Co-production: a third sector perspective Fabio Villani tsiMORAY

Outline Set the context: tsiMORAY core principles drivers & benefits Focus on: what makes it work what are the obstacles how can we overcome them

What we do Support and promote: volunteering community & voluntary organisations social enterprises communication & collaboration within the TS and between third sector & public sector

Why we do it Our vision: A vibrant third sector in a resilient and sustainable Moray Our Mission: To bring together and support our third sector, enabling its full participation in the sustainable development of Moray

Co-production or participation? Co-production is about engagement and participation: rebalancing power valuing and respecting the strengths of people

Key drivers for more participation Increasing engagement and participation is: the right thing to do – putting more power into people’s own hands the only way to reconcile rising demand, increasing expectations and diminishing resources a legal requirement

Key benefits of participation drawing on a wider range of knowledge, experience and perspectives improving public service design and delivery building trust in public institutions developing citizens’ skills, confidence and ambition, and enabling more active citizens and communities

Christie Commission: public sector reform must aim to empower individuals and communities

Changing the Narrative: real opportunities to redefine the relationship between citizen and state

Community Empowerment Act: empower community bodies through the ownership or control of land and buildings, and by strengthening their voices in decisions about public services

CEA expectations for community participation and co-production Community planning partners: work with community bodies understand needs and aspirations are informed by effective participation and co-production in service design and scrutiny embrace co-production principles

What makes it work? Sticking to the core principles: respect appreciation willingness to address power and resource imbalances

What are the obstacles? Departing from the core values: lack of respect lack of appreciation holding on to power and resources

How can we overcome them? Give up some assumptions: that we know best that we’re best placed to deal with it that we need to hold on to our power and resources

Any thoughts or questions?