Putting community and cooperation into care and support: community of practice for community businesses and co-operatives (27 September 2022)

Summary

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Think Local Act Personal have been facilitating a Community of Practice (CoP) for commissioners looking to work with co-operatives and community businesses. The CoP brings together nine local councils with a shared ambition to move away from large scale ‘time and task’ home care. This report details learnings from phase one of the CoP which has concentrated on sharing the ambition, opportunities, risks and barriers to developing community businesses and co-operatives.