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The Big Society: Government's Plan for Community Engagement

Explore the government's initiative to reduce dependency on government funding and encourage citizen involvement in their communities. Learn about the five areas of focus and how voluntary groups, local authorities, and the Big Society can work together to shape government policy.

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The Big Society: Government's Plan for Community Engagement

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  1. Dan Paskins, ECN Residential, 17th September 2010 The Big Society

  2. Big Society Five areas announced already by government Paper by Nat Wei to Cabinet Office maps out in more detail No money available, aims to reduce the “dependency” of civil society on government funding www.natwei.wordpress.com for more information

  3. Big Society (continued) • “Ecosystem” with citizens and neighbourhood groups; social, public and private providers and government all working together • Aims – people more involved in their communities, able to contribute more effectively through a stronger social sector, more able to shape government policy

  4. Voluntary groups, local authorities and the Big Society • Gear organisation up to deliver public services • Find ways to support and harness citizen groups • Ally with financial partners to retail social investments • Councils should “facilitate most, co-commission, deliver least”

  5. Relevant other legislation Decentralisation and Localism Bill Health Bill Welfare Reform Bill Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Freedom (Great Repeal) Bill

  6. Response from local voluntary groups • “We already do a lot of this” – a lot of what govt wants Big Society to achieve is already happening in Ealing • Concern re: funding, this can’t be done without resources • Could offer opportunities to work differently and more effectively in the future

  7. Questions for discussion Can the LSP make good use of the principles behind the “Big Society”? What are we already doing to build “the Big Society”? What actions should we take as a partnership to respond to this agenda?

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