DTA Symposium, 22 May 2007

Highlights from the DTA Policy Symposium in May 2007.

You can also listen to interviews of speakers and delegates on the day, see below.

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LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEWS:

Interview with Barry Quirk - 22 May 2007 Barry Quirk presented the findings of his review on the transfer of public assets to community organisations. An audience of some 100 delegates from Local Authorities as well as practitioners from the community sector were able to ask questions during what turned out to be a lively debate.

Interview with Phil Woolas, MP - 22 May 2007 Phil Woolas is Minister for Local Government and Community Cohesion, and was invited to launch the government's action plan on the Quirk Review. He said that the British public would see the proposals as ‘simply common sense’ and that Gordon Brown was ‘personally committed to this agenda’.

Interview with Campbell Robb - 22 May 2007 Campbell Robb was recently appointed Director General of the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) in the Cabinet Office. He is responsible for driving the Government's strategic approach to enhance and enable a thriving third sector.

Interview with Steve Wyler Steve Wyler is Director of the Development Trusts Association and with other from the community sector he has played an important role in advising Barry Quirk and his team during the preparation of the review

Interview with Richard Kemp Richard Kemp has been a councillor at Liverpool City Council for 23 years. He was Chairing the afternoon panel of speakers at the Symposium.

Interview with Michael Pyner Michael Pyner is Chief Executive of the Shoreditch Trust which is responsible for the New Deal for Communities process in an area within Shoreditch. Shoreditch Trust has an ambitious asset development programme which will help anchor the trust's action into the future.

Interview with Barbara Harbison Barbara Harbinson is Chief Executive of Halifax Opportunies Trust, a development trust in West Central Halifax which is behind the refurbishment of an old cotton mill into a brand new 'innovations centre' providing business units and enterprise opportunities for local people.

Interviews with various delegates There were over 100 delegates at the Symposium, representing a range of organisations and agencies including development trusts, Local Authorities, Regional Development Agencies, government departments and funders.