A CYPF Forum for Leicester and Leicestershire

Future Dates• VCS Representatives Meeting

7 July 1.00pm – 4.00pm

• Core Offer Focus Groups 11 July 1.00pm – 4.00pm

12 July 9.00am – 12.00pm

• Cuts Focus Group 13 July 1.00pm – 3.00am or 5.00pm – 7.00 pm

• Health & Social Care Forum Event 27 July 9.30am – 2.30pm

Introduction

• Welcome & Introductions

• Housekeeping

• Aim of the day

Why change now?

The Forum: Working together

From• Multiple,

specialist networks.

• Small number of groups participate.

• Requires regular attendance for benefit.

• Structure can become the focus – ie. TORs, membership.

To• Broad Forums and

Summits, plus task groups.

• Reaches many groups. VCS reps very visible.

• You can participate to different degrees and benefit.

• Focus on supporting joint action.

The Forum: Influencing

Old• VCS attends many

multiagency meetings – but do we know what each other is saying?

• Main influence is assisting in implementation

• Most of this is invisible to most of our peers

New• We know what our

shared concerns are, and so do decision-makers

• We identify priority needs and how to meet those needs

• We are visible to voluntary groups, to senior decision-makers, and other sectors

Starting Out

• Suck it and see - Let the format, activity develop as we go along.

• Focus on action – We will take this where the energy and the interest is.

• Shared vision – First task is to know what you can and want to achieve together.

What others are doing

• The Health and Social Care Forum for LLR launched in December 2010.

• Hear directly from decision makers – for example, Forum had info on local government settlement same day as local authorities

• Identified and working on key issues that affect them all – ie VCS & GP Commissioning

• This work now national exemplar for how to ensure new structures engage with VCS

What others are doing

• Coalition of London children and young people’s organisations came together to say what would improve outcomes for children and young people

• Worked with the Boroughs, councillors to influence London

• Developed Children’s Manifesto ahead of general election, launched at House of Commons March 2010

• 2nd Manifesto ahead of 2012 elections

What do you want to achieve?

• What aspects of the current changes concern you most?

• What key local decisions or commitments would make the greatest difference to children and young people?

• How could we improve the operating environment we all share?

• What is the change you personally want to work towards?

Over to you. . .

• VAL staff will break you into groups• Discuss what are the issues that concern

you most?• What are the changes you most want to

see?• Each group feeds back – 2 top issues you share– 2 top things you want to achieve!