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Marking criteria
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10) Outline your proposed project, explaining how it will make a difference by tackling a specific housing, homelessness or planning/place-making challenge in your local area.
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Project aims to address a specific housing, homelessness or planning/place-making challenge in the local area
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Project is clearly described, backed by evidence (ideally with concise problem statement)
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Impact of the problem is clearly described, with supporting statistics or other evidence
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Indication of how local people and partners will be involved/engaged
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20
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11) In what areas do you need support and how will participating in the Housing Advisers Programme provide added value?
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Specific areas where additional support is needed are clearly described
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The need to commission specialist support to address the challenge is clearly explained
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How HAP funding will provide added value is clearly articulated
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20
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12) What key outcomes you are aiming to achieve? How will you measure success?
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Desired key outcomes are clearly articulated, along with their relevance to the specific challenge the project aims to address
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Clear explanation of how project activities are expected to result in the desired outcomes
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Wider benefits of achieving the key outcomes are outlined e.g. efficiency savings, lessening of impact on other services, unlocking capacity, green/net zero targets, building resilience
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Includes details of potential indicators of success or other relevant metrics
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15
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13) How will the learning from your project be of benefit to other councils or the sector as a whole?
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Clear description of how the project is relevant to other councils or the sector as a whole
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Evidence that the project and/or approaches taken are innovative at a local or national level
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Clear description of how learning and evidence will be captured and shared
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15
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14) How will the project build capacity and have a sustained impact beyond the period of funding?
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Clear description of how the project is expected to build capacity in the council or local community
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An indication of how key outcomes will be sustained after the HAP funding ends
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Brief outline of any expected next-steps or project progress due to take place after the period during which HAP funding is being used
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15
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15) What are the anticipated timescales, milestones and key outputs for the project? Please include details of opportunities to reflect and capture learning.
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Project is scoped with a detailed project plan which gives assurances about delivery.
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Project outputs link to the milestones with detailed outputs under each milestone.
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Project plan contains details of opportunities to reflect and capture learning.
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10
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16) Please outline the delivery and governance arrangements for your project, including details of the endorsement of relevant senior officers and portfolio holders.
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Sufficient officer capacity to allow the project to succeed
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Governance arrangements indicate clear lines of reporting and decision-making
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Project is endorsed by an appropriate senior officer and lead member.
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5
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