracy, Governance and the Truth
1st December 2016
Suki BinjalDeputy Vice President, LLGBabergh and Mid Suffolk District CouncilsInterim Assistant Director – Law & Governanceand Monitoring Officer
Managing Complex Partnerships
Democracy, Governance and the Truth
• Setting up an Alternative Service Delivery Vehicle
• Company Structure
• Purpose• Legal powers• Separate Boards/Joint Committee
• Governance and Control
• Members allowances• Roles of Officers and Councillors• Director’s responsibilities• Scrutiny and audit functions
Managing Complex Partnerships
Democracy, Governance and the Truth
• Finance Issues
• HR Issues
• Assets Issues
• Procurement Rules
• ICT
Managing Complex Partnerships
Democracy, Governance and the Truth
• Organisational Issues/Relationships
• Your role within ASDV’s
• Soft skills Vs Hard skills
• Terminology
Democracy, Governance and the Truth
Scrutinising complex partnerships
Highlighting Best Practice in Brent
1st December 2016
Speaker : Cllr Ketan Sheth
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @brent_council @KetanSheth3
#ScrutinyBrent
Highlighting Best Practice in Brent
Complex partners
• NHS
• Health and Wellbeing Board
• Local Safeguarding Children’s Board
• Schools
• Brent Housing Partnership (BHP)
• and others
Highlighting Best Practice in Brent
Setting the agenda
• Brent holds an agenda setting meeting at the start of the municipal year.
• The meeting is held with committee members and with officers.
Understanding the subject matter of the report
• Pro-forma for report completed (i.e. Content of report)
• Chair holds 1-2-1 with report author to fully understand subject matter (BHP, STPs)
• Undertaking site visits (eg. How licensing raids were carried out)
• Briefing meeting with officers
• Undertaking further site visits if required (eg. NAIL project, BHP sites, etc)
Highlighting Best Practice in Brent
Developing themes for questions and
recommendations in the pre-meeting
Ensuring the meeting is
• Time efficient
• Inclusive of all members
• Productive
Highlighting Best Practice in Brent
Tracking recommendations and building bridges
Tracking recommendations
• All recommendations tracked
• Presented to Cabinet or external partners as appropriate
Building relationships• Inclusive of all members
• Ensure that they are more willing to attend than not
Su Turner
Director – Children and Young People
The Centre for Public Scrutiny
Scrutinising complex partnerships
• Diversification of traditional council run services
• Growth in statutory partnerships
• Some more established then others
• Complexity in understanding and oversight
• Understanding impact
www.cfps.org.uk @cfpscrutiny
Children’s Services
• Emerging push for ADVs
• Contract management Vs scrutiny – who’s job is it?
• Relationships and adding value
• Regular dialogue
• Triangulation!
• Making a difference
www.cfps.org.uk @cfpscrutiny
Identifying scrutiny’s niche
www.cfps.org.uk @cfpscrutiny
• Focus on the customer / resident – look at it from the viewpoint of local people
• Focus on value – are the plans economic, efficient and effective
• Focus on risk and ensuring that there is resilience
• Focus on the system and the organisational development
• Focus on the performance and quality is it making a difference!
• Others?????
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On your tables consider the following:
• How do you currently scrutinise complex partnerships?
• With the increasing focus on different ways of working,
what are your challenges in scrutinising complex
partnerships?
Discussion Groups
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Feedback and panel questions
