The Summer edition of News & Views will be hitting customers’ desks soon leading with an article about supply chain risk.
Previously local authorities have undertaken the provisioning of local services within their own operations, such as social care and education. Now they are increasingly moving to the new role of strategic commissioners of services. This newly extended and complex role and the impact on managing risks are explored in the first of two articles on supply chain management.
Zurich Municipal commissioned David Kaye, a widely acknowledged expert in risk management and business continuity, to write a Briefing Paper on Public Sector supply chain and readers will receive their own copy of the Executive Summary with the Summer edition of News and Views.
See below for a preview of what else is coming up in Summer News & Views……
Update on Hillmead School – read all about how the pupils, teachers, insurers, firefighters and even ITV’s This Morning programme have all worked together to recover the school to business as usual, both in body and spirit.
The rise of social enterprises – Paul Emery, Head of Charities and Voluntary Sector, looks at this emerging business model that combines profit with social benefit and assesses the value they add and the risks they run as partners in the delivery of public services.
Wetland management – News & Views reports on how managing water in a holistic way can provide biodiversity as well as flood mitigation.
Flood management update – Two years after the unprecedented floods of Summer 2007, progress has been made on flood mitigation, flooding predictions and creating a cohesive civil infrastructure to cope with severe weather events. News & Views reports on these developments.
Home insurance for tenants – Although poorer households are least capable of coping with the cost of home contents losses, too few protect themselves with adequate insurance. News & Views reports on the latest actions of the HM Treasury Financial Inclusion Taskforce in tackling this issue.
People power – The public has more say than ever about how services are delivered and organisations must prove they are listening and acting. Andrew Jepp, Head of Local Authorities, explains how greater engagement has both benefits and potential pitfalls for public service organisations.
Stress management – Gavin Chalmers, Risk Consultant offers some best practice guidance on managing stress in the workplace, while John Goodman, Partner at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP gives a lawyer’s view.
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