Towards a Total Neighbourhood Approach Katie Schmuecker Senior Research Fellow ippr north

Focusing on the Neighbourhood Increasing focus of public policy –Decentralisation and place shaping –Big Society Site for multi-agency partnership working Neighbourhood is where most people encounter the state –Outreach and engagement –Mobilising community resource

What is Total Place Efficiency and improvement: The deep dive –Counting –Culture change –Customer journey Moving beyond crude efficiencies to improvement –Community involvement –Long term thinking

Total neighbourhood level Worcester area of need Co-production and commissioning of local services using a single pot; 3 hubs: training & work, children, youth & families, health & wellbeing Cross cutting community engagement hub – support engagement and residents initiatives; neighbourhood participatory budgeting

Kent Single Gateway approach Margate and Clifton Taskforce: a deep and shared understanding of the issues Special Intervention Area –All spend takes a spatial element –Local authority able to direct spending of other services where relevant –Local authority takes on new roles, eg JobCentre Plus administration Total neighbourhood level

Birmingham total community More active involvement of community in shaping ambition for an area Service integration – aligned and pooled budgets Strategic asset management and rationalisation

Total Neighbourhood Forerunner Blackpool Identified 3 priority neighbourhoods Identified and ring fenced discretionary spend Cross agency team all line managed by neighbourhood manager

Combining Total Place and neighbourhood management Total Neighbourhood –Mapping resource –Public service reform from the bottom up –Community engagement and involvement –Assets and potential –Relationships and community outlook