Consultations

Gloucestershire

Report of the 'Under the Radar' survey published
The report of the “Under the Radar” survey in which many organisations in Gloucestershire took part,  has now been published. This project was carried out by the Office of the Third Sector to find out more about small unregistered community organisations that fell under the radar of the national survey of Third Sector Organisations that was undertaken last year and covered three areas of the country, including Gloucestershire.  

The report can be found at www.nstso.com. 

 

Stroud  Consultation – deadline 22 March
Stroud District Council would like the views of as many people as possible, to help the Council refine and develop a ‘preferred strategy’ for the district.

Stroud District Council would be very grateful if you would submit consultation responses through their online consultation portal: http://stroud-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/ .

For further info and details of strategies go to www.stroud.gov.uk/core

 

Equality Legislation Update: 25 March 2010, Marriot Royal Hotel, Bristol. 10am to 3.30pm
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is holding a regional consultation event to hear the views of the voluntary and community sector regarding their Non Statutory Guidance on equalities legislation. 

Download a discussion paper about the consultation or read the day’s agenda.  For more information about the EHRC consultation, or to register to attend the event, visit their website at www.equalityhumanrights.com

 

Consultation on new Gloucestershire Compact Commissioning Code - deadline 18 April 2010
The Better VCS Commissioning Project is a one year project to support the development of good practice in commissioning across Gloucestershire.  

The Project Steering Group has agreed draft Compact Commissioning standards for both Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations and commissioners to aspire to achieve.  They represent Gloucestershire’s understanding of what good practice in VCS commissioning looks like and are clear statements of action and intent. They are the first stage of the refresh of the Gloucestershire Compact

Consultation is now open on these standards. 
You can submit your views:

  • Online
  • By attending a multi-sector consultation event on 8 March 2-4 at GAVCA. 
  • By feeding you views into a VCS Strategy Group, multi-sector partnership meeting
  • By contacting the VCS Assembly Team . 01452 522 600.

For more information and for the consultation questions visit the Compact Commissioning page
The consultation period finishes on 18 April 2010

 

Help us strengthen the Voice of the BME Third Sector – deadline 30 April
The Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) and Voice4Change England invite you to participate in one of the biggest national surveys of the BME Third Sector, reaching out to social enterprises and organisations that provide infrastructure services to the sector.

The data from the survey will inform a definitive suite of resources and directories which will help you better engage in policy, collaborate for funding and delivery, work with local government and interact with mainstream organisations. This will be your opportunity to ensure your organisation is on the map.

The key benefits of participating in the project survey are -

  • Feed into the creation of a comprehensive directory of organisations for each region.
  • Access the new BME third sector online portal which will signpost you to key resources tailored to your needs.
  • Input into developing resources that will support partnership-working, collaboration, the Compact and policy engagement by participating in Voice4Change England and BTEG events.
  • Opportunity to participate in the new BME Policy Forum

 

Complete the survey by visiting http://bit.ly/svpsurvey Everyone completing the survey will be entered in a prize draw to win a two-day consultancy opportunity with BTEG.

If you have any questions please contact katalin@bteg.co.uk, Senior Policy Officer at BTEG on 020 7843 6135.

To respond to this survey you will need to have access to information on governance, funding, strategic planning, budgets and expenditure.

 

Regional

Promote Pride, Progress & Transformation – deadline 31 March

South West Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual (LGB) and Transgender (Trans) Equality Networks have launched "Pride, Progress & Transformation", a research project designed to identify the real issues for LGB & Trans people living, working and visiting the South West.  With the support of Equality South West (ESW) and Poole Borough Council, the Networks have devised a survey to give LGB & Trans people an opportunity to have their say.

Find out more about the survey at on the Equality South West pages.

 

National

Volunteer Rights Enquiry

Volunteering England is to hold an inquiry to examine the issues and potential solutions around the subject of volunteer rights. The inquiry will meet three times between November and April 2010 and a report will be launched in spring 2010.


For more information, or to give evidence, visit the Volunteering Rights Enquiry website.

 

Crown Prosecution Service Consultation - deadline 10 March

Consultation is taking place nationally and locally on the Crown Prosecution Service’s draft Single Equality Scheme.  Anyone wishing to share their views can access the consultation by clicking on the link below.  The views of the VCS on whether the draft scheme effectively addresses key issues would be much valued.

To take part in the consultation, visit the CPS website.

 

Carers UK Campaign To End Carer Poverty

Carers UK is currently asking major poverty and disability organisations along with employers, trade unions, high profile individuals, and members of the public to add their support to sign up to the Carers' Poverty Charter - which is designed to build a coalition of support to demand urgent action to improve carers' benefits. Later in the Summer the Charter will be presented to the government and all political parties, to show the breadth of support for reform of carers' benefits and the need for urgent action.

You can add your name to the Charter.

 

National  Survey of Third Sector Organisations – analysis now available

The detailed analysis of the National Survey of Third Sector Organisations that took place in the autumn is now available online.

A main focus of this report is to establish - at a national level - the factors that have the most impact on the degree of influence that third sector organisations perceive local statutory bodies to have on their success, and thus the score for National Indicator 7 (NI 7), which is one of the targets in Gloucestershire’s Local Area Agreement.  

An analytical report, discussing the key findings is available, along with a tool that enables you to compare and contrast Gloucestershire’s results with the national findings. Reassuringly, Gloucestershire’s scores are similar to those nationally except that it has a significantly higher percentage of organisations with no paid staff operating at neighbourhood level.

The conclusion of the survey is that the key drivers, in order of priority, that influence third sector organisations’ success  are:

  • The ability to influence local decisions, the relationship with local statutory bodies

  • The support available in the local area

  • Satisfaction with, and availability of funding / bidding arrangements

Gloucestershire scored 14%, compared to a national average of 16% on the key question: “overall, how do statutory bodies in your local area influence your organisation’s success?”  Taking into account the key drivers, the LAA delivery plan for the coming year will aim to improve organisations’ ability to engage with and influence their local authority and to improve access to, and the quality of, support available locally.

For more information go to the NSTSO website or contact Sally Pickering on 01452 332424.

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