You may be aware that information sessions and conferences have been taking place across Haringey over the last couple of months to raise awareness of the work of Community Empowerment Networks across the country, and how one can be developed in Haringey.

This work has now lead to the development of an Interim Planning Group, bringing together local people to consider how such a Network can be developed to benefit the communities of Haringey. To date there has been just one meeting of the Planning Group, and a series of sub-groups is now in progress. All these meetings are open to Haringey community and voluntary groups, and local residents, to attend, and I would very much encourage you to do so and to have your say as to how the Network should develop locally. On the 30th September there will be a Conference where local community and voluntary groups, and local residents, will be given the opportunity to hear back from the work of the Planning Group and decide the exact shape of the Network for Haringey. Please do your best to attend this Conference, and encourage others to attend as well. Further details of the Conference will be posted on the Website.

REMIT OF PLANNING GROUP

· PLANNING GROUP IS AN INTERIM GROUP WITH A SHORT LIFESPAN (UP TO THE SEPTEMBER CONFERENCE)
· PLANNING GROUP IS OPEN TO ALL COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY GROUPS WITHIN HARINGEY AND HARINGEY RESIDENTS
· THE MAIN AIM OF THE GROUP IS TO AGREE A SET OF PROPOSALS TO PRESENT TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY AT A CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER FOR DISCUSSION, AMENDMENT AND AGREEMENT ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR A HARINGEY CEN NETWORK
· IDENTIFY AIMS, OBJECTIVES, MISSION STATEMENT, VALUES AND VISION FOR HARINGEY CEN
· IDENTIFY PROPOSALS FOR STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP OF CEN
· IDENTIFY PROPOSALS FOR INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS
· IDENTIFY PROPOSALS FOR ELECTORAL PROCESS
· IDENTIFY RISK AND ISSUES FOR CEN AND IDENTIFY PRIORITY ACTIONS TO MINIMISE RISK
· IDENTIFY WHAT ALREADY EXISTS – AUDIT
· IDENTIFY PROPOSALS FOR A COMMISSIONING POLICY
· IDENTIFY PROPOSALS FOR A COMMUNICATION POLICY
· BRING TOGETHER WORK OF SUB-GROUPS

CODE OF CONDUCT THAT GOVERNS THE PLANNING GROUP AND ITS SUB-GROUPS

· MEETINGS KEPT TO TIME
· RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER’S VIEWS
· COURTESY TOWARDS OTHERS
· WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN
· NO FOUL LANGUAGE - NO SWEARING/NO BEING OFFENSIVE
· DECLARATION OF ANY INTERESTS
· NO SINGLE PERSON DOMINATING THE MEETING
· INCLUSIVENESS
· CONSISTENCY – NO GOING OVER GROUND ALREADY COVERED AND AGREED AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS
· AVOID REPETITION
· ONE ORGANISATION ONE VOTE
· JARGON TO BE EXPLAINED
· BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR ONES OWN ACTIONS WITHIN THE GROUP
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK FOR HARINGEY

QUESTIONS FOR THE SUB-GROUPS

· STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP
Identifying proposals on structure and membership
Identifying proposals for Lead Body and Accountable Body
Identify proposals for next steps for stage 2 of development

· ELECTION PROCESS
Identifying proposals for election process for representatives on LSP and other groups
Identifying proposals for election process for Steering Group/Board of CEN
Identify proposals for next steps for stage 2 of development

· AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Identifying proposed Mission Statement and Vision
Identifying proposed Values of Haringey CEN
Identifying proposals for Aims and Objectives of Haringey CEN

· COMMISSIONING
Identifying proposals for tender arrangements for work for CEN on training, capacity building etc.
Identify proposals for next steps for stage 2 of development

· COMMUNICATION
Identifying proposals for a robust communication strategy that is inclusive of all the diverse communities of Haringey
Identify proposals for next steps for stage 2 of development

· AUDIT/PRIORITY ACTIONS
Identify what good practice already exists in Haringey and what can be built on
Identify Priority Actions for second stage of development, including issues of ongoing facilitation