The second annual Single Outcome Agreements (SOAs) conference takes place in Edinburgh on 22 September, supported by the Improvement Service.
The Conference, called Single Outcome Agreements: Progress, Partnership, Delivery, will assess the second round of SOAs and debate future outcomes developments. What impact are they having on public services, communities and service users? What new challenges are we now facing as a result of the recession? How are the new, compulsory Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) shaping up? Is central government controlling the SOA agenda? Are SOAs still a priority as finances are squeezed? Will SOAs perhaps disappear as political priorities change and the outcomes approach for planning and delivering public services develops?
Speakers at the event include:
- Mary McAllan, Deputy Director, Public Service Delivery, The Scottish Government
- Stephen Hughes, Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council
- Pat Watters, President, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
- Mark McAteer, Director, Governance & Performance Management, Improvement Service
- Lucy McTernan, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Affairs, SCVO
- Jane Wood, Chair, Essential Edinburgh (Central Business Improvement District)
- Sandy Watson, Chairman of NHS Tayside Board
- Professor Mike Donnelly, Dean of the School of Business, Enterprise and Management at Queen Margaret University
Full details of the event and booking are available at www.holyrood.com/soa
