The VCS Assembly Board

The Board meets at least four times a year to discuss issues of relevance to the sector, and to co-ordinate voluntary and community sector representation on countywide strategic partnerships.

Dates of future meetings

The VCS Assembly Board meets at least four times a year to discuss issues of relevance to the sector, and to co-ordinate voluntary and community sector representation on countywide strategic partnerships. 

If you would like to know more about how this Board works and listen to the discussion you are welcome to attend as an observer (VCS organisations only). 

For more information contact or ring 01452 522600.

 

Dates of forthcoming meetings

Take a look at the Meetings page to find out about forthcoming meetings.

The next meeting of the Gloucestershire VCS Assembly Board will be held on Tuesday 21st September 2010, 2 - 4pm at GAVCA.

There was a special meeting of the Assembly Board to meet Mark Hawthorne, the new Leader of the Council, on 10th August 2010, 2 - 3.30pm at GAVCA. Minutes will be available shortly.

Gloucestershire VCS Assembly Board previous meetings

Minutes of previous meetings and supplemental documents (all in Word document format, unless otherwise indicated)

The last meeting of the VCS Assembly Board was a special meeting with Mark Hawthorne, Leader of Gloucestershire County Council, on Tuesday 10th August. To view the minutes click here

There was also an open VCS meeting on Monday 19th July to discuss the meeting with Mark Hawthorne. Notes of this meeting can be accessed here.

Minutes of the meeting June 2010

Minutes of the meeting March 2010

 

 

Minutes of earlier meetings:

Local Area Agreement Performance Reward Grant Commissioning Management Group

This group sits under the VCS Assembly Board and the purpose of the Commissioning Management Group (CMG) is to work within its delegated authority and manage the commissioning of the voluntary and community sector's share of the Gloucestershire LAA Performance Reward Grant (PRG) in 2011.

The key objectives of the CMG are:

  • To propose, develop and oversee process which enables allocation of PRG funding to the VCS according to defined timescales and commissioning standards.

  • To develop and support the identification of needs and setting of priorities against which the PRG funding streams can be allocated to the VCS, including use of stakeholder consultation.

  • To identify an appropriate Administrative Agency and oversee the administration of the VCS PRG allocation by it according to agreed priorities and criteria.

  • To review and evaluate the effectiveness of the above process and its funding allocation.

To view the Groups Terms of Reference click here
To view the roles and responsibilities of the key bodies click here
To view the notes of the Group's meeting in May click here

Assembly Board members

Please click for more information about the Roles and Responsibilities of VCS Assembly Board Members for Cross-Cutting Themes and Representatives on any decision-Making Bodies.

Gloucestershire VCS Assembly for the Voluntary and Community Sector, Board of Representatives

Board Role

Member

Organisation

Chair
Vice Chair

Michael Heap
Sally Pickering

Independent
Gloucester VCA

Equality and Diversity Advisory Group

County Equalities Group

TBC

TBC
Strategy Group Chairs & Vice Chairs

Children & Young People

Cordell Ray
Vacant

County Community Projects

Economic, SKills, Employment & Worklessness

Mark Gale

Gateway Trust

Environment

Sue Oppenheimer
Vacant

GlosVAIN
-

Health & Community Wellbeing

Peter Steel
Christina Snell

Independence Trust
Age UK Gloucestershire

Safer & Stronger Communities

Elin Tattersall
Robin Agascar

GRCC
GAY-GLOS

District VCS Forums

Cotswold

Jane Winstanley

Cotswold CVS

Cheltenham

Angela Gilbert

Cheltenham VCA

Forest

Tim Fretter

FVAF

Gloucester

Sally Pickering

Gloucester VCA

Stroud

TBA

Stroud VCA

Tewkesbury

TBA

 
Cross-Cutting Themes

Advice

Ali Hendley

Shelter

Housing

Catherine Kevis

G3 Inspiring Individuals

Rural

Lesley Archer

GRCC

Transport

Louise Currie

Lydney Dial-a-Ride

Urban

Penny Liddicott

GL Communities

Volunteering

Hazel Lonsdale

Third Sector Services

VCS Representation on Gloucestershire Conference Executive

Gloucestershire Strategic Partnership

Lesley Archer

GRCC

Accountable Bodies Group

Michael Heap

Independent

Jess Mace, Manager of the VCS Assembly Team, also sits on the Community Strategy Executive Board on behalf of the VCS.
Other
    

Older People’s Total Place Project Board

Christina Snell

Age Uk Gloucestershire

Older People’s Total Place Project Team

Dave Jones

County Community Projects