warwickshire & west midlands association of local councils annual briefing day 7 march 2015
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Warwickshire & West Midlands Association of Local Councils - Annual Briefing Day, 7 March 2015
JUSTIN GRIGGSHEAD OF POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT
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To improve the quality of life for local communities through having vibrant, dynamic and effective local councils
Our vision
The central principle
The scheme is designed to recognise achievement and set a framework for continuous improvement
Benefits
To the council…• Improved performance and confidence, with policies in
place for continuous development• Recognition and respect for commitment and hard work• Assurance of being up-to-date and progressive
To partners…• Confidence that the council is delivering to a recognised
national professional standardTo the sector…• A contribution to the national reputation of local councils
demonstrating achievements and a commitment to improvement
• Our opportunity to assess and improve on our terms
The Award Scheme
Three levels:
• Foundation (minimum standards)
• Quality (good practice)
• Quality Gold (best practice)
The Award Scheme
Three themes:
•Good governance
•Community leadership
•Council development
The accreditation process
• Foundation level: check for lawfulness otherwise not judgemental
• Quality and Quality Gold include review of lower level criteria
• Quality Gold may include discussion with staff and councillors
The accreditation process
• Register with NALC (fee)
• Can apply at any level
• When prepared, confirm in public at meeting
• Notify accreditation panel co-ordinator and provide link to online documents (fee)
• Local panel approach; panels to include experienced councillors and clerks
• Panel review online documents
NALC
CALC
Council I want to take part
Register
Criteria in place
Ready to start
Panel assessment
Decision
Celebrate!
Update records
Aware of registration
Consistency and flexibility
The result
• Panel agrees a response
▫ Award achieved
▫ Lower award
▫ No award until improvements are made
• Celebration: resources to encourage making the most of the award
• Gaining a higher level award, reaccreditation or loss of award
Questions?
Then the interactive bit!