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Here's the Inside Housing exposé on the Tories for mis-selling tenancy security. As one of the respondents to the article says "Lib MP Simon Hughes observed when interviewed by the Guardian: "We have to be clear, it is not a Liberal Democrat policy, it is not a coalition policy, it was not in the election manifesto of either party, it was not in the coalition agreement."
An improved common assessment framework (CAF) would fill the gap left by the government's scrapping of ContactPoint, according to the authors of a study of frontline practitioners and experts, reports Community Care.
The average police officer could lose up to £5k a year under plans to scrap overtime, bonuses and other perks according to leaked proposals reports the Daily Telegraph.
The future is mutual
The first wave of pathfinder mutuals to allow public sector staff to take control and run their services has been announced by Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude.
Projects include the radical idea of social workers running children's services in Westminster.
The first 12 pathfinders:
The London Partnership – creating a 'reducing multiple disadvantage' community interest company from a group of department of health, local authority, primary care trust (PCT) and NHS staff.
Hammersmith and Fulham children's services exploring new models of delivery with staff, possible commercial partners and neighbouring local authorities.
North East Essex PCT spinning out into a community interest company.
The creation of a social enterprise for delivery of housing support services to vulnerable people in Mansfield, bringing together a range of public sector workers.
The Lambeth resource centre exploring options for co-producing services with employees, service users and third sector organisations to provide rehabilitation support for people with physical and sensory impairment.
NHS employees forming a social enterprise to provide joined up services for homeless people in Leicester.
Kensington and Chelsea council working with employees to examine the potential for different models of employee-led youth support services.
Communityhealth and adult social services in Swindon being integrated in a cooperative.
Westminster city council working with employees in children's services and neighbouring local authorities to move towards creating an arms-length mutual organisation.
Launching the pathfinders, Maude said:
"This is a Big Society approach, decentralising power so people can deal with the issues that concern them. We must not be afraid to do things differently if we are to provide better services for less money."
PWC, Tribal and John Lewis are among the companies that will provide business support to the entrepreneurial public sector staff as they aim to take their services out of statutory control.
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Public sector online, 4 October, London: a one day conference examining how public sector professionals can engage with their audience to delive services more effectively and strategically online
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