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Principles met

  • Co-production

    We will develop systems that enable citizens to be equal partners in designing and commissioning public services and in determining the use of public resources.

  • Community leadership and a new role for councillors

    We will explore ways for councils to act as a platform for helping the community to contribute to local outcomes, and to re-think the role of councillors as community connectors, brokers and leaders.

  • Innovation

    We will embrace innovation in how we work with local communities to drive positive change.

  • Maximising social value

    We will support the development of a framework and criteria for social value, giving substance to the concept and supporting Councils with the tools to ensure better local social and economic outcomes.

  • New models of meeting priority needs

    In exploring new ways of meeting the priority needs of our communities we will encourage models, such as co-operatives and mutuals, which give greater influence and voice to staff and users. in designing and commissioning public services and in determining the use of public resources.

  • Walking the talk

    As a membership organisation, we will make this statement of our principles operational by: • Co-operation among members: Our members work together to help each other implement our values, sharing experiences and learning. • Openness of membership: Full, Associate and Affiliate Membership is open to any qualifying Council, organisation or individual who shares our values and is committed to putting them into action. • Co-production of the Network’s work: Members help shape the Network’s work programme and the content of events and written products. • Action-focused: The network is a vehicle for helping councils translate co-operative values and principles into policy and practice. •Membership-based: The network is majority funded by modest membership subscriptions from its member Councils, Associates and Affiliates. •Non-party-political: Members share the belief that working co-operatively within and across communities holds the key to tackling today’s challenges.

LET’S Do It Challenge

Bury’s neighbourhood model, as set out in our LET’S Do It! strategy, sets out how collectively we’ll drive inclusive growth and tackle deprivation to improve local outcomes. In particular, it sets out how we will transform the way in which we organise ourselves for case management through Neighbourhood-focussed practitioner networks and the way we engage people & communities in a place embedding the LET’s principles of:

  • Local neighbourhoods – focusing in granular detail at the specific nature, opportunities, risks and insights of each part of the Borough.
  • Enterprising Spirit – working differently to maximise and target our collective resource
  • Working Together – both as public services and without communities of interest, experience and place.
  • Through a Strengths-Based Approach – building on the assets in our communities.

To drive LETS at place we’ve established Public Service Leadership Teams. PSLTs are place-based individuals leading the delivery of activity at a neighbourhood level from across each pillar of our neighbourhood model

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