Interim Deprivation of Liberty Practice Guidance (AGNI Judgment 2026)

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Social Value Examples

Knowing where to start on social value can often seem like a challenge, however, it is very likely that you are already creating Social Value, simply by: 

  • Buying locally
  • Employing locally
  • Offering training and apprenticeships
  • Volunteering

Click on the 1-minute video below to see ideas of what Social Value could look like in your organisation.

Recent example - Lexden Gardens

Social Value (SV) can be generated whilst delivering a service as part of a contract through good working relationships and capitalising on a SV ethos.

The unexpected find of the 'Lexden Lady' by Essex Housing, led to careful extraction by the archaeologists and a public display in a museum. This discovery contributed to a deeper understanding of Roman Colchester, actively engaged the local community in the excavation process and enhanced local cultural awareness and pride.  As a developer, this has resulted in positive publicity for the site which helps to facilitate interest in the scheme and generate potential sales.

Roman woman's remains found during Colchester hospital dig - BBC News

The Lexden Lady to go on display in Colchester

Targeted Employment Initiatives

See examples by initiatives

  • ECC16 Supporting young people into work: providing 1 to 1 advice, for example: mock interviews, careers guidance, or delivering support in small groups for example: CV and cover letter writing 
  • ECC17 Offering meaningful unpaid work experience 
  • ECC18 Offering paid work placements   
  • ECC19 Visiting schools and or colleges to deliver career talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks, etc 

 

Case Studies

 

Employment for disadvantaged groups of residents in Essex

  • ECC3a - Hired or retained armed forces veterans
  • ECC5 - Hired local people who are rehabilitating young offenders 
  • ECC6 - Jobs created for local people with disabilities
  • ECC7 - Hired local young people who are care leavers

Tackling barriers for entering employment 

  • ECC4 - hired or support those who are unemployed, or who are not in education, or training
  • ECC9 - Offering training opportunities (BTEC, City & Guilds, NVQ, HNC) in Essex
  • ECC10 - Offering apprenticeships in Essex
  • ECC31a - Offering digital skills training to disadvantaged people in Essex
  • ECC41 - Specific initiatives for members of an ethnic minority group in Essex
  • ECC28 : Equality, diversity and inclusion training provided for contractors and subcontractors

Case Studies

Initiatives to engage people from Essex communities

ECC14: health interventions (for example: stop smoking, obesity, alcoholism, drugs, etc.) 

ECC15: wellbeing initiatives focused on mental health for Essex communities (adults and/ or children) 

ECC20: to support older, disabled and vulnerable people to build stronger community networks (for example: befriending schemes, digital inclusion clubs)

ECC27a: providing access to employees to comprehensive and multidimensional wellbeing programmes

ECC13 : Initiatives supporting tackling homelessness 

ECC29 : supporting Initiatives aimed at reducing crime (for example: support for local youth groups, lighting for public spaces, private security, etc.)

ECC32: In-kind contributions to local community projects 

ECC33: Volunteering time provided to support local community projects

 

 

Case Studies

 

For  Small and Medium Enterprises and Voluntary sector organisations based in Essex

ECC11:Total amount (£) spent in local supply chain 

ECC12 :Total amount (£) spent through the contract with local SMEs 

ECC28 : Equality, diversity and inclusion training provided for contractors and subcontractors

ECC30: Voluntary hours donated to support local charities 

ECC38: Total amount (£) spent with VCSEs within your supply chain

ECC39: Provision of expert business advice to VCSEs and SMEs (for example, financial advice, legal advice, HR advice / HSE)

ECC40: Equipment or resources donated to VCSEs 

ECC48: Initiatives taken throughout the local and global supply chain to strengthen the identification, monitoring and reduction of risks of modern slavery and unethical work practices occurring in relation to the contract.

Case Studies

 

 

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Last updated: 17/09/2026