Co-operative Glasgow Richard Brown – Executive Director of Development and Regeneration Services Glasgow City Council

Format Co-operative Glasgow Current Activity What’s Next Questions Glasgow City Council

Co-operative Glasgow Framework agreed at Executive Committee on 2 nd May with four main themes: 1. Embedding Co-operative Values and co-operation at the heart of service delivery; 2. Co-production and community led commissioning – working with individuals rather than for them; 3. Community Assets – working with communities to transfer the management or control to community or third sector groups; 4.Co-operative Service Delivery – helping communities, interested parties and/or employees establish a co-operative business model. Glasgow City Council

Co-operative Glasgow In some ways we are already working this way and Co-operative Glasgow will identify and align the activities and promote co-operative development opportunities and growth Glasgow City Council Co-operative Values and Co- operation Co-production and community led commissioning Community AssetsCo-operative Service Delivery Community Benefits Commonwealth Employment Initiatives Credit Union Development ‘One Glasgow’Transfers of Control of Assets to the Community To be developed as part of action plan

Current Activity Developing Framework for Committee Approval Organising Today’s Launch event Establishing Co-operative Development Unit within DRS Communication – Connect and Glasgow Web Pages, meeting with Services and Co-op contacts etc Mapping of current co-op activity in City (around 110 existing businesses) to provide a baseline Glasgow City Council

What’s Next 2 year action plan will emerge from the Launch Event Conduct and/or commission research on Co-operative Council activity across the UK and the wider co-operative economy, to identify potential opportunities for Glasgow City Council; Promote the development of co-ops, mutuals and social enterprises; Provide advice and support to individuals, businesses and social enterprises on developing co-operative business models. This will include signposting to other appropriate organisations as required; Provide small grants for co-operative business start up activity or business development. Budget of £500,000 for 2013/14 and 2014/15 to be spent of Co-operative development so we are interested in your input Glasgow City Council

Additional Information Alan Davidson, phone Tracey Cunningham, phone Eddie Percy, phone ervices/Divisions/Economic_SocialIntiatives/Bus+and+Econ++Coop+De v+Unit.htm Glasgow City Council