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The Jobs Strategy in Edinburgh - doing it our way,

The Jobs Strategy in Edinburgh - doing it our way, while working with multi-level government and mixed messages about localism Matthew Crighton, Jobs Strategy Manager, Capital City Partnership. Labour market policy in Scotland – multi-level governance. UK Government :

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The Jobs Strategy in Edinburgh - doing it our way,

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  1. The Jobs Strategy in Edinburgh -doing it our way, while working with multi-level government and mixed messages about localism Matthew Crighton, Jobs Strategy Manager, Capital City Partnership

  2. Labour market policy in Scotland – multi-level governance UK Government: Employment Policy; Department of Work and Pensions – payments of benefits, Jobcentres, New Deals, employment law The Scottish Government: Education and Skills – universities, further education colleges, apprenticeships, careers advice and guidance (Skills Development Scotland). Funding from UK govt. Local Authorities: Schools, Community Planning, local employability partnerships (most funding comes from Scottish Government)

  3. Some trends in UK policy Broadening the target population from the unemployed to the economically inactive Increasing conditionality More partnership working Centralisation Devolution and localisation Marketisation Tightening budgets

  4. Localisation vs Centralisation in the UK Department of Work and Pensions: Local delivery through Jobcentres but District Managers have little discretion; national targets Employment programmes shifted to national management The Scottish Government and Local Authorities: Community Planning requires the setting of local targets by local authorities and other partners and the creation of a plan to achieve them. Local Authorities in England A different, more complex, and changing relationship.

  5. A Localisation Experiment by DWP Cities Strategy Pathfinders:- To test how to combine the work of government agencies, local government and private and voluntary sectors in a partnership (or 'consortium') Whether local stakeholders can deliver more by combining and aligning their efforts behind shared priorities, alongside more freedom to innovate, and tailor services in response to local needs In Scotland:- Complemented by Workforce Plus policy

  6. A Localisation Experiment by DWP The experience of Cities Strategy Pathfinders from 2007: • Positive benefits of working together locally. • Developed capacity for partnership working. • A more joined-up response to local needs • Limited progress on spending money together • Some involvement in commissioning by DWP • The promised flexibilities did not happen • Main barriers to more progress: • Policy inconsistency at national level • Fragmentation and lack of flexibility in funding streams • Silo thinking • Other barriers .....

  7. WHY WE NEED LOCAL JOBS STRATEGIES

  8. Joined Up For Jobs, Edinburgh's Jobs Strategy Launched in 2002 A partnership initiated by the City of Edinburgh Council and involving the main public sector agencies concerned with unemployment and the Chamber of Commerce. Capital City Partnership is the organisation which co-ordinates. 'Demand-led, Client-focused and Joined-up' When it became a City Strategy Pathfinder the colleges and the health board joined as well. Agreed targets (within Community Planning), a development plan; and now an Operational Plan.

  9. JOINEDUP FOR JOBS Strategy Targets Joint investment Joint MI Operational Plan Infrastructure for joined-up working Joint delivery projects

  10. Website

  11. Directory of organisations & services

  12. Electronic Noticeboard

  13. Communications Partnership Forum: Open to all providers Meets every two months

  14. Caselink – MI and caseloading system

  15. Customer Charter

  16. The Changing Landscape for Welfare to Work The Work Programme replacing (almost) all other DWP/JCP programmes Shifting people from IB to ESA and JSA The Coalition Government’s plans to reform welfare benefits – the Universal Credit High (rising?) unemployment and reduced spending

  17. The Work Programme Overview (from DWP) Termination of FND, Pathways and P2W contracts • An “integrated, personalised welfare-to-work programme for a range of client groups” • Contracted out, almost all funding for additional sustained outcomes • Differential prices based on customer group • Two year programme with continuing provider support and payments Other features of WP: Black box contracting Prime contractors bidding for large geographical areas Two primes (plus sub-contractors) in each area

  18. Concluding remarks Doing it our way, while working with multi-level government and mixed messages about localism Within the DWP's commissioning, actual devolution of decisions to prime contractors has replaced the plan to devolve decisions to local partnerships. Local partnerships will need to work with prime contractors and their delivery networks. Greater discretion for JCP District Managers is also planned. It will be interesting to see what happens ....

  19. Any questions? Matthew Crighton matthewcrighton@capitalcitypartnership.org 0131 270 6042

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