Co-operative Case Studies Autumn/Winter 2019/20 [email protected] @coopinnovation @coopcouncils 1 Contents 4 22 44 61 69 The co-operative approach to London Borough of Lambeth Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Branding.coop working with the Perform Green working with Bristol public service Council CCIN City Council 24 06 Liverpool City Council 46 62 70 Events Southampton City Council CIPFA C.co Collaborative Service RedQuadrant working with Bristol Design City Council 26 06 Milton Keynes Council 48 Join us South Tyneside Council 63 71 The Co-operative College working E3M working with Oldham Council 28 with Plymouth City Council 07 Newcastle City Council 50 Members Stevenage Borough Council 72 64 Sporting Assets working with Leeds 30 Co-operatives UK working with City Council and Cycle Pathway 08 Norwich City Council 52 Plymouth City Council CIC Bassetlaw District Council Sunderland City Council 32 65 73 10 Oldham Council 54 Ideas Alliance working with Unlimited Potential working with Bristol City Council Tameside Council Dudley Metropolitan Borough Rochdale Borough Council 34 Council 12 Plymouth City Council 56 74 Cardiff Council Telford & Wrekin Council 66 CCIN Statement of Values and 36 Locality working with Cooperative Principles 14 Preston City Council 58 Councils Croydon Council Greater Manchester Combined Authority 38 67 16 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Oxygen Finance working with Glasgow City Council Council 59 Bexley Council Bates Wells working with London Borough of Lewisham 18 40 68 Hull City Council Royal Borough of Greenwich Peopletoo Ltd working with 60 Lambeth Council The Behaviouralist 20 42 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Salford City Council Council 2 @coopcouncils @coopinnovation [email protected] [email protected] @coopinnovation @coopcouncils 3 The co-operative “ We want to reclaim the traditions of community approach to public action, community engagement and civic service empowerment which can transform communities and which will help Few councils take the brave decision to tackle increasing us deliver radical and innovative programmes austerity and challenges on their own front door step by investing to save – investing in communities and the that are designed, led and delivered in power of people. Co-operative Councils do just that and partnership with communities and therefore The Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network comprises demonstrate this in their innovative approaches to service 27 Full Council, 12 Associate and 18 Affiliate Members from delivery. The co-operative business model allows people maximise the social dividend they bring. It has across the UK who are committed to finding better ways of and communities to meet their needs and aspirations, also always been the purpose of the Network working for, and with, local people for the benefit of their offering a unique answer to contemporary problems. local community. to share our developing good practice and to We develop policy informed by real experience and The Network is a non-party-political active hub for practice, drawing on, influencing and framing national support one another in our co-operative aims co-operative policy development, innovation and and international policy and political debates about and values.” advocacy which is: the future of public services, local democracy, and communities across the country. It has huge potential for • Action-focused: a vehicle for helping councils translate Councillor Sharon Taylor OBE sharing its approach elsewhere in the UK and overseas. co-operative policy and principles into practice. Chair of the Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network Our work recognises the need to define a new model for • Membership-based: funded by modest membership local government built on civic leadership, with councils Leader of Stevenage Borough Council subscriptions from its member councils. working in equal partnership with local people to shape and strengthen communities; replacing traditional models It is one of the most challenging • Open to all UK councils: members share the belief that of top down governance and service delivery with local periods in local government history. working co-operatively with communities holds the key leadership, genuine co-operation, built on the founding Public Sector funding continues to to tackling today’s challenges. traditions of the co-operative movement: collective action, decline and councils are having to co-operation, empowerment and enterprise. • Part of the local government family: the network is look for innovative ways of providing a Special Interest Group registered with the Local services with reducing budgets. The Co- Government Association where we work to promote operative Councils’ Innovation Network innovation in local government. (CCIN) was borne out of this uncertainty – a direct public sector response to delivering services differently, using the co-operative values and principles of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. These Case Studies demonstrate some of the many ways that Co-operative Councils are working with local people to build strong and resilient neighbourhoods. See more at councils www.councils.coop/case-studies. 4 @coopcouncils@coopcouncils@coopinnovation @coopinnovation [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] @coopinnovation @coopcouncils 5 Meet us at the following events in 2019 Members 14 - 17 September 11 - 13 October Liberal Democrats Party Co-operative Party Conference, Conference, Bournemouth Glasgow Bassetlaw District Council Edinburgh Labour & Co-op Group 21 - 26 September 28 - 29 October Brent Council Gloucester Labour Group Labour Party Conference, National Association of Local Bristol City Council Greater Manchester Combined Authority Brighton Councils Annual Conference, Cardiff Council Halewood Town Council Milton Keynes Croydon Council Hillingdon Labour & Co-op Group 1 - 2 Ocrtober Glasgow City Council Medway Labour & Co-op Group CCIN Annual conference Hull City Council Newcastle-U-Lyme Labour & Co-op Group and Co-operative Showcase, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council North Warwickshire Labour Group Rochdale Lambeth Council Peterborough Labour Group Liverpool City Council Staffordshire Labour & Co-op Group Milton Keynes Council Woughton Community Council Newcastle City Council York Labour Group Join us North Hertfordshire District Council Norwich City Council Join the CCIN to be part of a growing and influential network of councils committed to developing a new Oldham Council relationship with citizens. There is a growing interest, across the political spectrum, in how to share power and Plymouth City Council responsibility with citizens, support the development of community and civic life and find more cost-effective Preston City Council ways to create successful and resilient communities. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council By becoming part of the Network, you will: 4OC Royal Borough of Greenwich • access the latest ideas and thinking about putting Cooperative principles into practice Bates Wells Salford City Council • position your council as an innovator The Behaviouralist Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council • help to influence policy thinking at national level Branding.coop Southampton City Council • share examples of projects and initiatives and learn from others about what works C.Co South Tyneside Council • co-produce tools and techniques to support the development of cooperative approaches Co-operative College Stevenage Borough Council • be invited to Cooperative Conferences around the country where you can meet and work with peers Co-operatives UK Sunderland City Council • join an officer network who are leading the development of new approaches Governance International Tameside Council • have access to a cadre of ambitious political leaders who are trying to bring change to their communities Ideas Alliance Telford and Wrekin Council • access a growing body of resources on the new CCIN website Locality • be part of regional and national networks in England, Scotland and Wales Oxygen Finance • join the debate on our active social media platforms PeopleToo • access our multi-supplier Consultancy Framework of specialist organisations to help you develop policy, Perform Green implement prototypes and build capacity when you need to move quickly and flexibly RedQuadrant • profile your council’sachievements nationally. Royal Society of Arts SBI/E3M Sporting Assets For further information, contact: Trueman Change Ltd Nicola Huckerby Unlimited Potential Communications, Membership & Events e: [email protected] 6 @coopcouncils @coopinnovation [email protected] [email protected] @coopinnovation @coopcouncils 7 t: 07813 687 292 Correct as at 6 September 2019 Bassetlaw District Council Bassetlaw Neighbourhood Planning Marketplace: empowering community plan makers The format of the event was designed to provide a relaxed In practice the event was a great success, with over 75 environment in which to share ideas and experience. people in attendance, representing 26 neighbourhood plan Presentations made ‘from the front’ were consciously areas, both active and prospective, elected members, and avoided, with the focus instead being placed on ‘market members of Bassetlaw Youth Council. Feedback from the stalls’, each hosted by a neighbourhood plan group, event is currently being collated, but initial reports have providing information and opportunities for discussion. In this been encouraging, including: configuration, district council officers were positioned