Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 21 November 2012.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office
(1) what steps he has taken to integrate social value into his Commissioning Academy programme;
(2) when he plans to publish guidance for public sector commissioners on the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement.
Guidance for public sector commissioners on the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 is currently being developed and will be issued in due course.
The Commissioning Academy is currently being piloted. We are bringing together commissioners from different parts of the public sector to learn from the most successful commissioning organisations, developing a cadre of professionals that are progressive in their outlook on how the public sector uses the resources available.
Commissioners need to have the confidence, skills and know-how to create, shape and manage new markets for service provision that did not exist in the past. This is bringing commissioners closer to the communities they serve, working in ways that involve co-design and co-production with service users and providers.
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