or buy, public services to consider securing added economic,
social or environmental benefits for their local area.
UPDATE
be extended until key issues around
"awareness, understanding and
measurement" are resolved, concludes
the review led by the Prime Minister's
enterprise advisor Lord Young of Graffham.
past two years, it has encouraged "a
more holistic approach to commissioning"
but that the number of actual
procurements incorporating social value
have been low, relative to the number and
value of procurements across the whole
public sector.
being delivered by the Act where it is
operating well, but I believe that these
issues of awareness, understanding and
measurement should be overcome before
an extension of the Act is considered."
"disappointed that there is no statutory
guidance underpinning the Act and
seemingly little support to extend the
Act to goods and works".
crossbench peer Lord Victor Adebowale said
that the Act "needs to develop and deliver
the teeth necessary for it to drive the way
in which we deliver services to the public".
apparent lack of enthusiasm, "there
remain positive indicators for the country's
growing number of social enterprises
in the recommendations".
set up a `Social Value Steering Group' with
NHS England and Public Health England
Sustainable Development Unit to ensure
social value is more embedded in strategic
health commissioning.
measuring and evaluating social value.
A Measurement Working Group made
up of commissioners, social enterprises,
and agencies will develop systems to
assess the social benefits of the services
contracted by commissioners.
managed by charity think tank and consultancy
NPC, should lead the Working Group.
to bring experts together on the question
of social value, and make sure that we
had an agreed understanding of what the
Social Value Act was aiming to achieve.
Guide to the Social Value Act at:
and partners in the charity sector, so I
look forward to constructive relationships
on this exciting new work as well."
18 months in power, the review group
which included Hazel Blears MP, Chris
White MP, North East regional chairman
of the Federation of Small Businesses Ted
Salmon and CEO of Mentor UK Michael
O'Toole have ruled out any further
immediate consideration about extending
the Act.
the next two years, "to evaluate how
much progress has been made against
each recommendation, and what more
should be done".
of procurements across the whole public sector