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(Past Event) Tackling Social Exclusion Through Partnership - Removing The Barriers
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22/10/2008 10:00
22/10/2008 16:30
22/10/2008 from 10:00 to 16:30 |
| Where | QEII Conference Centre, London |
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The Government in its action plan on social exclusion (August 2006) set out the next steps in its drive to tackle the root causes of deep–seated disadvantage. It stated its priority as reaching the one million people at risk of persistent social exclusion, who have not yet benefited from opportunities that the majority of people can now take for granted. It stated the Government’s intention of tackling deep-seated social exclusion with the help of five guiding principles: Better identification and early intervention; Systematic identification of what works; Better multi-agency working; Personalisation, and rights and responsibilities where appropriate; Supporting achievement and managing under performance. The Government re-emphasised its commitment to tackle social exclusion through partnership when it published its Public Service Agreement (PSA) 16 last autumn. It identifies four areas of focus: Care leavers; Adult offenders under probation supervision; Adult community mental health service users; Adults with learning disabilities. The PSA states that these are government priorities, but there will be no national targets. Each council can negotiate its own "suitably ambitious" targets. Twelve out of the thirty Public Service Agreements are focused on reducing poverty and disadvantage - an indication of how seriously this government takes the task of creating a fairer and more equal society. The Government has had success in improving lives for the most disadvantaged groups, and the Cabinet Office recently launched "Think Family: Improving the Life Chances of Families at Risk" (January 2008), which sets out a vision for a local system that improves the life chances of families at risk and helps to break the cycle of disadvantage. Due to the sheer complexity and scale of social exclusion, the priority groups are chosen because they run a high risk of slipping though the net of uncoordinated service provision; they are disproportionately likely to be jobless, potentially consigning them to a lifetime of exclusion, at high human cost to them and their families, and huge financial cost to society. There remain many challenges in reaching those hard to reach groups, caught in a cycle of disadvantage.
Delegates at this national event will have the opportunity to discuss and explore the key issues and more, most notably;
- Promoting sustainable employment for excluded groups and tackling disadvantage in the labour market;
- How to increase the employment rate of the most excluded groups;
- How the most at-risk groups can be identified;
- How the early identification of those most at-risk can be improved;
- How interventions can be targeted more effectively at those most at-risk;
- How the most disadvantaged can be ensured of a voice;
- How technology can be utilized to tackle social exclusion;
- How social exclusion can be tackled through effective communication and education;
- How best to reach the financial excluded;
- How to increase the financial capability of the most excluded groups;
- How best to support families at risk;
- How the outcomes and aspirations of children in care can be raised;
- How the current progress in reducing the rate of teenage pregnancies can be raised;
- How those with mental health problems can receive effective services and find and retain work.
Speakers
| Naomi Eisenstadt Director, Social Exclusion Task Force Cabinet Office |
Rt. Hon. Hilary Armstrong MP Former Minister for the Cabinet Office and Social Exclusion |
| Nick O'Shea Head, Adult Facing Chronic Exclusion Programme Communities and Local Government (CLG) |
Sarah Hatcher Senior Policy Associate Financial Services Authority (FSA) |
| Helen Milner Managing Director Ufi |
Guy Giles Operations Director Kirklees Borough Council |
| David Sinclair Head of Policy Help the Aged |
Fran Harrison Manager Fairbridge West |
| George Hosking Founder CEO and Research Co-ordinator Wave Trust |
Stephen Dodson National Director DC10plus Network |
Audience
Delegates will be drawn from central government departments and bodies, trade unions, think tanks, businesses and employers, regional development agencies, adult and community learning providers, technology leaders, academia, legal and voluntary sectors, local authorities, local strategic partnerships, social inclusion officers, community safety teams, housing organisations, primary care trusts, youth offending teams, police officers, children’s trusts, welfare groups, local, regional and national health services, regional development agencies, UK online centres and all those involved and interested in the social exclusion agenda.
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