Guidance on ‘Partnerships for People and Place’ offers ‘Guidance and advice for officials working on place-based policymaking’, providing practical tips for officials to improve approaches to place-based ways of working.
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… practical recommendations and learning…
GOV.UK writes:
This guidance sets out practical recommendations and learning from the Partnerships for People and Place programme and other place-based initiatives, which may help civil servants and other colleagues to tackle the barriers which we have identified.
The practical tips structured around 5 key barriers (structure, priorities, funding, data-sharing, culture). Examples of the types of suggestions offered in the policy statement – along with the corresponding barriers they seek to address – include departmental structures; priorities – national vs local; funding; sharing data; and cultural change.
The guidance also includes brief case studies, to bring to life examples of place-based work delivered by central government and local partners – these are annexed in full at the end of the document. Overall, the guidance points to a growing evidence base to support place-based working as a tool to improve the lives of communities and the outcomes achieved in a place.
