Future of CareRegional Voices and NAVCA have created a briefing on the Social Care Green Paper. The Green Paper, Shaping the Future of Care Together, sets out a vision for the future of adult social care in England. It proposes a new National Care Service that aims to be fair, simple and affordable for everyone. If you would like to know how to get involved in the debate please click here. Please note that consultations close on 13 November.
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Single Equality Scheme Consultation
The Health and Safety Executive is consulting on its Single Equality Scheme for 2010-2013. The Single Equality Scheme will coincide with the enactment of the Single Equality legislation in spring 2010.
This is your opportunity to raise particular issues that you would like to see addressed in the 2013 Action Plan. To view the consultation document please click here to visit the HSE website. The consultation closes on Friday 13 November.
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Sector Qualification
Strategy
Skills Third Sector aims to provide the coherent voice that third sector organisations need to influence strategy and policy in relation to their skills development, underpinned by a strong and credible research base.To this end they have produce a Sector Qualification Strategy and are looking for your comments and feedback.
Please email Mark Freeman to give your feedback. For more information about the Sector Qualification Strategy please click here | |
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Hello,
Welcome to the October issue of Your City, Your Voice, the policy update from Community Action. We have lots of news and information relating to the 3rd Sector, locally and nationally, including the date of the upcoming Compact Annual Review. We hope that you find this ebulletin useful and welcome your comments and suggestions.
If you have any news or articles that you would like us to include in the bulletin please email
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 Compact Annual Review Community Action will be hosting the Compact Annual Review on Tuesday 3 November from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Community Action offices 4 Charnwood Street, Derby.
The theme of the meeting is 'The Compact: Making it Work for You' giving you an opportunity to discuss your challenges and successes with the members of the Compact Forum.
Look out for your invitation which should be arriving very soon. To confirm your attendance please email Sam Smith or Julia Deacy or telephone 01332 555669. |
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 3rd Sector Network Meetings - Get Involved!
As part of the 3rd Sector Participation Project, Community Action have established five new networks for third sector groups to link in to the Derby City Partnership. If you would like to be involved in the networks or kept informed of further developments please click on the link below and let us know which network you wish to be involved in, your name, and the organisation you represent. The networks are an opportunity for your voluntary or community group to have its voice heard and help shape the future of Derby.
Culture
For groups involved with sports, faith, arts, or learning.
9 November 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
Women's
For groups involved with women's issues.
9 November 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Growth
For groups involved in social enterprise, worklessness, or the environment.
16 November 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
Safer and Stronger Communities
For groups involved in criminal justice, community empowerment, or community cohesion.
10 November 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
All network meetings will be held at Community Action, 4 Charnwood Street, Derby.
Refreshments will be provided. An interpreter for Punjabi and Urdu speakers is available if required. Please advise us if you require this service one week before the meeting.
To book a place please email or telephone 01332 227710. For further information about the 3rd Sector Participation project please visit the Community Action website
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 Empowering the Voluntary Sector NewsletterThe Empowering the Voluntary Sector project has expanded and now brings together the expertise of Compact Advocacy, based at NCVO, NAVCA and the Public Law Project. The overall aim of the project is to strengthen the relationship between third sector organisations and public bodies and significantly increase opportunities to influence funding and other decisions made by public bodies.
The project will also continue to publish regular newsletters with updates, case studies, and hints and tips to both manage and prevent breaches of public law and non-compliance with the Compact. To download previous issues click here. To sign up for future editions of this and other specialist newsletters published by NAVCA teams, including the commissioning and procurement project, click here. |
 Total Place: Better Public Services for Less Public Money This month NAVCA's Improving Local Partnerships policy update focused on an initiative called Total Place, which examines how local authorities can ensure local people's satisfaction with services, while simultaneously fulfilling central government's demand for efficiency savings.
The idea behind Total Place is to streamline processes and procedures and save money. Identifying where money is spent unnecessarily, for example the same data being collected by more than one department or agency, or the same road being dug up successively by different utililty providers, is key to the success of Total Place. Once the area of duplication and/or bureaucracy has been identified, agencies and departments will work together to ensure a more streamlined process in future thus saving money.
Total Place is to be piloted across themes that are especially relevant to third sector organisations: housing; regeneration; tackling alcohol and drug abuse; children's health and well being; mental health services; and tackling crime. Third sector organisations are significant stakeholders across all of these themes and many others. The services they deliver are often funded with public money through locally or nationally negotiated grants and contracts.
To read more about Total Place please click here.
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We hope you found this ebulletin useful and informative. Thanks for reading. |
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Sincerely,
Matthew Allbones
Deputy Chief Executive Community Action |
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