Helen CSullivan Professor Helen Sullivan The future of

@Helen. CSullivan Professor Helen Sullivan The future of local public services - implications for local government. unimelb. edu. au

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System of Local Public Support All available resources (public, private, civic and personal) are co-ordinated to offer ‘helpful acts’ of various kinds (connections, ideas, interventions, products, resources, services) to promote individual and community well-being government. unimelb. edu. au

Local priority setting in a democratic framework Democratically determined rights and entitlements to local public support Co-production in the design and delivery of support Ten Core Features Outcome based commissioning Plural provision where this supports outcomes Dedicated resources for citizen/community action Combining preventative and responsive activity Local public support budget Powerful local politicians Systematic and shared learning government. unimelb. edu. au

Four conditions for success Citizens as co-authors of their wellbeing Twenty-first century public servants Local Public Support A new national/ community settlement A connected and connective local government. unimelb. edu. au

Implications for Local Government • Enabling: – Size of state: springboard, selection box, safety net – Community leadership and • Stewardship – Values – Future empowerment – Arena for political conflict government. unimelb. edu. au

Possible Options Strong politics Local government facilitates a network of delivery options reflecting decisions made through collective encounters between communities, politicians and professionals Local government promotes and regulates a ‘market’ of service providers reflecting preferences of budget holding users who commission directly through user–led consortia Logic of Care Logic of Choice Local government determines what should be provided and how based on local priorities, (balancing technical assessments of need with political demands mediated by local representatives) Local government facilitates a ‘market’ of service providers to meet the preferences of individual users Thin politics government. unimelb. edu. au

Connected and connective local government Connected • into local communities to develop a deeper understanding of the outcomes they value…. • to the views of users to develop a better assessment of how the system works… • • to the range of potential providers to Connective …and be able to connect them to resources of support …and to hold service and support providers to account improve its commissioning capacity…. …and connect existing resources engaging individual citizens and together more effectively communities and providers… in constructing government. unimelb. edu. au social solidarity

New Roles Storyteller Architect Weaver Navigator government. unimelb. edu. au

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