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Christie Plus Ten: Are we smoothing the hard edges?

The Robertson Trust

This event is in the past

June 2011. A landmark report has arrived on the desks of Holyrood’s newly-elected MSPs. Its call is short and sharp: if public services in Scotland are to meet the scale of the country’s social and economic inequalities in an age of austerity, we need radical, new departures in the design and culture of delivery.

And now, ten years on in a period of profound uncertainty, where do we find ourselves? How far have the recommendations set out by The Christie Commission been reflected in how we shape and deliver our key public services? Has this improved the way people, and particularly those facing multiple challenges, are supported by our public services? Are the hard edges of severe and multiple deprivation that shape so many lives getting smoother?

To explore these questions, The Robertson Trust is delighted to host an online conversation on the Christie Commission ten years on. The event, which is free and open to all, will take place on Zoom on Tuesday 22nd June 2021 at 10.30am-12pm.

Joining the conversation will be some of Scotland’s most experienced industry leaders and practitioners including:

Julian Corner, chief executive of Lankelly Chase

James Docherty, Violence Reduction Unit and campaigner on ACEs

Kezia Dugdale, director of the John Smith Centre

Mary Glasgow, chief executive of Children 1st

Carolyn Sawers, acting chief executive of the Corra Foundation

The session will include input from panel members and the opportunity to pose questions. The discussion will also be grounded in findings from the Hard Edges Scotland report, commissioned by TRT and Lankelly Chase, which looked at public services through the lens of severe and multiple disadvantage. Published in 2019, we found that 191,000 adults in Scotland had experienced at least one of homelessness, substance dependency or offending in a typical recent year.

The event will be chaired by the chief executive of The Robertson Trust, Jim McCormick.

Date
11:30-13:00, 22 June 2021
Contact
Paul Collins
01413537300
Theme
Social justice & poverty
Cost
Free
Attendance type
Online only
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