DELIVERING SUCCESSION STRATEGIES Some lessons from the New Deal for Communities Programme 4 December 2008 SHARED INTELLIGENCE MOVING FORWARD FROM THE NDC PROGRAMME

What we did… Find out about progress and learning Scoping workshop for all NDCs 6 case studies Bradford Brighton North Fulham Salford Sheffield West Middlesbrough Discussion with NDC Chairs and CEs Report and summary to CLG

WHY? HOW? Progress & outstanding work on specific themes Role of NDC in neighbourhood governance and community infrastructure Evaluation of Leeds INM Programm e WHAT? A strategic approach to succession

Sustain benefits Complete unfinished business Sustain resident and community engagement Respond to new challenges and opportunities Why bother with succession?

KEY PROCESSES –Partnership working –Community engagement –Regeneration infrastructure …are more important than specific themes WHAT is being sustained?

Developing community assets Influencing the development of neighbourhood working Influencing mainstream strategy and delivery Setting up independent community organisations Setting up social enterprises HOW are NDCs planning for succession? Focusing on VCS support & capacity building

Planning and managing succession in practice Or How do you get from where you are now to where you want to be? And Live to tell the tale? And we learned about…

Key success factors - plans trust arrangements and asset management transition strategy strategic succession plan

Key success factors - people Good relationship between NDC and the local authority Links to partners’ agendas Community on board Staff skills and expertise