Premises
The sub-group works towards the following outcomes for the sector:
- Improved skills in buying, renting and managing premises
- More support for the development of community anchor organisations
- Progress in developing resource centres and shared back room functions
- Improved advice and support on disability access and environment issues in relation to premises
Sub-Group Update: September 2009
What is your sub-group currently working on?
A new publication of frequently asked question regarding premises management. We are also highlighting the work of the subgroup by a series of road shows
What work are you preparing to do?
We are preparing to change chairs and and set next year's agenda
What issues would you like to raise at the LRC meeting?
We would like the LRC to look at the lack of infrastructure support for
disabled organisations
Sub-Group Chair
- Jo Taylor, The Ethical Property Foundation
- jo.taylor@ethicalproperty.org.uk
Sub-Group Members
- Aston Mansfield
- CAN
- Church of England Buildings Division
- Community Action Southwark
- Community Matters
- Development Trust Association (DTA)
- Ealing Resource Centre
- East London Network
- Ethical Property Foundation
- HAVCO (Haringey)
- Lewisham Council
- Women's Design Service
Associate Members
- Alliance for Inclusive Education
- Coin Street Community Builders
- Planning Aid for London
- Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest
- Social Enterprise London
Sub-Group Projects
The sub-group has been successful in securing funds from Capacitybuilders to hold a series of premises 'road shows' in each of the five London sub-regions. The group has also published a London 'A to Z of Premises Support' guide advertising where to go for advice on all premises-related issues.
These collaborative road shows will highlight the raft of challenges within the premises arena and brief organisations on where they can signpost their frontline clients for professional premises advice and support in London.
This proactive outreach approach (taking into account equalities issues and 'hard to reach' groups) is aimed at:
- Generating interest from organisations which don't currently access premises services
- Enabling continuing improvements to service provision by premises organisations through dialogue with frontline service users
- Increasing cross-borough sharing of best practice and peer to peer learning
