iNetwork Prospectus for Local Public Services 2021-22 Involve, Influence, Inspire www.i-network.org.uk @theinetwork iNetwork’s Annual Prospectus Version 3.0 Introduction

About iNetwork Reasons to join the membership: Established in 2001, and hosted by Council since 2006, iNetwork is a local public • We remain relevant because we listen and sector partnership made up of councils, respond to our member’s needs. police, fire, health, housing and voluntary sector organisations. • We have an established track record for delivering benefits to our public sector The partnership is owned by its members, members. and is dedicated to promoting excellence in the delivery of public services. We work • We inspire, motivate and encourage our across many areas of government and social members. sectors to upskill leaders, share best practice and facilitate collaborative thinking spaces, • We provide access to high quality making working practices more efficient training, knowledge sharing and skills. whilst developing peer support networks. • We are a recognised leading network iNetwork enables local public service for brokering knowledge through best organisations, individually and collectively, practice. to deliver more innovative, high quality and cost effective services. We do this primarily • We are a trusted, safe and approachable by hosting a range of member led events and network. other activities which create much needed space for us to collectively rethink how we • We can influence and make change when support our communities through sharing we speak with a collective voice. of cross-sector expertise. This helps local public services to become more effectively • We provide the space and opportunities integrated, intelligence-led and productive. for effective cross-sector collaboration.

• We provide the opportunity for our members to grow their professional “Another fantastic Key member benefits: reputation. conference! iNetwork • Opportunities to influence national and always delivers on a great regional agendas and initiatives range of relevant topics

• Access to safe forums to confidentially and tips. A wonderful raise and discuss issues or concerns. showcase of the public

• Cyber threat awareness and briefings via sector.” our Warning Advice & Reporting Point Sarah Bullock • Learn and share emerging best practice Assistant Director, St Helen’s Council from peers across the partnership

• Eligibility to enter the Annual iNetwork Innovation Awards

2 iNetwork Executive Welcome Board Alison McKenzie-Folan Wigan Council

Chris Sinnott Dear colleague, Chorley Council This is why we are focusing on early Christopher Lewis intervention and prevention, more effective As the Chair of the iNetwork Executive Board, (TIPS Co-Chair) digital delivery, improved information I would like to warmly thank you for your sharing and better procurement and David Willis interest in the iNetwork partnership. Whether commissioning. Midlands & Lancashire CSU (EISS Chair) you are new to iNetwork or a veteran, I would like to take this opportunity to draw Gareth Pawlett Thank you to everyone who contributes your attention to the benefits of iNetwork’s Cheshire East Council to iNetwork. On behalf of my colleagues partnership and services. on the Executive Board, I encourage you Gavin Rimmington to join iNetwork and make the most of the YPO The wealth of the partnership lies in our partnership’s resources and support. member’s collective contribution to the peer Heather Green network; it is by working together that we Tameside MBC (Accountable body / finance) Yours faithfully, can effectively collaborate and innovate for Jon Learoyd the local public sector. Yorkshire & Humber Public Services Network This past year has seen many urgent and Nichola Cooke unexpected challenges for the people and STAR Procurement (CPC Deputy Chair) places that we serve. It is more important than ever that iNetwork continues to Paul James support the sector in the most effective way. Council iNetwork’s priorities for 2021-22 reflect these challenges and the needs of our Peter Jones Warrington & Cheshire Partnership membership. Steven Pleasant MBE Chief Executive, Tameside Peter Schofield MBC/Accountable Officer, City Council (CPC Chair) Tameside & Glossop CCG Phil Swan GM Combined Authority (iStandUK Chair)

Phillipa Nazari GM Combined Authority (EISS Deputy Chair)

Rahna Riley Rochdale Council (TIPS Co-Chair)

Robert Ling North Yorkshire County Council

Stephen O’Brien

Steven Pleasant Tameside MBC (Chair)

Tim Rainey Tameside MBC (Accountable Body)

3 Supporting Public Service Reform iNetwork membership and our offer are stronger than ever; here is a taste of how we delivered value for our members last year…

NORTH WEST WARNING ADVICE & EVENTS REPORTING POINT alerts sent to the 170 NWWARP

participating OVER 132 organisations public sector 45 813 and voluntary attendees organisations 47 322 individual attendees professionals brought together attended over 60 EVENTS OVER expert speakers made 18 up of local colleagues, expert speakers and national leads and 70 industry specialists knowledge brokers

4 ANNUAL iN THE PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENT “Journey to a Better Place: LOOP Transforming Public Service Awarded Delivery” was our first virtual 245 conference with over 178 Continuing Professional T Development (CPD) delegates registered H Certificates N E LOOP 178 RECOGNISING CHIEF OFFICERS, POLICY, INNOVATION TRANSFORMATION, DIGITAL, ICT AND SERVICE LEADS FROM 11 WEBCASTS HOSTED Awards 2020 Celebrated excellence and attended by delivered national recognition through iNetwork’s Innovation Awards Organisations88 to hear from 31 local and 299 8 30 national speakers of attendees winners entries which over 45% were women with

and 20 Entries into the COVID-19 Response 32 Recognition Award speakers

5 Effective Co-commissioning and Procurement People and Innovation Place Tackling policy outcomes CONNECT Digital important to Innovation the public sector Transforming Connected and Procurement Innovating and Public Commissioning Services

iNetwork Priorities Culture and 2021-22 Wellbeing

Effective Improved Person- Information Improving Centred Information Sharing and Cyber Security Sharing and Resilience Security

Information Leadership

6 Transforming and Network Leadership Group Members Innovating Public Services Alex Grundy Plus Dane Housing

Chris Hart Introduction Priorities and Objectives Christopher Lewis Oldham Council (Co-Chair) Welcome to our Transforming and Innovating People and Place: Public Services (TIPS) Programme 2021/2022. This priority supports iNetwork’s members to creatively find people-centred sustainable Chris Twomey West Lancs Borough Council Our updated programme has been co- solutions and approaches to navigate and produced with members and is designed to access local public assets. Chris Woodhouse engage professionals at various levels of the Bury Council organisation in the public, private, community Digital Innovation: voluntary and faith sectors. Our key aim in This priority supports iNetwork’s members Gemma Dickinson establishing this programme is to support to deliver the intelligence and prevention North Yorkshire County Council high impact systemic change for people agenda by developing capabilities to make and places and remain a relevant member better informed decisions and utilising digital Rahna Riley led programme. It is focused on delivering technology to improve lives. Rochdale Council (Co-Chair) improved outcomes through innovative citizen centred solutions that combine data, Culture and Wellbeing: Rosie Rees-Bann technology and culture change. This priority supports iNetwork’s members to develop organisational change to achieve We offer a selection of plenary sessions, successful outcomes in the things that Sarah Bullock round table discussions, leading speakers, matter most to people, organisations and opportunities to discuss regional and communities. Sharon Winn national challenges and more. It provides an opportunity to meet with colleagues and to informally discuss priorities and generally Simon Haworth embrace the nature of this group. Wigan Council

With the intention of continuing to develop TBC the momentum and enthusiasm already Sefton Council gained we encourage you to take an active part in TIPS, to make the most of discussions, TBC networking and other opportunities.

Victoria Clark Bury Council

Programme Co-ordinator Chris Lewis Co-Chair Catherine O’Neill (Oldham Council) iNetwork

Rahna Riley Co-Chair (Rochdale Council)

7 Network Leadership Connected Procurement Group Members and Commissioning Chris Bradley Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Christine Atherton AGMA Introduction Priorities and Objectives Conway Stewart Welcome to iNetwork’s Connected Effective Co-commissioning and Cumbria County Council Procurement and Commissioning (CPC) Procurement Innovation Support procurement and commissioning Duncan Spokes programme. There is growing recognition YPO across local and national government that leads to jointly commission more effectively innovative public procurement can play a to deliver savings and efficiencies, Gemma Isles crucial role in driving better outcomes for particularly within the context of the wider TfGM public organisations, and the people and devolution and public sector reform agenda. places that they serve. Helen McMahon Lancaster City Council iNetwork’s CPC programme creates Tackling policy outcomes important to the space for procurement professionals, public sector Keith Patterson Wirral Council commissioners, contract managers, and Support, and respond to, the evolving strategic policy objectives of the public budget holders to hold constructive Liam Reynolds conversations and share best practice. sector through improved procurement and Wigan Council Our activities support the partnership to commissioning practices. These include, deliver more efficient public services and embedding social value to support inclusive Lianne Halliday to build stronger, fairer, and greener local and sustainable growth, supporting local Cheshire East Council economies through improved procurement economic recovery from the Covid-19 and commissioning. pandemic, and addressing environmental Neil Hind sustainability, poverty, inequality, and GM Health & Social Care Partnership The focus of the 2021-2022 programme is modern slavery. Nichola Cooke to enable procurement and commissioning STAR Procurement (Deputy Chair) leads to understand what innovation in this field looks like, and to encourage colleagues Paul Maynard to collaborate on shared challenges. The AGMA programme will help the local public sector to respond to the changing nature of public Peter Schofield services by continuing to support greater Manchester City Council (Chair) efficiency, commercial practices, and service integration, whilst also championing core Rob Banks St Helens Council social value outcomes such as environmental sustainability, tackling modern slavery, local Sarah Janusz wealth building, and inclusive growth. Bury Council

Programme Peter Schofield Co-ordinator Chair (Manchester City Council) Louis Stockwell iNetwork

Nichola Cooke Deputy Chair (STAR Procurement)

8 Effective Information Network Leadership Groups Members Sharing and Security Programme Alan Boardman Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Andrew Swapp GMP Introduction Priorities and Objectives Angharad Jackson Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Welcome to iNetwork’s Effective Information Information Leadership: Sharing & Security (EISS) programme. This priority bolsters information leadership Carol McDonnell Organisations are asking individuals to trust in iNetwork member organisations with the St Helens Council them with more and more data, to drive aim to upskill those with information roles in efficiency and innovation in the context of our member organisations, and to increase David Willis GDPR that brought with it increased rights for influence and strengthen our collective voice Midlands & Lancashire CSU (Chair) the individual. to positively impact information access policy and programmes at the national level. Ian Smith We have seen the continued threat of cyber- Cumbria County Council attacks and so organisations need to ensure Improving Cyber Security and Resilience: that the data that they hold on individuals is This priority promotes increased engagement John Curtis Bolton Council both safe and secure and shared only where across iNetwork membership in the North this is appropriate. West Warning, Advice and Reporting Point Lesley Bullen (WARP) which facilitates the sharing of best The Guinness Partnership The focus of the 2021-22 programme practice and the exchange of information is to continue supporting the iNetwork and cyber security intelligence across the Michelle Brown membership in the areas of information membership strengthening collaboration and GMCA governance, information security and communication across the region to improve information leadership. The programme situational awareness and both organisational Nadeer Hussain recognises that information leadership and multi-agency response readiness. This Oldham Council should not be the sole domain of those should lead to a reduction in the number of Phillipa Nazari that hold specialised roles of DPO, SIRO, data breaches as a result of poor practice and GMCA (Deputy Chair) Caldicott Guardian, or IG Officer. This year’s cyber-attacks. programme therefore seeks to broaden the Sandra Lomax focus of Information leadership to support a Improved Person-Centred Information Caldicott Guardian Council (Special Advisor) wider cohort within the membership Sharing: This priority delivers improvements to necessary and proportionate information sharing to support effective partnership working and person-centred care. Programme Co-ordinator

Shelley Heckman iNetwork

David Willis Phillipa Nazari Chair Deputy Chair (Midlands & (GMCA) Lancashire CSU)

9 Steering Group North West Warning Advice Alan Boardman & Reporting Point (WARP) Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Catherine Burke TfGM

Mark Macarte Introduction Key areas of focus Cumbria County Council

Due to recent high profile cyber-attacks and Cyber Security and Resilience: Nadeer Hussain Oldham Council data breaches, information security and data Improving sector wide resilience and the privacy has come to the forefront of public ability to respond effectively in the event of a consciousness and is no longer the exclusive data breach or cyber-attack. territory of information security specialists. Our customers, clients and service users are Information Governance: increasingly aware of the potential impact of a Enabling compliance with key information Programme cyber-attack. governance areas such the European General Data Protection Regulation and the NHS Co-ordinator With information technology being so critical Information Governance Toolkit through to our everyday activities, the WARP has expert advice and shared knowledge. Shelley Heckman become a fundamental service for iNetwork iNetwork members. Quarterly meetings provide PSN and PCIDSS Compliance: access to industry specialists and national Facilitating compliance through in depth leads with expertise in national infrastructure understanding of the requirements and and security policies. Involving trusted group sharing of expert advice and best practice. members in a closed, safe environment, the WARP offers regular access to experts in the management of information including governance, compliance (GDPR) and security standards for cyber security and resilience, providing a secure and cost effective means of accessing professional advice.

Membership Includes:

• Access to quarterly WARP Information Security and Assurance Forum meetings.

• A trusted network of information governance and cyber security practitioners to draw support from.

• Access to our online knowledge base and information sharing platform, member forum and hundreds of WARP security advisories and email alerts. Alan Boardman Chair • Access to a variety of local and national (Lancashire & South speakers and experts. Recent speakers Cumbria NHS Foundation include: Cabinet Office, MHCLG, NW- Trust) ROCU, ICO as well as a variety of private sector industry experts.

Nadeer Hussain Deputy Chair (Oldham Council)

10 iStandUK Steering Board

iStandUK Ben Cheetham MHCLG

David Wright DWP

Firoze Salim Introduction Priorities and Objectives GDS

The sector is waking up to the importance Promoting standards and secure data Georgina Maratheftis of information standards, without which we sharing: TechUK would struggle to communicate and work iStandUK will use this to give a ‘single view’ Heather Green effectively. Standards are there to help with of vulnerable people and households. Whilst Tameside MBC (Accountable body / finance) public sector service reform and change. also working with the Government Digital Service (GDS) and the DWP to share data in Jason Geldard-Phillips iStandUK is part of the iNetwork family. It is a real-time, via APIs to speed up access to, and North Yorkshire County Council programme that has its own governing board eligibility for, local services. and like iNetwork, the accountable body is John Curtis Tameside Council. Our mission is to promote Working with the Ministry of Housing, Bolton Council Data Standards that support efficiency, Communities and Local Government’s Martin Ferguson transformation and transparency of local (MHCLG): SOCITM public services in the UK. iStandUK will work with the MHCLG and their Local Digital Team to establish a set of digital Nicholas Oughtibridge Our steering board includes representatives capabilities and the standards that create NHS Digital from local authorities, government a market for digital products and services. departments and other representative groups, iStandUK will also look to define open data Phil Swan such as the LGA, SOCITM and TechUK. standards for planning to include Local Plans GMCA (Chair) and Section 106 agreement. Shelley Heckman iNetwork

Stephen Curtis East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Steve Peters MHCLG

Tim Adams Local Government Association (Deputy-Chair)

Programme Director

Paul Davidson iStandUK

Director of Standards

Paul Davidson iStandUK

Tim Adams Phil Swan Deputy Chair Chair (LGA) (GMCA)

11 Awards iNetwork Innovation Awards 2020 Winners

Transforming & Innovating Connected Procurement Public Services Award & Commissioning Award

And the winner is.. And the winner is..

St Helens Borough Council Greater Manchester NHS

St Helens WoW (Ways of Working) Programme COVID-19 – The catalyst for doing things differently

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Transforming & Innovating Public Connected Procurement & Commissioning Services Award Winner Award Winner St Helens Borough Council Greater Manchester NHS (St Helens WoW (Ways of Working) Programme) (COVID-19 – The Catalyst for Doing Things Differently)

Effective Information iStandUK Award Sharing & Security Award

And the winner is.. And the winner is..

Tameside MBC – NAFN Data and Intelligence Adur & Worthing Councils with Buckinghamshire Services County Council and

NAFN Covid-19 Business Grant Fraud Alert OpenCommunity: setting the community services data standard

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Effective Information Sharing & Security iStandUK Award Winner Award Winner Adur & Worthing Councils with Buckinghamshire Tameside MBC – NAFN Data and Intelligence Services County Council and Leeds City Council (NAFN COVID-19 Business Grant Fraud Alert) (OpenCommunity: setting the community services data standard)

12 Awards

Partner Excellence Award Most Creative Video Award

And the winner is.. And the winner is..

Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community North Yorkshire County Council Action with Team Kinetic

Buy Local Business Directory St Helens Together Volunteer Portal

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Partner Excellence Award Winner Most Creative Video Award Winner Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action North Yorkshire County Council with Team Kinetic (Buy Local Business Directory) (St Helens Together Volunteer Portal)

COVID-19 Response Outstanding Contribution Recognition Award Award

And the winner is.. And the winner is..

Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Greater Manchester Combined Authority Action with Team Kinetic

St Helens Together Volunteer Portal

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COVID-19 Response & Recognition Award Outstanding Contribution Award Winner Winner Greater Manchester Combined Authority Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action with Team Kinetic (St Helens Together Volunteer Portal)

13 Meet the Team

Shelley Heckman Paul Davidson

Director Director of Standards Effective Information iStandUK Sharing & Security Programme Lead Programme Lead Paul.Davidson@ NW WARP sedgemoor.gov.uk Co-ordinator @istanduk Shelley.Heckman@ tameside.gov.uk

@shelleyheckman

Catherine O’Neill Louis Stockwell

Stakeholder Stakeholder Engagement Manager Engagement Manager Transforming & Innovating Public Connected Services Programme Procurement & Lead Commissioning Programme Lead Go ON Digital Inclusion Partnership Louis.Stockwell@ Co-ordinator tameside.gov.uk Catherine.oneill@ tameside.gov.uk @theinetwork @theinetwork

14 Michelle Kern Mevish Khalid

Partnership Office Graduate Trainee Manager Social Media, Communications & Michelle.Kern@ Engagement Lead tameside.gov.uk Mevish.Khalid@ @theinetwork tameside.gov.uk

@theinetwork

Karys Thompson

Project Support Administrator

Karys.Thompson@ tameside.gov.uk

@theinetwork

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