<p>The CIPFA Procurement & Commissioning Network </p><p>CIPFA Staff Mutuals Workshops – Creating a Staff Mutual in the Public Sector – A Route Map for Success 8th October 2013 – London & 10th October 2013 – Leeds Two special workshops have been developed with the support of the Cabinet Office and other leading partners to help public bodies navigate the intricate process of forming and launching a public service mutual. On-going austerity measures and the desire to empower staff are two factors encouraging public bodies to consider staff mutuals and other social enterprises as innovative new ways to provide public services. If you have been tasked to set up a staff mutual for your service area or are a director, manager or officer involved in commissioning services, these workshops offer you an ideal environment to understand the technical route map to create a staff mutual. The workshops will include a presentation from the first Tri-Borough staff mutual. 09.30 – 10.00 Registration and Refreshments Welcome, Introductions and Overview of the Day 10.00 – 10.05 Mohamed Hans, Solicitor, Procurement Advisor, CIPFA Procurement & Commissioning Network The Mutuals Support Programme – Support Opportunities and Take-Up 10.05 – 10.30 A definitive ‘state of play’ summary from the Cabinet Office, the Whitehall depart ment leading on public service mutuals. This session will cover: . Who’s mutualising? An update on what services are going mutual . Help packages available for authorities to make mutuals happen . The Mutuals Information Service – high value, open source guidance . Tips and guidance on how to create winning mutual spin-out proposals . How to tackle procurement challenges . How mutuals make savings and efficiencies Tim Decamp, Head of Cabinet Office Mutuals Programme How to Create a Successful Mutual Spin out 10.30 – 11.15 Based on interviews by the speaker with commissioners and staff leaders involved in recent mutual spin-outs, this session is a guide to the nuts and bolts of how to navigate the process of forming and launching a public service mutual. The session will conclude with Q&A with Tim Decamp and Patrick Burns. The session will cover: . The mutual advantage – what benefits should authorities expect from staff-led spin-outs? . Addressing mutual risk factors . Assessing which services could work as mutuals . Spotting the ‘mutual blockers’ . Collaboration – the key to designing a spin-out that will survive . Learning for free – where to get free spin-out advice and help . Handling the separation and conflicts stage of spin-out . Transition essentials – the must-have practicalities that give mutuals take-off Patrick Burns, Director of Mutuals Development, Prospects Group</p><p>11.15 – 11.30 Refreshments Local authority mutual case study 11.30 – 12.40 Mutual Mould-Breaker – The Tri-borough Joint Venture Spin-Out: Shape of Things to Come? The recent spin-out of 3BM, a London schools support service, is the first ever mutual joint venture to spin out of local government. Designated a national pilot by the Cabinet Office, this new model has attracted huge public sector interest, not least for its potential to reduce the risk of forming staff mutuals. Speakers in this session were central to planning the joint venture and making it happen. The session will cover: . Mutual motives – why the Tri-borough councils opted to spin out school support . Joint venture attractions – why and how a joint venture emerged as the preferred spin-out route . Tackling the procurement challenge . Planning the process – how officers and staff leaders worked together . Advice and support needed and accessed during the spin-out process . Handling stakeholder reactions and concerns Lucy Vaughan, Corporate Portfolio Manager, new service delivery models, Hammersmith & Fulham Andy Rennison, Managing Director, 3BM, Tri-borough spin-out staff lead 12.40 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30– 14.40 The Complete Mutuals Route-Map – A Technical Guide for Commissioners Forming staff mutuals can present authorities with a host of technical issues that can slow or halt the process without specialist knowledge. This session will provide a clear guide as to how to manage the procurement process from start to finish, and will conclude with a quick-fire ‘surgery’ where delegates can get immediate specialist advice on pitfalls and problems they’ve experienced or expect. The session will cover issues such as: . Right to Challenge – options and obligations . Procurement Options . Planning and good project management . Pensions . Legal structures and governance (including staff representation) . Transfer of assets/property – giving the mutual the right asset base . TUPE and staff transfer issues . Trade union dimension Neil Palmer, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP 14.40 – 14.55 Refreshments Feedback & Discussion 14.55 – 15.30 The final session will consist of a plenary and roundtable discussion that will cover a broad range of issues and concerns following on from this morning’s formal presentations. There will be an interactive group session best practice, practitioner advice and Q&A. 15.30 – 15.35 Summary & Close</p><p>How will you benefit?</p><p>. Increase your understanding of the mutuals agenda . See how mutuals can assist your service delivery aspirations . Appreciate how a mutual might improve staff morale and commitment in these challenging times . Understand procurement options and how to navigate through the legal process</p><p>Bookings:</p><p>Please book early to avoid disappointment. www.cipfanetworks.net/procurement/</p><p>Enquiries: www.cipfanetworks.net If you have any questions about bookings or have any questions regarding the programme, please do not hesitate to contact Mohamed Hans – E: [email protected] – M: 07717345188 </p><p>CIPFA Sustainability Policy</p><p>CIPFA Business Ltd. is delivering all of our training courses, workshops and seminars in accordance with our sustainability strategy.</p><p>We do not provide hardcopy course materials to delegates and these are now distributed by email. We are striving to reduce our carbon footprint in every way that we can, and we hope that we can count on your support.</p><p>We reserve the right to alter the timing or content of sessions where circumstances require. </p><p> www.cipfanetworks.net</p>