nef (the new economics foundation) 1 Co-production: Theory and practice Julia Slay nef (the new economics foundation)

2 What is co-production? “Co-production means delivering public services in an equal and reciprocal relationship between professionals, people using services, their families and their neighbours. Where activities are co- produced in this way, both services and neighbourhoods become far more effective agents of change.”

nef (the new economics foundation) 3 What isn’t co-production? Consultation The state stepping back Co-design Evaluating services User led organisations Personal budgets Volunteering

nef (the new economics foundation) 4 Use a TimeBank model to achieve co-production Aim to be more than a mental health day care centre Seek to bring in and harness wider community assets – unleashing spare capacity Use a TimeBank model Ethos of not doing anything for an individual that they can do for themselves – hardest barrier is stopping professionals ‘delivering’ Example 1: Holy Cross Centre Trust

nef (the new economics foundation) 5 Everyone has a role to play Provides ‘more for less’ with parent’s own time so the cost of childcare is much cheaper Uses parents as an asset in the delivery Emphasises need for ‘give and take’ between staff and parents Example 2: Scallywags nursery

nef (the new economics foundation) 6 The value of co- production Better outcomes Improved capacity Preventing needs arising

nef (the new economics foundation) 7 Now over to you… How can Glasgow use coproduction to improve homelessness services?

nef (the new economics foundation) 8 Interested in reading more?