Regional Champions resource: Events
Lambeth Regional Champions event
On 29 January 2008, Lambeth Supporting People held a Regional Champions conference ‘Supporting People, the LAA and Joining Up Governance’.
Lambeth organised the conference not only to showcase the innovative work which we’re doing with the LAA but to widen understanding among Supporting People teams across London of the importance of working with their LAAs to improve the lives of vulnerable people. Most London boroughs were represented, together with some non-London Supporting People teams and the third sector.
Opening the conference, Jo Cleary (Executive Director of Adult and Community Services for Lambeth) highlighted the importance of social inclusion to both Supporting People and Local Area Agreements.
Naomi Eisenstadt, Director of the Social Exclusion Task Force in the Cabinet Office outlined the work which the Task Force is doing in relation to reducing social exclusion, setting it in a London context. David Warwick, Deputy Director of the Government Office for London gave the Government Office perspective and underlined the importance of making sure Local Area Agreements had a truly local focus.
Ann Skinner and Lou Rossati, from Lambeth LSP, explained Lambeth’s approach to the LAA, Supporting People and the social exclusion focus – emphasising that SP teams to get involved with their LAAs now.
The conference was chaired by Jeremy Swain, CEO for Thames Reach, including a panel session with Ian Jackson, Ann Skinner (both Lambeth LSP) and Jenny Edwards from Homeless Link. Oxford Computer Consultants, which supply ICT support to the public sector, sponsored the conference, held at the Oval.
Presentations from the event included:
If you attended this event we would welcome any comments which you can provide using the event feedback form.