Leeds Social Value Charter ………………………………………………………….. Sept 2017 Michelle Atkinson, Commissioning Manager Rosemary Brooks, Commissioning Officer

Leeds Social Value Charter Our vision is for Leeds to be a healthy, fair, compassionate and caring city where everyone benefits from the city’s economic growth. We believe that all sectors and partners, of Leeds’ many and diverse communities make important contributions to the success of the city, real added value and benefit will be achieved and we will get the greatest possible return on investment by: promoting social responsibility; building social capital and delivering social value.

…………………………………………………………………………………… Aims of the Charter …………………………………………………………………………………… Shared commitment by partners in the city to promote social responsibility and social value Support the maximisation of the Leeds £ Goes beyond the obligations of the Public Services (Social Value) act Approved by Exec Board with formal launch and sign up by partners on 24th May 2016 Partners signed up to date – Cross Directorate Support (LCC), CCGs, Universities and Third Sector Build on existing good practice

…………………………………………………………………………………… Guiding principles …………………………………………………………………………………… Aim to add value and deliver long-term social, economic and environmental benefits in all that we do Work in partnership with others to ensure that we achieve the best outcomes for Leeds and everyone benefits from the success of the City Create employment and training opportunities for people in Leeds and be a good employer Grow and strengthen the local economy by investing the Leeds pound in Leeds Be sustainable, fair and ethical in all that we do Recognise the added value that community led organisations bring to the city

Implementation of the Charter …………………………………………………………………………………… Cross directorate and sector implementation group established to support implementation Two initial areas of focus: Gain commitment from schools, private sector bodies and planning to the Charter Council framework for social value to support council commissioners in implementing the Charter Looking at learning from the Health and Social Value programme, supported by SE UK Share good practice case studies

…………………………………………………………………………………… Developing SV ambitions through commissioning and procurement …………………………………………………………………………………… Include social value as part of any re-commissioning/commissioning – not just those over £100K Publicise Social value toolkits on procurement insite pages - http://insite.leeds.gov.uk/toolkits/Pages/Social-responsibility-and-procurement.aspx Service specification template – Section on social value/ corporate social responsibility (General requirements: sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4)

…………………………………………………………………………………… Developing SV ambitions through commissioning and procurement …………………………………………………………………………………… Proactive/reactive in procurement Integrate agreed CSR priorities into the SV toolkit Introduce mandatory SV scoring in contracting frameworks Better measuring and reporting of SV outcomes Greater transparency for not breaking procurements into lots Greater consideration of supply chain engagement and retention More consideration of easy wins Use of the SV toolkit by commissioners Develop clear aids to measure SV

Challenges …………………………………………………………………………………… Further clarification required around some of the stated intentions (investing the Leeds £ in Leeds – is this permissible)? Strengthen and co-ordinate SV in commissioning and procurement arrangements Strengthen arrangements for capturing SV CSR requirements Building understanding of SV requirements Developing brokering arrangements Identify capacity to promote and roll out SV Develop ways to measure SV

Opportunities …………………………………………………………………………………… Building commitment and implementation of SV independent of procurement Turn opportunities into action Explore further opportunities with Universities and NHS Building SV commitment in small and local business sector Building SV Commitment in and action from large Charities

Examples of SV …………………………………………………………………………………… Creating employment opportunities for unemployed people through commissioned housing related support services Incinerator Contract (jobs/training for local people, environmental awareness and visitor centre, Trust funding for Leeds projects) Contractors developing a Social Value Plan ( the plan identifies social, environmental and economic outcomes to be achieved and they report on this bi-monthly) Construction activity (employment and skills outputs, waste and environmental performance, links to other frameworks which in turn supports other industries)

Employment and Skills outputs delivered …………………………………………………………………………………… First Direct Arena 80 Leeds residents into jobs 9 Leeds residents into apprenticeships 122 jobs safeguarded for Leeds residents 24 apprenticeships safeguarded 144 weeks of work experience (16 – 18 yrs and over 18 yrs) 82 businesses involved in supply chain 210 out of 300 end jobs secured for Leeds residents Safeguarding info on screens at events and concerts

Employment and Skills outputs delivered …………………………………………………………………………………… Little London, Beeston Hill and Holbeck new housing and housing improvements 108 people supported into Jobs (23 from local wards, 18 from other Leeds postcodes, 67 from outside of Leeds) 681 jobs safeguarded for Leeds residents 52 project initiated apprentices have spent 3,765 weeks on site 168 weeks of work experience (16 – 18 yrs and over 18 yrs)