Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Experts by Experience programme is
designed to appoint people with lived experience of serious
violence to be trained in the skill of Appreciative Inquiry, and to
use Appreciative Inquiry to carry out a critical appraisal of the
GM VRU’s Community Led Pilots programme and more generally
appraise the GM VRU’s Community Led approach. Big Life
Group’s provision of a community worker will provide a vital
link between those appointed to lead the evaluation and members of
the community the VRU serves.
Big Life Group
A payment to be made of £2400 to Big Life Group to provide a
Community Worker & x4 individuals with lived experience of
serious violence who will support the VRU’s Experts by
Experience programme, a qualitative evaluation of the VRU led by
individuals with lived experience of serious violence. The
Community Worker will provide ongoing advice and support to the
Experts by Experience appointees who will be conducting the
community led evaluation. They will also support workshops between
January and May 2023, culminating in a final joint event in May
2023 to include senior Decision Makers from the GMCA, including the
Mayor of Greater Manchester.
The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit
are seeking to make a payment of £2600 to Big Life Group
for:
• £1200 for provision of a Community Worker to support
the VRU’s Experts by Experience Community Led Evaluation
programme
• £1400 for funding of x4 individuals with lived
experience of serious violence to support the programme
Publication date: 04/05/2023
Date of decision: 17/03/2023