The document summarizes the Revolving Doors Agency's discussion at a national forum about developing a new strategic plan. It outlines the agency's vision and past strategic aims from 2010-2015, which included winning political commitment, involving people with direct experience, improving frontline responses, and supporting local leaders. It discusses progress made towards these aims but also forces working against progress. The document then proposes a process for developing a new strategic plan from 2014-2019 through stakeholder discussions to understand where the agency can make the most difference.

1. How are we doing? – what
should we do next?
Towards a new strategy – discussion at national
forum March 2013
Dominic Williamson
Chief executive
Revolving Doors Agency

2. Time travelling
• Four years ago...
• Our vision for the future
• Our five strategic aims
• Have we made progress?
• But...
• All change
• Putting together a new
strategic plan

3. Four years ago...

4. Into the future – our vision
By 2025...
An end to the revolving door of crisis and
crime, when anyone facing multiple problems and
poor mental health is supported to reach their
potential, with fewer victims and safer communities
as a result.

5. Strategic aims 2010 - 2015
1. Win political commitment
2. Involve people with direct experience
3. Improve frontline responses
4. Support local leaders
5. Build a stronger organisation

6. How we change the world
frontline responses
Aim 3 – Improve
Aim 1: Win National political
political leaders
commitment Vision
National
policy, systems, st
Aim 2 Involve Improved
ructures Transformed
people with direct local
experience services lives and
Localism?
and communities
systems
Ending the
Aim 4 – Support Local leaders and revolving
local leaders commissioners door of crisis
and crime.

7. What we’ve done....
Highlights in our impact
report .....

8. Forcefield analysis
A B
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9. Progress towards achieving our vision
Govt agrees need for support following short sentences
Roll out of criminal justice liaison & diversion services
Big lottery Fulfilling Lives programme
Community budget service in Westminster, H&F, K&C
Government social justice strategy
Ministry of Justice service user involvement project
JSNA guidance says local health & wellbeing boards must consider multiple
needs

10. Forces against progress
Deficit reduction and cuts to services
Recession
Welfare changes putting more pressure on people??
Increases in homelessness – rough sleeping going up
Changes at local level – disruption in services
Harder raising funds

11. Other changes
• Election of police and crime commissioners
• New health structures at local and national level
• Other allies now working in this field:
– Making every adult matter (MEAM) coalition
(Drugscope, Homeless Link, Mind, Clinks)
– LankellyChase Foundation
– Big Lottery
• Coalition government – preparation for General Election
2015
• Any thing else?

12. What will the future hold?

13. Putting together our new
strategy 2014 - 2019
May – July Discussions with stakeholders
Understanding where we can
make the most difference
Aug – Sept Options for new strategy
Oct – Nov Draft strategy
Dec Board awayday
Jan Board signs off final strategy
March New operational plan
April Start doing it!

14. Thank you for all your help so far!
www.revolving-doors.org.uk