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Update - Youth and Play Fund Commissioning Evaluation

17 Apr 2014 - 12:41 by Mike Wild

Macc, VYM and Manchester City Council worked co-operatively to produce an Evaluation of Youth and Play Fund Commissioning (2013-2015). The evaluation is based on survey data, focus groups and interviews with officers and councillors of Manchester City Council and with voluntary sector youth and play providers. It is divided into a number of sections each with findings, recommendations and questions to be considered, including sections on the application process, the decision making process panels and moderation and contract negotiation.

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Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Bad (Part 1)

14 Apr 2014 - 14:54 by Nigel Rose

Nigel Rose, Strategic Lead (Commissioning) has published the first part of a two-part blog which examines the thorny problem of including evidence of past performance in decision-making about funding. If an organisation failes to deliver, like G4S, should it be allowed to bid for further contracts and if an organisation succeeds, should this increase their chances next time?

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Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Bad (Part 1)

14 Apr 2014 - 14:45 by Nigel Rose

There are two common complaints I hear from voluntary sector organisations about procurement (grants and contracts) from public bodies.

The first is:

"Why isn't good performance rewarded and recognised?"

"We've done a good job, we've exceeded out targets and/or delivered more than we said we would yet this doesn't seem to make any difference when it comes to the next round of funding!"

The second complaint is the other side of the coin.

"Why isn't poor performance punished?"

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Better Care Fund

20 Feb 2014 - 13:08 by Nigel Rose

The Better Care Fund by the government was announced in June 2013. It is a funding mechamism, covering the period 2014/15 and 2015/16 intended to incentivise integration of health and social services and more specifically to reduce hospital admissions. North, Central and South Cliinical Commissioning Groups, together with Manchester City Council will decide shortly how their slice of national funding will be spent, as projects need to be put in place rapidly.

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Revised TUPE Guidance

6 Feb 2014 - 13:28 by Nigel Rose

On 31 January 2014, new regulations on TUPE (Tranfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) came into effect updating the 2006 regulations. Acas has produced a leaflet to help employers better understand what the changes mean and how they may affect their business. TUPE is legislation that governs the transfer of employees from one organisation to another when a public contract changes hands.

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The Challenge for Manchester

27 Jan 2014 - 15:12 by Mike Wild

Before Christmas, Mike Wild (Chief Executive of Macc) and Nigel Rose (Macc’s Strategic Lead on Commissioning) met with Geoff Little (Deputy Chief Executive of Manchester City Council) and Carol Culley (Assistant Chief Executive, Finance and Performance).  We wanted to discuss the impact not just of the next wave of public sector cuts but the prolonged effects of recession. We also wanted to explore the Council’s views on how the voluntary and community sector can rise to meet the challenges faced by the communities in Manchester.

Report about Manchester's Valuing Young People Board

21 Jan 2014 - 14:37 by Nigel Rose

Nigel Rose, Strategic Lead (Commissioning) for Macc comments on the proceedings of Manchester City Council’s Valuing Young People Board.

Manchester City Council is facing unprecedented levels of cuts. Provision for young people is facing reductions in common with every other area of provision. Officers of the Council are in the process of developing proposals for the cuts which will then come to the Valuing Young People Board for discussion and then out for consultation.

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Finance Scrutiny Committee Considers VCS Grants and Commissioning

9 Jan 2014 - 13:09 by Nigel Rose

The Financial Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council met on Thursday 9th Jan. The two main items under consideration were reports on "Commissioning of Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations" and an "Update of Progress in Developing the Commissioning Hub".

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A Systematic Review of Research on Community Engagement to Reduce Inequalities in Health

6 Jan 2014 - 11:47 by Nigel Rose

Collecting evidence about whether community engagement works is difficult, far more difficult than measuring the effectiveness of a new medicine. A new report looks at 361 studies and concludes overall that community engagement works.

The review considered the following questions:

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