This document outlines the agenda and goals for a meeting to establish a co-produced housing plan for people with learning disabilities in Northamptonshire. The aims are to help people take the lead in planning and meeting their housing needs with support from partner organizations. Key points include: - Establishing a steering group with joint chairs to oversee the project. - Creating working groups to explore areas like housing needs, options, resources, and supports. - Considering proposals like holding pilots in select areas and events to gather input on housing needs. - The plan should be completed by October 2010 and a conference will be held to share the plan and co-production process.

1. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
LEARNING DISABILITY
HOUSING
PLAN
Meeting 28.5.10

2. AGENDA
Meeting 18.5.10
• Introductions
• Ground Rules for this meeting
• Outlining the Project
• Explaining Co-production
• Outlining the tasks
• Discussing our approach
• Agreeing our way ahead
• Set dates for next meeting(s)

3. PROJECT AIMS
• To help people take the lead in planning &
meeting their housing needs with the
support of partner organisations
• To create a co-produced housing plan
(strategy) for people with a
learning disability in Northamptonshire

4. Project Funders
• The people paying for the work are the
Learning Disability Partnership Board
• The people leading the work are the
‘Finding a Place to Live Group’

5. Project Timescale & results
• Complete the Plan by end of Oct 2010
Things we need to produce:-
1. A Housing Plan &
2. Hold a conference (big sharing) about
– The Housing Plan &
– The way we shared in making it

6. A Customer Led Project
CO-PRODUCTION

7. Co-production
What does it mean?
Produce
Means to make or bring something into
Existence
Co
Means ‘together or with’

8. Co-production explained
In this context this is about sharing:-
(1) Control
(2) Power
(3) Responsibility
For planning & creation of the housing plan

9. Working in Partnership
Its about:
• Creating an equal partnership between
people & professionals or organisations

10. Principles of Co-production
1. We all have something to share
2. Encourages us to build networks
3. Enables giving & receiving
4. Professionals & customers are equals
5. Help us find ways of valuing each other

11. What its not
• Consultation
• Membership of groups or committees
• Service user involvement

12. Co-production is:-
A very powerful tool for customer led change
& supporting us to take control of our lives
in partnership with organisations

13. Why co-production for this plan?
• We believe in people having more control
• Fits with personalisation
• Makes the project more sustainable
• Builds customer skill & ability
• Frees the creativity of all participants

14. Making the Housing Plan

15. Areas to explore
1. People’s housing needs, desires &
options
2. How we make these happen
3. The resources we need & what’s
available
4. The support we need & who can help us
5. Supporting each other, How?
6. Implementing the Plan
7. Checking its working & adding to it

16. Actions Already Taken
• Appointed a project co-ordinator
• Are setting up a project website
• Have contacted many organisations
• Have made contact with some people &
supporters
• Seeking funding to make two films to help
• Have convened meeting of interested
people

17. Things to do today
• Consider the proposals
• Agree our approach
• Decide on groups required & members
• Decide on our focus within the County
• Should we run project pilots in areas
• Who wants to be involved & how

18. The Proposals
• Set up a project steering group – joint
chaired
• Create a working group or groups
• Agree a number of pilot areas to work in
• Hold a few open events on Housing needs
& options
• Considers ways of valuing each other’s
contribution

19. What do you think?