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Participation Czech Republic

Participation Czech Republic. Hana Velecká Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Governmental Level. Council of Economic and Social Agreement Governmental Council for Non-State Non-Profit Organizations Government Council for Roma Government Board for People with Disabilities.

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Participation Czech Republic

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  1. ParticipationCzech Republic Hana Velecká Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

  2. Governmental Level • Council of Economic and Social Agreement • Governmental Council for Non-State Non-Profit Organizations • Government Council for Roma • Government Board for People with Disabilities

  3. RegionalLevel • Government – Regions • Government – Municipalities • Municipalities – Community planning (on pilot basis)

  4. Joint Inclusion Memorandum • National seminar – 16 July 2002 • Working group Composition: • Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs • Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

  5. Ministry of Health • Ministry for Regional Development • Czech Statistical Office • Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions • Confederation of Industry • Office of Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman) • Association of Regions of the Czech Republic

  6. Union of Czech Towns and Municipalities • Association of the Czech Catholic Caritas • People in Need Foundation • Czech National Disability Council • Centre for Social and Economic Strategies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University Prague • Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

  7. Committee on Social Inclusion • Approved by the Government on 19 May 2003 • Appointed by the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs on 15 September 2003 • Chaired by the Deputy Minister responsible for social policy, social services, family policy

  8. Committee on Social InclusionComposition Mix • Governmental Level - Senior Public Servants (Directors), Experts • External – other than Ministry personnel • Ombudsman's Office • Academics • NGOs

  9. Composition • All actors from previous working group • Ministries ofInterior, Transport, Agriculture, Industry and Trade, Informatics, Environment • Government Council for Roma • Government Board for People with Disabilities • Union of Czech and Moravian Producer Cooperatives

  10. Committee on Social Inclusion 18 Member Action Group selected as Core Advisory Body for the Committee

  11. Other Stakeholders • Social Partners • NGOs • Association of Czech Catholic Caritas • People in Need Foundation • Czech National Disability Council • Local Administration • Union of Czech Towns and Municipalities

  12. Other Stakeholders Involved • Association of Hostels for Homeless People • Life 90 • Research Institute of Labour and Social Affairs

  13. CommitteeResponsibilities • Coordination of the process of the elaboration of the JIM and the NAP/incl. Among all government departments; • Ensuring involvement of all relevant institutions in the process; • Jointly responsible for the formulation and subsequent implementation of a comprehensive policy on combating social exclusion and its constituent factors.

  14. Rights and purpose • The members are permitted and encouraged to establish specialized working groups on particular problems • Others stakeholders should be included • Groups should contribute to the overall strategy on social inclusion

  15. Strengths • a Committee backed up with terms of reference approved by the Czech Government • Involvement of different kinds of actors

  16. Weaknesses • Different levels of involvement by members • Short time frame available for volume of work

  17. NAPincl. Development and Involvement • The NAPincl. is being elaborated by chapters • Relevant partners are being asked to write their inputs to particular chapters • The entire Committee on Social Inclusion then comments on eachchapter • Revised version of each chapter is placed on the website of the MLSA (www.mpsv.cz) • Information about the NAP/incl. and about the placement of particular chapters on the MLSA website is also published on the website for NGOs www.ngo-eu.cz

  18. NAPincl. Development and Involvement • Consultative meetings organised • Brainstorming sessions organised • 21May – presentation of the NAP/incl. at the Governmental Council for Non-State Non-Profit Organizations

  19. NAP/incl. Final Draft Consultative Process • End June 2004 – final draft • July 2004 – official inter Departmental consultation process • Ministries and all other actors are included • Compulsory Bodies where their comments require either acceptance or rejection explanation (Ministries, Parliament,Czech National Bank) • Voluntary bodies where Government have final say

  20. Future Developments • Encourage Czech Bodies both Governmental and Non Governmental to continue with process of their own accord • Key Ministries to establish Long Term Working Groups on specific issues • Increased NGOs involvement • Building on twinning experiences

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