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CITY-WIDE RESIDENTS’ MEETING: 7 JUNE 2010 – YOUR INVITATION

Neil Young, Community Development Manager at the City of London Corporation, has issued this this invitation to City residents and community organisations.

CITY-WIDE RESIDENTS’ MEETING: 7 JUNE 2010 – YOUR INVITATION

The City of London Corporation and City of London Police invite you to join them for the 2010 City-wide Resident Meeting. The meeting - run at lunchtime and repeated in the evening - will look at City wide issues such as crime and anti-social behaviour and volunteering. A short film will also be screened about a project bringing younger and older City residents together.

You will have the chance to ask questions or raise issues with senior officers, elected members and police officers. Infrared voting handsets will be used to get your views on current issues.

AGENDA:

• Welcome and introduction
  
• Updates on issues raised at the July 2009 meeting
  
• Update on crime and anti-social behaviour
  
• Residents’ questions.
  
• Interactive voting – volunteering in the City
  
• Short film.

TO BOOK

Call 020 7332 3176 or email residents@cityoflondon.gov.uk by Friday 4 June 2010 and let us know which meeting you will attend (afternoon or evening) and any dietary, crèche or access requirements.

Refreshments for the first half hour

Crèche facility available

Contact us with any special requirements, such as needing an interpreter

CANNOT MAKE IT THIS TIME?

If you have questions or want to be added to our confidential City resident email list, please get in touch on 020 7332 3176 or residents@cityoflondon.gov.uk

WEB SITE

Find more details on resident meetings and consultation in the City:

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/residentmeetings
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/consultation

Neil Young
Community Development Manager
City of London, PO Box 270 Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ
[T] 020 7332 3236
[F] 020 7796 2621
[E] neil.young@cityoflondon.gov.uk
[W] www.cityoflondon.gov.uk 

Thames Walk 2010 for Carers! walk or donate please

On Sunday the 13^th June staff, trustees and friends of City and Hackney Carers Centre will be walking ten miles to raise money for carers.

If you would like to get involved with the walk or raise money through donations please contact Aysegul Dirik on 020 7923 8755 or email aysegul@hackneycarers.org.uk.

Free Legal seminars for Charities

Latest feedback from the Market development board

Click here for the feedback from Fridays Market Development Board

Issues covered are 

the June conference

Hackney Hub and it looks like we will be advertsining for reps to go on that group soon 

training 

click here for full feedback - don't forget to let us know your views 

Transformation conference 24th June - book your place now

Click here for the flyer

Click here to book your place

Watchdog condemns Hackney election chaos

Award winning Hackney Podcast - available via Hackney gazette (& here)

Hackney Podcast

Sony Radio Award winning Hackney Podcast is now available on the Hackney Gazette website.

The monthly online documentary programme, produced by Guardian audio specialist Francesca Panetta, won Best Internet Programme at the Sony Radio Awards on May 10 for its November edition, Water.

Judges praised the podcast, saying “The production quality is outstanding giving the whole listen a water-like lyricism that carries the listen through to its conclusion.”

The Hackney Podcast team has said it is speechless to have won.

You can now listen to Water as well as past and future episodes released every month on the Hackney Gazette website.

Podcasts

Edition-01_-Herbed-Beans-and-Olympic-Conspiracies

Edition-02_-Shoots-Leaves-and-Shops

Edition-03_-Sound-Designs

Edition-05_-Legacy-in-the-Dust

Edition-06_-Iain-Sinclair

Edition-07_-City-Furnishings

Edition-08_-DIY-Cocktails-Victorian-Book-Clubs-and-the-London-Assembly

Edition-09_-Interior-Design-Meg-Hillier-MP-and-Cookes-Pies

Edition-10_-Kingsland-Road

Edition-11_-Birdsong

Edition-12_-Olympic-Park-Tour

Edition-13_-Cornelius-Cardew-mushroom-sandwiches-and-the-Dalston-Mill

Edition-14_-Water

Edition-15_-Bookies-Brunch-and-Bats

Edition-16_-The-Empire

Edition-17_-Buses

Edition-18_-Night

Source Hackney Gazette 

Self Defence workshops for young adult carers (aged 17 - 27)

Self Defence workshops for young adult carers (aged 17 - 27)


Please let your service users know

We are organising two self-defence/personal safety workshops for young
adult carers, one for men and one for women. 

Self-defence/personal safety for young men
Wednesday 2 June 10am - 2pm

Self-defence/personal safety for young women                 Friday 4
June 10am - 1.30pm

 

The workshops will be held at City and Hackney Carers Centre, 96-102
Springfield House, 5 Tyssen Street, Dalston E8 2LZ

 

These workshops will be taught by qualified and experienced trainers.
The aim is to help you learn simple and effective methods to give you
more confidence and make yourself safer. Through discussion,
demonstrations and examples of common scenarios, you will be shown
simple and effective ways to keep yourself safe in a variety of
situations. The workshops will help you develop new confidence, new
skills and some new moves!

The workshops are free of charge but places are limited so get in touch
now to reserve your place. Please email 
Lucy.whitman@hackneycarers.org.uk or phone 020 7923 8750 to book your
place.

 

 

Tea Dance for 50 plus - with Mr Wonderful

Please download this flyer & advertise to your service users

Health for All 25th May

We are inviting you to an interesting event, "Health for All" on the 25th of May 2010, 3-5pm.

A new DVD produced and directed by Suj Ahmed, of the Community Advance Project will be launched. Entitled 'Health for All' , it explores health inequalities in Hackney. (sponsored by Team Hackney and HCVS)

The SAfH manifesto will be introduced and some of the SAfH Health Guides will describe some of the health and well being issues faced by local communities.

Venue: Conference Hall
             City & Hackney Carer Centre
             96-102 Springfield House
             5 Tyssen Street
             London E8 2LZ

Date: Tuesday 25th May 2010

Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact Pauline Facey on 020 7426 5370, email: paulinef@safh.org.uk or Suj Ahmed on community_advance@yahoo.co.uk

If  you would like to book a place, please download the form by clicking here and send back the completed form to Pauline or Suj using the above details.

Changing lives - HCVSs photgraphic celebration of Hackney Voluntary Sector hits Clapton library

Changing Lives, our photographic exhibition celebrating Hackney’s voluntary and community sector will be on show until Monday, 21 June 2010

at

Clapton Library, Northwold Road E5 8RA

Opening Times
Mon, Tues & Thur: 9am - 8pm, Wed: 9am - 1pm, Fri: 10am - 8pm, Sat: 9am - 5pm

This week there are lots of free workshops on as part of Adult Learners Week, why not pop down for a workshop and take a look at a selection of our photographs?

To find out more about these workshops, click here: http://www.hackney.gov.uk/cl-libraries-whats-on.htm#clapton

Get involved!

We know these 12 groups are just a snapshot of the 2,000 plus VCS groups working in the borough.  We will have photos from Hackney Family Backup and ReachOut! London and we have space for more!

Find out how you can get involved - have a look at this video here: http://vimeo.com/10897044

Get your photos included, complete a form here: http://www.hcvs.org.uk/EN/store/hcvs/Changing%20Lives/Changing_lives_inviolve.doc

About Changing Lives: Changing Lives is a photographic exhibition organised by Hackney Council for Voluntary Service (HCVS) to celebrate the impact of the voluntary and community sector (VCS). It is part funded by Team Hackney, our local strategic partnership. HCVS is the borough’s leading VCS support agency.  More information here: www.hcvs.org.uk

Stoke Newington Literary Festival

Click here for details

NCIA report finds commissioning is bad for Voluntary Sector

It’s official: commissioning is bad for voluntary action

Local authorities and other statutory agencies are damaging relationships with  local voluntary and community sectors and undermining the independence of voluntary action, reveals a new report from the National Coalition for Independent Action (NCIA).

The report is based on interviews with 16 voluntary agencies in West Sussex conducted by NCIA working with Adur Voluntary Action, one of 8 Councils for Voluntary Service in the county.

The report demonstrates the impact of the growing central government focus on the role of voluntary organisations as providers of public services, rather than their wider role in local civil society. This focus is unlikely to change whatever the outcome of the General Election.

Revealed is the tension between exhortations on the voluntary action sector to co-operate and “work in partnership”, yet simultaneously to compete aggressively for contracts. And the report documents the particular damage that is being done by these commissioning policies and processes, which turn independent voluntary and community organisations into sub-contractors, working to tight specifications within performance management frameworks. Commissioning encourages the view that organisations have to be big to survive, and forces voluntary agencies through wasteful and ineffective processes in the fight for funding.

The findings are relevant to voluntary agencies across the UK as these organisations increasingly find themselves operating within a straitjacket created by adherence to central government targets and local strategic plans.

Adrian Barritt, Chief Officer of Adur Voluntary Action said: “This research sounds a warning bell for the future of local voluntary action and civil society. We urge people to listen to the evidence, to challenge policies that are destroying our sense of place and community, and to develop creative alternatives.”

Respondents said that there is an urgent need to improve the means by which intelligence is gathered about these damaging changes to the local voluntary and community sector. They also felt that second tier organisations needed more robust structures and arrangements to represent the sector effectively and defend its autonomy and independence.

The report finishes with respondents’ suggestions for making things better – as individual organisations, through acting collectively, through more effective and accountable infrastructure support, and through changes that local statutory agencies can put into place themselves.

Andy Benson, Joint Convenor of the NCIA said: “This report provides the hard evidence of what we are being told on a daily basis by voluntary agencies across the country. In their attempts to bring voluntary agencies firmly under their control, to deliver out-sourced public services and to operate in prescriptive and inappropriate ways, statutory sector agencies are destroying the very things they say they value about voluntary action – flexibility, accessibility, experimentation, independence of action and the capacity to improve policy and practice. They are killing the goose that lays the golden egg.”

For press enquiries please contact:
Andy Benson
info@penandy.co.uk

‘The local state and voluntary action in West Sussex: the results of exploratory qualitative research’ (39 pages) is available from NCIA Info@penandy.co.uk.

A summary of the report can be read here

Source National Coalition for Independent action 

Public concerned about charity closures

17/05/10

By Andrew Holt

Over four fifths (82%) of the public say they are concerned about charities having to close, stopping their services, due to the economic malaise - according to data out today. 43% say they are “very” or “extremely” concerned.

Not-for-profit sector research consultancy nfpSynergy’s Charity Awareness Monitor regularly surveys a representative sample of 1000 16-plus year olds throughout mainland Britain, asking them a range of charity-related questions - including on issues that concern or worry them about the charity sector itself.

Those most concerned about charities closing, stopping their services, include women and under 35s, plus those who have recently made a donation to charity .

Unsurprisingly, a similar number (79%) say they are concerned about charities not being able to raise enough money during the downturn – 35% saying they are “very” or “extremely” concerned.

Moreover, nfpSynergy’s recent 2009 State of the Sector survey of third sector organisations suggests such public concerns are not baseless - only 9% of organisations then surveyed thought that the recession hadn’t affected their organisation “at all”; and more than one third thought it had affected them “a lot” or “very much”. 40% had made cuts in jobs, while 43% had made cuts in services or altered the services they offer.

nfpSynergy researcher, Rebecca Molyneux, said: “Amidst calls for a ‘Big Society’, this data reveals the breadth and depth of public concern about charities’ ability to actually step up and deliver services, indeed about their very survival.

"This should prompt the sector to reassure the public, where possible, but also to harness their concern to raise funds and mobilise much-needed support. And it should doubtless prompt the new government to work to reassure and support the sector.”

Source Charity Times 

New social enterprise model proposed for public services

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector, 18 May 2010

Sector bodies approach business secretary Vince Cable

A group of five umbrella bodies has proposed that the government should set up social enterprises to run public services instead of passing them to quangos or privatising them.

The coalition - of Social Enterprise London, the Social Enterprise Coalition, the NCVO, Acevo and Co-operatives UK - has put the proposal to Vince Cable, the new business secretary, and hopes he will pilot the new model in business support services.

"We're hoping to see the 'social enterprisation' of public services,"

said Allison Ogden-Newton, chief executive of SEL. "We've seen that the model works for Welsh Water, a social enterprise that has taken a privatised service and run it more effectively than private companies."

She said the public sector too often set targets for private contractors because they were easy to measure rather than because they were what the contractors most needed to achieve.

"Using a system like this instead would make it much easier for the government to ensure that the organisation it set up would work for the good of the people it is intended to benefit," she said.

Source 

Will Hutton asked to probe charity pay gaps by Unite

19th May 2010

Will Hutton, the head of the new public sector pay inquiry, is being asked to investigate glaring pay differentials in the not for profit sector, by Unite.

Unite - the largest union in the country with 60,000 members in the voluntary sector - said there are organisations where chief executives have exceeded the 20:1 ratio in pay, even though their organisations are heavily dependent on statutory sources of income.

Last year, Unite highlighted the case of Anchor Trust's then chief executive, John Belcher, whose pay was £391,000 in 2008/09, while many of his employees, running homes for the elderly, were struggling on wages just above the national minimum wage.

Rachael Maskell, Unite national officer, not for profit sector, has now written to Will Hutton, the executive vice-chairman of the Work Foundation, asking for an investigation into those charities receiving statutory funding. 

She said: ”Unite would like to know if your work will extend to organisations in receipt of statutory funding sources.

”And if so, we would very much want to highlight the problems experienced in the sector, especially in the light of this government’s determination to make wider use of the sector for the delivery of public services.”

She said that it was known that pay in the charity sector was 21 per cent below that of the private sector, and in London, that disparity rose to 24 per cent.
 
”We also know that only 19 per cent of organisations have carried out any form of equal pay audit, suggesting that there are inequalities in organisations resourced from statutory sources.

”We are also aware of some organisations, that are again heavily dependent on statutory sources and have been paying below the national minimum pay rate for elements of employees’ work, for instance in residential care.”

Recent Unite research revealed that more than 90 per cent of voluntary sector staff felt their well-being was being undermined due to the financial crisis facing charities.

ENDS

Notes for editors:

Navca opens merger talks with NCVO and others

Governance | Tania Mason | 19 May 2010 Topics: Mergers | Collaborations | Statutory funding | Public service delivery

Navca has opened talks with NCVO, ACRE, Urban Forum and Volunteering England regarding potential collaborations and even possibly a full merger.

The national umbrella body for local Councils for Voluntary Service has initiated the talks in light of the prospect of drastic public spending cuts decimating its income.

Chief executive Kevin Curley (pictured) told Civil Society he did not expect that Navca would end up in a full merger with any of the other bodies, but all options were being considered “in case it becomes necessary in the future”.

More likely, he said, were collaborations with one or more of the organisations such as the sharing of back-office functions. And any changes would not happen immediately but in the 2010/11 financial year.

Curley said he had decided to be open about the talks because he wanted to lead by example. The inevitable pressures on funding and the divisive impact of competitive tendering should prompt more organisations to examine the benefits of collaborations and mergers, he said.

Therefore, he is also advising other infrastructure bodies, including volunteer centres and community accountancy projects, and support bodies for ethnic minority or disability groups, to investigate the efficiencies that might be achieved by merger.

In a hard-hitting speech entitled Rationalising local support and development organisations: Some radical proposals, which Curley delivered to two conferences recently, he said that a minimum of £150,000 core funding is needed in unitary areas and £250,000 in counties, and that these levels of funding cannot be expected to continue.

“After five years of ChangeUp we can see that we have failed to rationalise local support and development organisations.  The economic downturn and the prospect of severe public expenditure cuts should encourage us now to ask very searching questions of ourselves.

“Everyone has the right to establish separate charities.  We do not have the right though to expect the local state to fund us.

“As local budgets shrink the days of separate support and development charities for black groups, youth groups and disability groups must be numbered,” Curley said.

At their last meeting, Navca’s trustees agreed to endorse the speech as a discussion document in order to engender debate.

Source Civil Society  - Governance

Sector umbrella groups left out of government Big Society meeting

Governance | Vibeka Mair | 19 May 2010 Topics: Volunteering

The new government appears to have snubbed the usual suspects in its inaugural roundtable event to discuss plans for its Big Society at Number 10 Downing Street yesterday, with nobody from NCVO, Acevo, Navca or the Institute of Fundraising invited to attend.

Yesterday’s meeting saw prime minister David Cameron, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude and minister for civil society Nick Hurd meet community and voluntary groups to debate the Big Society.

Civil society attendees included Rob Owen, chief executive of the St Giles Trust; Martha Lane-Fox, chief executive of grantmaking charity Antigone; Camilla Batmanghelidjh, chief executive of Kids Company; and Lord Victor Adebowale, chief executive of Turning Point.

Also in attendance was Nat Wei, the founder of Teach First, who was appointed adviser to government on Big Society and made a member of the House of Lords.

Kevin Curley, chief executive of NAVCA, told Civil Society that he was surprised to not have been asked as "Nick Hurd and Nat Wei and I have been talking about the Big Society and how to make it happen right from the outset".

“I think it’s strange we weren’t there,” he said, “because they can’t deliver it without the sort of members Navca has.”

Curley suggested it "might not have been Nick Hurd’s contact list".

Nobody from NCVO and Acevo were asked either, despite the fact that both fired off letters to David Cameron the day after his appointment as prime minister, urging partnership with the voluntary sector and requesting a meeting as soon as possible.

A spokesman for the NCVO said the umbrella body was "vaguely aware" of the meeting but "NCVO had been heavily involved upstream".  He said the delegate list was obviously "very targeted at community organisers and activists".

Adebowale told Civil Society that Turning Point supported the plans set out for the Big Society at the meeting:“The truth is that Turning Point has always been part of a Big Society, working with over 200 local communities delivering health and social care services and remaining ambitious for our clients.  We are looking forward to working with the new government to ensure this kind of work continues on an even larger scale.”

The government’s Big Society vision includes support for the creation and expansion of charities, social enterprises, mutuals and co-operatives and for them to have much greater involvement in the running of public services.

It is pledged that funds from dormant bank accounts would be used to establish a Big Society Bank, which would provide new finance for the sector.

The Big Society programme will also include measures to encourage volunteering with the launch of a national ‘Big Society Day’ and making regular community involvement a key element of civil service staff appraisals. The government will also introduce a national citizenship service for 16-year-olds.

Measures to encourage charitable giving and philanthropy were also promised, but no details were given

Civil Society 

Government plans could lead to fewer Big Lottery Fund awards

By John Plummer, Third Sector Online, 21 May 2010

New policy aims to stop 'wasteful spending'

The coalition government's policy programme, published yesterday, could result in fewer lottery awards to charities but they could be bigger, according to the Directory of Social Change.

The document, described by Prime Minister David Cameron as a blueprint for "a radical, reforming government", calls for National Lottery distributors' administration costs to be restricted to 5 per cent of total income to stop "wasteful spending".

The Big Lottery Fund, which gives half the money raised by the lottery to good causes, currently spends 8 per cent of total income on administration.

Ben Wittenberg, director of policy and research at the DSC, said it might be realistic for the other three lottery distributors for arts, heritage and sport to achieve the 5 per cent target, but not for the BLF.

"Sticking to 5 per cent is just ridiculous," said Wittenberg. "Other distributors give big, single grants. The BLF gives thousands of tiny grants - and that's the role it should be playing. Providing lots of small funds requires more administration."

A BLF spokeswoman said: "Significant parts of our operating costs are not just administration. Consulting stakeholders, supporting grant applicants and holders in their work and conducting evaluation and research are vital to delivering outcomes effectively.

"We don't want unnecessary bureaucracy, but we need to ensure that we fund accessibly and fairly, provide a good customer service and, most importantly, ensure that the outcomes we seek are delivered."

The government also plans to reduce the amount of National Lottery income awarded to the BLF from 50 per cent to 40 per cent over two years. But a spokeswoman for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the voluntary sector would actually receive more funding after 2012 because Olympic funding would stop.

The coalition's policy programme, for which a three-month consultation process began this week, pledges to "examine the case" for funding the lottery with the gross tax profits of lottery operator Camelot rather than a percentage of ticket sales. This change was a Liberal Democrat manifesto pledge.

The 34-page document also says all welfare-to-work programmes will be scrapped and replaced by a single welfare-to-work programme.

Ralph Michell, head of policy at chief executives body Acevo, said it was pleased the voluntary sector was central to the document and the proposals to extend civil liberties were good news for campaigning organisations.

AGE UK Summer grant (up to £500) d/L extended to 28th may

Age UK is now taking applications for the summer grant programme 2010. Grants of up £500 are available to Age UK’s brand partners‚ local Age Concerns‚ and small clubs for older people in England.

Grants will be awarded for purposes that will improve the longevity‚ sustainability and services offered by the club‚ local Age Concern or Age UK brand partner.

The scheme is open to any voluntary club for older people that has similar objectives to those of Age UK‚ and whose total annual turnover is below £30‚000. Clubs must be independent‚ not-for-profit‚ and properly constituted.

Grants are not available for general funds or one-off events such as day trips‚ theatre visits and summer picnics‚ unless the event is aimed at expanding club membership or embracing new members.

If you wish to apply to this scheme‚ please read the guidelines and download, complete‚ sign and post your application form and latest accounts to us by 5pm on 28 May 2010. We are unable to accept applications by email or fax.

If you have any questions please contact us or call Age UK free on 0800 169 87 87.

Contents

Guidelines

• Eligibility - who can apply?
  
• What can be funded?
  
• What cannot be funded?
  
• How much can we apply for?
  
• How do we apply?
  
• Application form guidance
  
• Section A
  
• Section B
  
• Section C
  
• Section D
  
• How are grants allocated?
  
• Other guidance for applicants

FAQs

• How much can I apply for?
  
• Am I eligible to apply?
  
• What activities can be paid for?
  
• Can it be used for a summer outing?
  
• Can you tell me when you have received my application?
  
• Can I email or fax my application?
  
• What is the deadline?
  
• Is there any flexibility on the deadline?
  
• Can I make more than one application?
  
• When should the money be spent by?
  
• What if I have to change the activity?

up to £45k for employment ops,inclusion of recent arrivals, evaluation /learning

City Parochial Foundation

Status:

Open to applications

Start Date:

23 September 2002

Application Deadline:

30 May 2010

Description

Financial assistance is available for registered charities and charitable organisations in the London area carrying out projects that aim to tackle poverty and disadvantage.

Details

Average Value:

£ 45,000

Value Notes

The average grant is likely to be about £45,000 in total, although a significant number of grants will be smaller (between £5,000 to £30,000) while a few will be larger (more than £70,000).

Grants will not normally exceed £100,000.

Grants may be spread over one, two or three years and in some cases over longer periods, if there is a good reason to do so.

Extended Description

The City Parochial Foundation (CPF) is a registered charity which aims to benefit disadvantaged people in London. The Foundation makes grants to support projects that aim to tackle poverty and its route causes dealing with issues such as deprivation, unemployment, inequality, homelessness, poor health and pollution.

The Foundation has set out the following grant-making priorities for 2007-2011:

• To improve employment opportunities for disadvantaged people.
• To promote the inclusion of recent arrivals to the UK.
• To promote social justice.
• To strengthen the voluntary and community sector.

The Foundation will also fund a limited number of exceptional projects to tackle poverty that falls outside these key priorities.

Latest Information

There are three deadlines per year. Proposals are due by:

• 30 May.
• 25 October.

Key Criteria

Organisations eligible for funding should:

• Be a registered charity, an Industrial and Provident Society, or a Friendly Society.
• Be open to all members of the community.
• Involve its service users as much as possible in the overall control and the management of the organisation.
• Be committed to sharing information, good practice and findings from its work with other organisations.
• Be open to learning from the experience of other organisations.
• Work jointly with other organisations as much as possible.

The scheme is open to these organisations based in any of the 32 London Boroughs or the City of London.

The Foundation's primary focus is support for small to medium-sized organisations usually with an expenditure of more than £30,000 and less than £1m. Larger organisations can apply, but will need to meet a higher number of the CPF criteria to be successful.

Applications are particularly encouraged from organisations that work with, or are aiming to work with the following target groups:

• Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
• Disabled people.
• Established communities, often predominantly white, in areas of long term poverty.
• Lesbians and gay men.
• Refugees and asylum seekers.
• Young people aged 10-25.
• Women's organisations.

Organisations will also be assessed on whether their projects can demonstrate:

• Potential to have significant influence including an impact on policy.
• New or imaginative ways of tackling an issue.
• Difficulty in getting support because it is perceived as being challenging or risky.
• A clear strategy for sharing best practice and learning.
• Targeting people and geographical areas most severely affected by poverty and discrimination.
• Potential to be replicated.
• Accessibility and targets those who are the hardest to reach.
• Working in partnership.
• The skills, experience and ability within the organisation to carry out the proposed work.

Eligible Expenditure

The majority of funding is for revenue costs, though some small capital expenditure is accepted.

Outlined below are some of the possible projects relating to specific priorities that may be supported:

To improve employment opportunities for disadvantaged people

• Employment-related advice and guidance.
• Projects developing life skills and basic employability skills as a step to further training and employment.
• Schemes which encourage job retention, especially for disabled people.
• Work which allows employers to gain a better understanding of the needs of our target groups and results in barriers to employment being removed.
• Policy change and campaigning work on issues such as low pay, ⿿living wage⿿ schemes, the transition from benefits to work, and tackling discrimination in the workplace.

To promote the inclusion of recent arrivals in the UK

• Providing information and activities to inform individuals of their rights and to overcome isolation.
• Work to promote mental health well-being, particularly among those who might have experienced trauma or torture.
• Immigration advice.
• Policy change and campaigning work.

To promote social justice

• Policy change and campaigning work.

To strengthen the voluntary and community sector

• Campaigning and policy change.
• Research.
• Evaluation and learning.

Restrictions

The following will not be supported:

• Projects which do not have a direct benefit to Londoners.
• Projects that are the primary responsibility of statutory funders such as local and central government and health authorities.
• Individuals.
• Mainstream educational activity including schools.
• Medical purposes including hospitals and hospices.
• The promotion of religion.
• Holidays and respite care.
• Endowment funds or to grant-making bodies seeking to distribute grants on our behalf.
• Work that has already taken place.
• General appeals.
• Animal welfare.
• Children's work including pre-school groups and after school clubs.
• General youth work.
• Festivals, sports and leisure activities.
• Large capital appeals (including buildings and minibuses).
• Applicants who have been rejected by the Foundation in the last six months.
• From organisations currently receiving funding from the Foundation's sister fund, Trust for London, unless this is coming to an end.

It is unlikely the Foundation will offer funding to:

• Organisations based outside London.
• Large national charities which enjoy widespread support.
• Organisations that are in serious financial deficit.
• Organisations that have significant unrestricted reserves, usually more than six months.
• For work taking place during school hours.

Application Procedure

Applications are made on a two-stage process. There are no application forms. Potential applicants should initially send written details of the proposed work along with the organisations constitution, financial accounts and annual report, to the City Parochial Foundation.

If this initial proposal is successful, groups will then be invited to submit a full application.

The Grants Committee meets three times a year to assess applications which must be received before the following deadlines:

• 7 February for the June Meeting.
• 30 May for the October Meeting.
• 25 October for the March Meeting.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Enquiries City Parochial Foundation
6 Middle Street
London
EC1A 7PH

Telephone:

020 7606 6145

Email:

Email contact

research inc enc walking & cycling to work; alcohol misuse in children; travellors community

Activities for Disabled Children and Young People - Haringey

Status:

Open to applications

Open for Applications:

19 May 2010

Application Deadline:

28 May 2010

Description

Contracting opportunity on behalf of London Borough of Haringey Council for the provision of out of school hours activities for disabled children and young people.

Details

Contract Value:

£ 50,000

Reference:

S2G100520155861/01

Value Notes

Maximum value of contract for any one organisation is £50,000.

Further Information

London Borough of Haringey Council is seeking suitably qualified contractors for the provision of out of schools hours activities for disabled children and young people aged 5-18 during term time. Contractors will be expected to provide the following:

• Diverse play and social activities that account for individual children's needs.
• Safe and friendly environment.
• Support the development of confidence, independence and social skills.

This service will cater to children and young people with a wide range of disabilities, including:

• Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
• Challenging behaviour.
• Complex health needs.
• Learning disabilities.
• Physical disorders.

This list is not exhaustive.

Bid Process

Deadline for receipt of requests to tender is 28 May 2010 at 1pm.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Priti Juthani London Borough of Haringey Council
Civic Centre
High Road
Wood Green
London
N22 8LE

Telephone:

020 8489 3268

Email:

Email contact

Short Breaks for Disabled Children and Young People - Haringey

Status:

Open to applications

Open for Applications:

19 May 2010

Application Deadline:

28 May 2010

End Date:

31 March 2011

Start Date:

01 July 2010

Description

Contracting opportunity on behalf of the London Borough of Haringey for the provision of a short breaks service for disabled children and young people.

Details

Contract Value:

£ 50,000

Reference:

S2G100520155862/01

Duration:

6 Months to 1 Year

Value Notes

The maximum value of contract available to any one organisation is £50,000.

Duration Notes

Estimated duration of contract is nine months.

Further Information

London Borough of Haringey Council is seeking suitably qualified contractors for the provision of a short breaks service for disabled children aged 3-18 years during school holidays. Short breaks are a key priority of the Aiming High for Disabled Children programme. The service may include any of the following residential or non-residential activities:

• Specialist play and social activities.
• Leisure activities.
• Sports.
• Respite breaks.
• Day trips.

The range of disabilities catered to will include the following:

• Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
• Complex health needs.
• Challenging behaviour.
• Learning disabilities.
• Physical disabilities.

Bid Process

Deadline for receipt of requests to tender is 28 May 2010 at 1pm.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Priti Juthani London Borough of Haringey Council
Civic Centre
High Road
Wood Green
London
N22 8LE

Telephone:

020 8489 3268

Email:

Email contact

Individual and Team Executive Coaching Services _ haringey

Status:

Open to applications

Open for Applications:

12 May 2010

Application Deadline:

28 May 2010

Description

Contracting opportunity on behalf of London Borough of Haringey Council for the provision of team coaching services.

Details

Contract Value:

£ 100,000

Reference:

S2G100512151329/01

Value Notes

Contract value to range between £50,000 and £100,000.

Further Information

The London Borough of Haringey Council is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of a framework agreement of individual and team executive coaching to the council and its strategic partners.

The Council requires organisations that can help support them through current, and future, public service change.

Potential bidders should have extensive skills and experience of individual executive and/or executive team coaching in the public sector, particularly, in a highly complex and challenging political environment, combined with a credible and proven reputation in the field of organisational development.

Bid Process

Applicants should send expressions of interest to Christopher Steele, at the awarding authority, by the 28 May 2010.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Sue Glenmere London Borough of Haringey Council
Organisational & Development
London
N22 8HQ

Telephone:

02084891004

Email:

Email contact

Contact details:

Christopher Steele London Borough of Haringey Council
Organisational Development and Learning
London
N22 8HQ

Telephone:

02084891076

Email:

Email contact

Schools Engagement Programme - tower hamlets

Status:

Open to applications

Open for Applications:

07 May 2010

Application Deadline:

28 May 2010

Start Date:

30 September 2011

Description

Contracting opportunity on behalf of Tower Hamlets Council for the provision of education services as part of the Schools Engagement Programme (SEP).

Details

Contract Value:

£ 3,400

Reference:

CSF 3235

Duration:

2 Years to 5 Years

Value Notes

Value of contract will be up to £3400 per learner per year for courses in engineering, construction, hair and beauty, motor vehicle, science.

Courses in business admin, health and social care, performing arts, art & design, retail, sport, hospitality, food and drink, I.T. and music production will be valued at £3,000 per person per year.

Duration Notes

Contract duration is two years, with the option to extend a further one year.

Further Information

Tower Hamlets Council are seeking suitably qualified providers for the provision of educational courses to young people at Key Stage Four, who are at risk of dropping out of school at 16 years of age. The programme delivers courses that are designed to be more engaging and vocational, with the aim of reaching young people who are reluctant to participate in mainstream learning, and those with poor attendance and/or behavioural issues.

Currently the programme offers courses in construction, music production, hairdressing, sports and active leisure, and catering. The Council is particularly interested in hearing from providers who can deliver courses in sectors other than those currently offered.

Bid Process

Deadline for receipt of requests to tender is 28 May 2010 at 12 noon.

To apply, first log on to the London Tenders web portal and express interest online.

The reference CSF 3235 should be visibly quoted on all correspondence.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Procurement Office London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council
Mulberry Place
4th Floor
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 2BG

Telephone:

020 7364 4099 or 020 7364 4631 or 020 7364 4045

Email:

Email contact

Contact details:

Marc Abbott London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council
The Town Hall
Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 2BG

Telephone:

020 7364 4691

Email:

Email contact

comic rElief - Young Carers prgramme - d/l 28th May

Description

Financial assistance is available to voluntary sector organisations across the UK to support projects for vulnerable and hard to reach young carers.

Details

Maximum Value:

£ 72,500

Value Notes

The programme intends to fund approximately 15 projects, ideally from across the UK.

Each funded project will be awarded a maximum of £72,500 over three years.

Extended Description

The Young Carers Grants Programme is funded by Comic Relief and administered by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers. The scheme intends to improve the life chances of the most isolated and vulnerable young carers under the age of 24 across the UK.

Young carers are children and young people who have a caring responsibility for a sick or disabled family member. They take on responsibilities that are inappropriate to their age, such as personal care for a disabled adult or emotional care for a parent with mental health problems. For some young carers this means missing school, physical ill health and stress, or sleepless nights.

The 2010 programme has three key aims:

• To reduce the extent of inappropriate caring roles for the most isolated and vulnerable young carers.
• To increase the support available for the most isolated and vulnerable young carers.
• To increase knowledge and resources to develop replicable models of support for the most isolated and vulnerable young carers.

In order to demonstrate their commitment to these key aims, applicants should develop three objectives that show a clear association between their proposed project and the specific programme aim. Examples of relevant objectives include:

• Delivering a range of activities focusing on developing young carers emotional support.
• Provide models of support for wider family to build strengths, relationships and links.
• Developing strong peer networks between young carers.
• Provide information, support and advocacy for the person with care needs.
• Linking with mainstream statutory services (e.g. schools, local authorities).
• Production of materials and resources.
• Provide opportunities for young carers to access emotional support (e.g. counselling).

Latest Information

There will be a single round of awards for the 2010 third programme.

The deadline for the submission of Expressions of Interest has now passed.

The closing date for the receipt of second stage applications will be Friday 28 May 2010.

For the latest updates, consult the website.

Key Criteria

The programme is open to any third sector or not for profit organisation that wishes to increase support services for the most isolated and vulnerable young carers. Eligible organisations include:

• Constituted voluntary and community groups.
• Registered charities.
• Social enterprises.
• Community Interest Companies.
• Faith organisations.
• Co-operatives.

Eligible Expenditure

Grants can be used to fund revenue costs and also fund capital costs up to 7% of the total application. 

Restrictions

The following cannot be funded:

• Individuals.
• General appeals.
• Sponsorship or marketing appeals.
• Mainstream educational activity.
• Projects promoting religion.
• Trips abroad.
• Replacement of statutory funding.
• Activities primarily the responsibility of central or local government or health authorities.
• The purchase of minibuses.
• Work that has already taken place.
• Capital grants for compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act.
• Work that is already part of an organisation's core work.

Further Information

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK. 

Application Procedure

Applications are made via a two-stage application process.

Applicants must submit two copies of their completed application by post.

Contact the Princess Royal Trust for Carers for further information.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Grants Team Princess Royal Trust for Carers
c/o 14 Bourne Court
Southend Road
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 8HD

Telephone:

020 8498 7934

Email:

Email contact

Grass roots grants Deadline 28th May

Status:

Open to applications

End Date:

31 March 2011

Start Date:

01 September 2008

Application Deadline:

28 May 2010

Description

Financial assistance is available to small voluntary and community groups to continue or expand their work in the City of London, Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets.

Details

Maximum Value:

£ 5,000

Minimum Value:

£ 250

Value Notes

Applicants may receive no more than £5,000 during the three-year period of the grant.

The minimum amount for applying for capital costs, such as equipment, is £1,000.

Extended Description

Grassroots Grants is a three-year programme that is funded by the Office of the Third Sector and administered locally across the boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham and the City by St Katharine and Shadwell Trust in partnership with local Councils for Voluntary Service.

Funding is intended to increase immediate grant funding and capacity building support to small voluntary and community groups and organisations, enabling them to continue or expand their work.

Latest Information

2010-11 is the third and final year of Government funding for the Grassroots Grants programme. Projects must be completed and money spent by 31 March 2011.

There will be two funding rounds for Hackney. Applications are due by 12.00 noon on 28 May 2010 and 16 July 2010.

It is likely that there will be two funding rounds for Tower Hamlets and the City of London. Please check the St Katharine and Shadwell Trust website for a specific date.

The programme has now closed in Newham. Applications were due at the end of April 2010.

Key Criteria

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be a not-for-profit voluntary and community group.
• Be based in the City of London, Hackney, Newham or Tower Hamlets.
• Have been active in their local community for at least 12 months before making an application.
• Have an income of less than £30,000 per year, taken as an average over the last three years.
• Be volunteer led.
• Be connected with and/or meeting the needs of the local community.
• Have a governing document.
• Have a bank account in the name of the organisation with at least two unrelated signatories.
• Be able to spend the grant within the financial year in which it was awarded.

Funding can support the following activities:

• Strengthening communities.
• Bringing people from different backgrounds together.
• Strengthening organisational capacity and ability.
• Responding to local need.

Eligible Expenditure

Funding can be used for a variety of purposes, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Equipment, including computers or equipment for the kitchen or play.
• Staging a local event or workshop.
• Attending an event or conference.
• Staff costs to enable employment of individuals.
• Contribution to rent (related to the activity).
• Training for volunteers.
• Additional activities to expand an existing funding project.
• Visiting similar groups to learn from what they do.
• To achieve a quality or other standard relevant to their activities.
• Start-up costs.
• Running costs.
• Meeting an identified need in the community.

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Statutory organisations such as schools.
• Any party political activity.
• Commercial ventures.
• Activities where the primary benefit is for religious beliefs or where people are excluded on religious grounds.
• Organisations that operate for the sole benefit or relief of animals or plants. (Groups that work with animals and/or the environment to benefit people may be eligible to apply.)
• Regional or local offices of a national organisation.
• Some types of activities for Asylum Seeker Groups.

Further Information

The East London and City Grassroots Grants Partnership is a grant and endowment building consortium led by St Katharine and Shadwell Trust. The other consortium members are: Hackney Council for Voluntary Service and Newham Voluntary Service Council. The consortium encompasses the areas of the City of London and the London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets.

Payment Procedure

Grant payments are made via BACS.

Application Procedure

Applicants must fill out the East End and City Grassroots Grants Application Form for the borough in which their organisation is located.

An application form, guidelines and deadlines can be obtained by contacting the relevant borough administrator or by checking their website:

• For City of London - St Katharine and Shadwell Trust.
• For Hackney - Hackney Council for Voluntary Service.
• For Newham - Newham Voluntary Sector Consortium.
• For Tower Hamlets - St Katharine and Shadwell Trust.

Party Conference Bursary Scheme Closing Date 28th May

Status:

Open to applications

Application Deadline:

28 May 2010

Description

Financial assistance is available to small voluntary and community groups wishing to attend a party conference.

Extended Description

The Party Conference Bursary Scheme is provided and administered by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).

The scheme is intended to encourage a total of 21 small registered charities to attend party political conferences and will facilitate support and networking opportunities. It is hoped the programme will allow small, local organisations to have their voices heard at a national level.

Places are available at the 2010 Labour, Conservative or Liberal Democrat Party Conferences.

Seven small charities may attend each conference.

Successful organisations will receive:

• Conference pass: access to the conference for its duration, including access to the main conference site, fringe meetings and the conference hall.
• Accommodation: for one night.
• Travel: to and from the conference.
• Support and networking opportunities: NCVO will provide organisations with a wide range of support during the conference including a roundtable meeting with a senior Minister or MP, other meetings with key opinion formers, an introduction to party conferences, the facilitation of networking and attendance at fringe meetings.

Latest Information

Deadline for receipt of applications is 28 May 2010.

Key Criteria

Eligible organisations must be:

• Based in England.
• Registered as a charity.
• Have an income of less than £500,000.
• An NCVO member.

Eligible Expenditure

Costs associated with eligible projects.

Restrictions

Food and drink is not covered by the bursary.

Only one application per organisation will be accepted.

Application Procedure

Organisations interested in applying for a bursary should contact NCVO, stating their first choice party conference.

Applications should include information on:

• The organisation, including its main aims and objectives.
• What the applicant hopes to learn from attending a party conference.
• What type of questions the applicant would pose to the Minister or opposition spokesperson for the Third Sector whilst at the roundtable meeting.

Contact NCVO for further information.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Nzinga Cotton National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
Regents Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London
N1 9RL

Telephone:

020 7520 2458

Email:

Email contact

Team Hackney Community Grants 2010 Closing Date Friday 28th may

Mental health & prisoners grants - closes 28th may

Themed Grant Programme

Status:

Open to applications

Application Deadline:

28 May 2010

Description

Financial assistance is available for organisations running projects which address mental health issues for prisoners and ex-offenders.

Details

Maximum Turnover:

£ 1,000,000

Maximum Value:

£ 50,000

Value Notes

Revenue projects will be considered for grants of £10,000 to £50,000.

Capital projects will be considered for grants of up to £50,000.

Extended Description

The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Themed Grant Programme is provided and administered by the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation and is for charitable organisations across the UK. It is intended to support capital and revenue costs for small projects working specifically to improve the mental health of prisoners and ex-offenders and help their integration into the community.

Projects could involve, for example:

• Therapy and counselling projects working both inside and outside prisons.
• Creative arts projects which improve social and vocational skills, where the majority of participants have mental health issues.
• Projects which support ex-offenders with on-going mental issues and which will assist their integration into society and reduce the risk of re-offending.

Latest Information

The deadlines for applications are:

• 28 May 2010.

Key Criteria

Trustees will favour projects which are:

• Are run by a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation with an annual turnover under £1 million, operating for a minimum of three years.
• Have a demonstrably successful track record in the field.
• Offer support to prisoners within prison and after release, either directly or through partnerships with other organisations.
• Can show how the work might be funded after the Trusthouse grant ends.

This fund is only intended for projects where all clients are ex-prisoners or ex-offenders.

Eligible Expenditure

The grants will fund:

• Revenue projects:
  • Up to three years' funding towards salaries and other ongoing costs including overheads, purchase of materials, travel costs, recruiting and training volunteers.
• Capital projects:
  • One-off costs including fitting out or purchase of premises and purchase of vehicles.

Restrictions

This fund will not cover projects which are:

• Delivering work required by statutory law, for example healthcare funded by a Primary Care Trust.
• Pilot projects (developments of existing work may be considered eligible).
• Delivered by organisations with no previous experience of working in prisons.

Payment Procedure

Revenue project grantees must complete six monthly reports during the life of a grant to track the progress and usage of the grant. The Trustees reserve the right to cancel or adjust payments if the report is not satisfactory.

Capital project grantees are required to send a progress report six months after the date of payment.

After completion of the Themed Grant Programme, Trusthouse will conduct its own review in which all grantees will be required to participate.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit an application form accompanied by the following:

Up to four sides of A4 offering a description of the organisation and the project. This should include:

• A brief overview of the work and aims of the organisation.
• A description of the project, including justification.
• The number of paid staff and volunteers. If applying for salary costs include a separate job description for each post as well as the skills and experience of key workers.
• Track record in delivery of similar projects and achievement of these to date.
• Any other organisations working in partnership.
• Details of how the project will be evaluated and monitored.

A budget for the project with an entry for funding for each year, including:

• A breakdown of costs, for example staff, equipment, venue hire and volunteer expenses.
• Total funds raised to date by funder.
• Any applications in progress by funder.
• The organisation's most recent accounts agreed by an auditor or independent examiner.

Applications will be acknowledged within two weeks of receipt.

Applicants will receive notification within six weeks if the application will go forward to the next available Grants Committee Meeting. An assessment visit will be made to the project prior to the meeting.

Applicants should contact the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation for further information.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:

Contact details:

Judith Leigh The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
65 Leadenhall Street
London
EC3A 2AD

Telephone:

020 7264 4990

Information Officer – [£33,509] Redbridge

Closing date for application: Friday 4^th June 2010, 5pm

Interview date: 15^th June 2010

For full details of the post advertised please click here

For enquires about this post please contact Tasnim Iqbal by telephone on 020 8514 9617 or email tasnim@redbridgecvs.net

Learning Manager - Nesta

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• Working with NESTA

One Year Fixed Term Contract
Based in London
Salary £35,000 - £40,000 + excellent benefits

NESTA are looking for a Learning Manager whose core reponsibility will be working with the COO to capture learning from practical projects, and to ensure that relevant supporting evidence is collected.

For the full job details see the documents below:

• Role Profile (PDF)
  
• Candidate Brief (PDF)
  
• Equal Opportunities Form (Word)

To apply, send your CV, covering letter and completed Equal Opportunities form to recruitment@nesta.org.uk by 5pm on
Tuesday 1 June 2010.

Sustainability Projects Manager

Sustainability Projects Manager- Arcola Theatre Dalston

£28,000. Permanent F/T. To work in close consultation with Senior Management to develop and implement the Arcola Energy Business Plan. To build partnerships with other like-minded organisations and deliver projects to leverage learning and financial support. To develop the resources to support other arts and voluntary sector agencies in addressing sustainability issues.

Closing date: 2 June

Please contact: Rachel Carless 02075031645 jobs@arcolatheatre.com

Street Level Project Part-Time Project Co-ordinator

The Street Level Project is a dynamic initiative working with disadvantaged children and young people in an educational and community context. We seek to appoint a Project Co-ordinator with proven people and project management experience to further expand our established work and to develop the vision for the future. Salary: 25-26k (pro rata) depending on experience (Inclusive of Inner London Weighting)

Hours: 21 hours per week including evening sessions

Location: Hackney and Islington

Contract: One Year with a three month probationary periodA Genuine Occupational requirement is that the application must be a Christian.

Closing date:  Friday 18 June

Please contact: office@streetleveluk.org.

Defra: Third Sector secondment opportunity - Head of Third Sector Team

Defra: Third Sector secondment opportunity - Head of Third Sector Team

This opportunity comes at a key stage in Defra's Strategy Programme as they adapt their Third Sector strategy and recent 'Shaping The Future' report to the needs of the incoming government and continue to contribute to the achievement of Defra's overall mission. The secondment will provide the successful candidate with a range of engagement opportunities across the Department at all levels, with delivery bodies and with other Government Departments.

Closing date: Wednesday, 16 June
Please contact: http://ww2.defra.gov.uk/, joe.taylor@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Sustainable Funding Consultant

Student Life Officer

Ref No

GS061

Salary

£29,390-£34,210 per annum (depending on experience and performance)

Department

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Description

If you are passionate about education, enjoy working with students and want to have direct impact on the quality of their student life this may be the right opportunity for you. We have a rare opportunity for a Student Life Officer to join our Student Affairs team. As a Student Life Officer you will oversee a community of over 800 students, with a particular responsibility for residential and international students. You will provide leadership to the Residential Wardens, lead on the activity with the Students' Union and will be responsible for the Student Affairs communications including the Intranet. To be considered for this role you must have an honours degree or equivalent professional qualification and significant experience in a similar student-facing role within a student support environment. You will have proven experience of dealing with complex and personal issues. You will also be highly IT literate and will have excellent written and oral communication skills. The closing date for this application is 7th June 2010 at 12 noon. Interviews will be held week commencing 17th June 2010. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure. The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Location

Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, EC2

Contact details

For full details of this role and an application pack please go to www.gsmd.ac.uk/ jobs To apply online please visit www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/jobs Alternatively, please contact the Corporate Recruitment Unit on 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference GS061. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

Contact email

cru@cityoflondon.gov.uk - Please include your name and address.

Closing date

2010-06-07

 

Click here to apply 

Documents

Downloadable Information Pack GS061 .pdf

How to complete the application form (PDF).pdf

CRB Policy (PDF).pdf

CRB Questions and Answers (PDF).pdf

Rehabilitation Periods - Information for Applicants (pdf).pdf

Downloadable Application Form GS061.doc

Speechwriter to the Lord Mayor of London

MH028

Salary

£48,030 - £56,430 p.a. inclusive of London Weighting (depending on experience/performance)

Department

Mansion House

Description

The Lord Mayor of the City of London seeks a new speech writer, to succeed Dr William Beaver who will be retiring in September. The Lord Mayor is head of the City of London Corporation. The City Corporation is the world's oldest municipal democracy and the post of Lord Mayor can be traced back to the 12th century. The Lord Mayor, elected annually for a term of one year, has a wide ranging and diverse role. As well as civic duties, the Lord Mayor's primary business role is as ambassador for the whole financial services industry throughout the UK. He travels to over 20 countries each year, makes regional visits and hosts meetings in the City with foreign visitors, including heads of state and government. There is inevitably a heavy workload of speeches. Each Lord Mayor typically delivers some 700 speeches in a year, ranging from substantive policy speeches at major events to light hearted speeches for civic occasions. You will be required to assist with speeches for the Lord Mayor's consort and the two Sheriffs. You will be a key, senior member of the Lord Mayor's team, assisted by a speechwriter & researcher for whom you will be line manager. You will be responsible for oversight of the Lord Mayor's entire speech programme, for a communications strategy for the Lord Mayor, as part of the City Corporation's overall communications strategy (including development of the Lord Mayor's section of the City website), and for drafting approximately half the Lord Mayor's speeches. You will need to liaise effectively with the rest of the Lord Mayor's team and other City Corporation departments especially the Public Relations Office, and to maintain good external networks with the worlds of Whitehall, the industry and overseas stakeholders. You will need to keep up to date with developments in the financial services industry and related political and international developments. You must also respect the non-party political nature of the Lord Mayor's role. You will report direct to the Lord Mayor's Private Secretary and Chief of Staff and you will be based at the Mansion House, home and office of the Lord Mayor. Good drafting skills, the ability to work quickly under pressure and stamina are essential, as is the capacity to work collaboratively and adapt your working methods to the needs of each Lord Mayor. Closing date: 12 noon on Monday, 14th June 2010 The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Location

Mansion House, London EC4N 8BH

Contact details

To apply online please use the ‘Apply Online’ button at the bottom of the screen. An information pack and application form can also be downloaded below. Alternatively, please contact the Corporate Recruitment Unit on 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) or email cru@cityoflondon.gov.uk quoting reference number DES055. Minicom Service available on 020 7332 3732

Contact email

cru@cityoflondon.gov.uk - Please include your name and address.

Closing date

2010-06-14

Documents

Information pack MH028 .pdf

How to complete the application form (PDF).pdf

Downloadable application form MH028.doc

Click here to apply 

HR Business Relationship Manager

Ref No

GS060

Salary

£33,360- £38,880 inclusive (depending on experience and performance)

Department

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our HR team as the lead HR business partner for the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Managing a small team you will be responsible for supporting and advising managers in the Guildhall School on all aspects of HR from recruitment to employee relations cases as well as developing longer term strategies to support the business. CIPD qualified with experience of HR in the higher education sector, you will have a pragmatic approach to problem solving along with excellent communication, influencing and facilitation skills. Experienced in advising on complex HR issues you will also be an excellent people manager and have a successful track record in managing projects and implementing outcomes. The environment is vibrant, diverse and creative and this is a great opportunity to make a significant impact in this internationally recognised conservatoire. Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 16th June at 12noon For more information please go to www.barbican.org.uk/careers The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

Location

Silk Street, London EC2

Contact details

To apply online please use the ‘Apply Online’ button at the bottom of the screen. An information pack and application form can also be downloaded below. Alternatively, please contact the Corporate Recruitment Unit on 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference GS060. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732. .

Contact email

cru@cityoflondon.gov.uk - Please include your name and address.

Closing date

2010-06-16

Documents

Information Pack GS060 .pdf

How to complete the application form (PDF).pdf

Downloadable Application Form GS060.doc

 

Apply here

Programme Manager - Primary Care psychology

Job Reference:

 524-SW738

Job Title:

 Programme Manager

Area of Work:

 Adult and Older People

Employer:

 City & Hackney Teaching PCT NHS

Department:

 Primary Care Psychology

Location:

 London

Salary:

 £36,677 to £46,374

Job Type:

Permanent  

Staff Group:

Allied Health Professionals  

Pay Scheme:

Agenda for change  

Pay Band:

7  

Working pattern:

37.5 

Closing Date:

18/06/2010 

Description

Are you looking for rewarding work in a major local organisation that really makes a difference? NHS City & Hackney could be the answer.

Join us and you can help improve the health of local people. We are committed to providing high quality services to our 250,000 residents.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Manager to work with the Management Team in leading this Primary Care Psychology Service.

Primary Care Psychology is an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, a wave 1 expansion site. As a part of this new Department of Health-led initiative the service is at the forefront in new ways of delivering services for common mental health across health and social care, using the latest programme management tools to meet new quality metrics.

The post-holder will be responsible for managing operational and non clinical aspects of the service within the prescribed budget and to meet the required targets. They will need to build good relationships with internal and external stakeholders including Department of Health Bodies, Commissioners and employment sector organisations (Job Centre Plus, City and Hackney Mind). The post-holder will have management responsibility for the team of 6 administrators and a Lead Primary Care Mental Health Worker. The programme manager will be responsible for representing primary care mental health in the community and building positive relationships with partners.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced manager with well developed service development skills to work with the Head of Service and management team in leading this service of 66 wte staff.


The successful candidate will have good interpersonal, communication and IT/ analytic skills as well as an interest in policy and service innovation. He/she will also have a master’s level qualification [or equivalent] in either management or mental health and a proven track record of project management and delivering to agreed targets. Experience of working within a mental health care setting will be an advantage.

Primary Care Psychology is a well established department with a commitment to service innovation as well as the development of applied psychology professions within New Ways of Working. You will be joining a lively service of made up of 65 clinical/counselling psychologists, psychological therapists and 6 administrators.

For more information about the post please contact Dr. Paul Sigel, Head of Service at paul.sigel@chpct.nhs.uk or on 020 7683 4286

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once a sufficient amount of applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible.

We will also be hosting Olympic sports in 2012, and as a result, the area is benefiting from significant regeneration and redevelopment in the years leading up to these events.

Come and join us to be part of the positive changes taking place!

Please note that all shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email via NHS Jobs.

Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted.

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• Job Description (112 KB)
• Accomodation leaflet (359 KB)
• Information for Job Applicants (48 KB)
• Positively Diverse document (Pdf) (190 KB)
• Staff Benefits at City & Hackney (402 KB)

Further Links

• City & Hackney Teaching PCT Homepage

Contact details

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Contact Name

Paul Sigel

Email Address

paul.sigel@chpct.nhs.uk

Telephone

0207 683 4286

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Locaility Co-ordinator (North Hackney Region) (City & Hackney NHS)

Job Reference:

 524-TB731

Job Title:

Employer:

 City & Hackney Teaching PCT NHS

Location:

 London

Salary:

 £25,411 - £33,041

Job Type:

Permanent  

Staff Group:

Allied Health Professionals  

Pay Scheme:

Agenda for change  

Pay Band:

5  

Working pattern:

37.5 hours per week 

Closing Date:

26/05/2010 

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Description

Are you looking for rewarding work in a major local organisation that really makes a difference? NHS City & Hackney could be the answer.

Join us and you can help improve the health of local people. We are committed to providing high quality services to our 250,000 residents.

Come and join us and be part of the positive changes taking place!

NHS City and Hackney Community Health Services (CHS) is a highly innovative award winning provider organisation that covers many diverse populations and always continuing to strive to improve service delivery.

We want to ensure that we can provide the best support to the staff, children and families living and working within the community. We are currently looking for a highly motivated Locality Coordinator to join our children and Families Nursing Services team based in the north of the borough to coordinate the support team whilst ensuring that a high quality and efficient service is delivered.

The Locality Coordinators post is within the Directorate of Children & Families Services providing a full range of secretarial and administrative support to three Nurse Managers.
You will co-ordinate the administration support teams ensuring that a high quality and efficient service is delivered. Ensure effective liaison and information flow on a range of issues between core departments of the PCT, external partner organisations and clients/ patients.
You will be competent in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access for database usage and be expected to demonstrate initiative, have the ability to work unsupervised, completing and prioritising work as delegated.
Excellent presentation and communication skills are essential.

NHS City and Hackney places great value on all its staff therefore as part of our commitment to improving working lives we offer a range of benefits including family friendly policies such as flexible working, training and development opportunities

Please note that all shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email via NHS Jobs.

Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been short listed.

Further information on the Band 5 posts please contact: Zora Johnson, Interim Services and Development Manager on 07918 155 625 or Faith Mkwandawire Enhanced Nurse Manager on 07968 868 193.

Closing date: Friday 26th May 2010

Please apply online through www.jobs.nhs.uk. Alternatively, the job description and an application form can be obtained by emailing recruitment@chpct.nhs.uk quoting job reference number

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once a sufficient amount of applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible.

We will also be hosting Olympic sports in 2012, and as a result, the area is benefiting from significant regeneration and redevelopment in the years leading up to these events.

Come and join us to be part of the positive changes taking place!

Please note that all shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email via NHS Jobs.

Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted.

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Documents

• Job Description (140 KB)
• Accomodation leaflet (359 KB)
• Information for Job Applicants (48 KB)
• Positively Diverse document (Pdf) (190 KB)
• Staff Benefits at City & Hackney (402 KB)

Further Links

• City & Hackney Teaching PCT Homepage

Contact details

If you would like to talk to somebody about this vacancy then please contact:

Contact Name

Zora Johsnon

Email Address

zora.johnson@chpct.nhs.uk

Telephone

07981 155 625

CRB Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Project Manager

Directorate Neighbourhoods & Regeneration Service Area Partnerships & Investment Salary £37,851 - £40,506 Shift Pattern Full Time - 36hrs, Monday / Friday Closing date for applications 2 June 2010

Bring creativity and expertise to leading a key project Role This role will drive the development and implementation of our Employer Engagement programme and management of our Job Brokerage services. The Requirements Critical to your success will be your ability to work with key stakeholders, local residents, the public, private and voluntary/community sectors, colleagues and external agencies to improve service delivery and promote innovative ways of tackling local problems. Responsibilities With full contract management responsibilities, you are required to establish excellent working relationships with senior managers in stakeholder organisations to develop joint initiatives.   You will also commission specific interventions to address the key aims and objectives of the CSP successor programme. The Individual Able to prioritise a heavy and demanding workload to meet deadlines, you will have the personal and professional skills to develop and sustain partnership working to achieve your aims. Additional Website Text Fixed term until 31 March 2011   The interviews will be held on 7th and 8th of June 2010.

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Consultation Officer

Directorate Neighbourhoods & Regeneration Service Area Parking Services Salary £27,945 - £29,571 Shift Pattern Full Time - 36hrs, Monday / Friday Closing date for applications 2 June 2010

Enhancing the effectiveness of parking provision in Hackney The Role The Consultation Officer will assist the Technical Services Team with consultations and research during the review and implementation of Controlled Parking Zones, and make recommendations for changing parking provision. This will involve working with other agencies, including the police, fire brigade and health authority. The Requirements Your proven track record of designing, implementing and completing a range of consultation projects will be complemented by working knowledge of statutory instruments such as the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007. Responsibilities Your remit will include conducting a range of surveys with the public to assess attitudes to Controlled Parking Zones, designing and undertaking other quantitative and qualitative consultation exercises to inform policies and services, and assisting with the analysis of a wide range of survey data. The Individual Flexible in response to working times, patterns, locations and methods, you will have the ability to deal with conflicting demands, multiple priorities, and competing deadlines in a calm, methodical and efficient manner.   Strong presentation and report writing skills will also be essential.

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Lead Teacher

LifeLine has an excellent track record in running and managing schools for young people who do not have a place in mainstream education. Our area of operation is East London with a particular focus on the boroughs of Hackney and Barking and Dagenham. Our Institutes provide a safe, positive and supportive alternative education for these young people.

LifeLine is recruiting a Lead Teacher for one of our schools, preferably with the ability to teach ICT/English Foundation Learning Tier (i.e. equivalent to English/ICT level 2). You should relate well with young people and colleagues, be up for a challenge and be excited about the opportunity to impact young people at a transition point in their lives.

Successful candidate will take on a senior role, assuring the smooth and effective running of the school. The Lead Teacher provides appropriate education and development for students, and manages and coordinates staff to achieve this.

Visit http://www.lifelineprojects.co.uk/ or email careyluke@lifelineprojects.co.uk for an application pack; or phone 0208 597 2900.

Closing date is Monday 24th May 2010, with interviews held shortly thereafter.

Senior Policy Advisor - LVSC

London Voluntary Service Council

This is an exciting post for anyone who is passionate about voluntary sector issues, is keen to influence government agendas for the sector in London, and who has the skills and commitment to communicate clearly and supportively to a wide range of voluntary sector organisations.

LVSC’s Senior Policy Advisor will lead on our work in developing policy on voluntary and community sector issues in London. Working closely with the Third Sector Alliance, London’s voluntary sector policy network, and other members of our Policy and Knowledge Team, you will help set policy priorities, provide detailed policy analysis on local, regional and national policy issues, undertaking research where necessary. You will lead on consultation with the sector and formulation of policy responses to government. You will also advocate for the sector to government and other funders, and advise and support organisations seeking to influence policy.

You will have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the urban voluntary sector and policy issues currently facing it. Desirable, but not essential, areas of knowledge include health and social care, Local Area Agreements, economic development and community engagement. You will be able to provide clear information and briefings, including written reports and presentation at meetings.

LVSC offers excellent benefits including 27 days leave (exc. BH), flexible working and a contribution to pension.

This post is currently funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund.

Closing date is 5pm, Wednesday 9 June 2010.
Interviews week commencing 21 June 2010.

Application pack documents:

1 Covering Letter

2 SPA job description and person specification

3 Background information

4 Notes on completing the application form

5 Application form

Alternatively you can email cleo@lvsc.org.uk or telephone 020 3349 8905 for an application pack.

LVSC welcomes applications from disabled people, people from Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee communities, LGBT people and older people. LVSC operates from an accessible building in central London and strives to be an equal opportunities employer.

Registered Charity no: 276886 and Company registration no: 1395546 (Cardiff)

Salary:£32,535 to £35,053 inc. LW (PO2)
Location:EC1, London
Closing Date:9 June 2010

Worklessness Manager Hackney Homes

Hackney Homes :
Worklessness Manager
P04: £37,851 - £40,506 p.a. inc.
HH613

Put your project management skills to work The role Our Ways into Work programme seeks to get unemployed residents into work and this is your chance to play a key role in reducing the levels of unemployment amongst residents of social housing in the borough. This new role will focus on the implementation and management of Hackney Homes’ and our partners’ outreach and engagement activities. This will include managing three external service providers. The requirements You’ll come to us with a background in social housing, welfare to work or related public or voluntary sector programmes coupled with experience of project co-ordination, including project monitoring and budget management. Skilled in developing partnerships and client relationships, you will have the ability to ensure targets are achieved. Equal Opportunity Statement: Hackney Homes welcomes applications from all members of the community regardless of their age, disability, gender/transgender, race/ethnicity, religion/belief/cultural groups or sexual orientation.

Closing Date: Friday, 4 June 2010 (11 days left) E-Mail application Job Description and Person Specification Chief Exec Letter Applicants letter - Chief Exec 08.pdf

Download an application form:   PDF format   Word format For further information, please call Tribal on 0845 313 3147, quoting the relevant reference or to apply, fill in the attached application form and return to Hackneyhomes@tribalresourcing.com

Winning the Contract free e course from Learn Direct (until 26th July)

04 May 2010 - 26 July 2010 (times to be confirmed)

Summary:

Free online public procurement course helping small organisations bid for public sector contracts.

Description:

'Winning the Contract' is part of a series of initiatives by the Office of Government Commerce and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to make procurement accessible.

The course is aimed at anyone responsible for business development within their organisations and will help delegates:

• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of dealing with public bodies.
• Understand how different types of contract are defined, advertised and dealt with.
• Understand approved supplier lists and framework agreements.
• Search for and find public sector opportunities.
• Identify the key stages in the tendering process.

The course takes place online and takes a maximum of four hours, to be completed at the convenience of the delegate. Once registered delegates have six months to complete the course.

Registration Procedure:

To register for this free online course please use the link provided.

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How to Demonstrate Outcomes- 3 Days

02 June 2010, 9:45 AM - 04 June 2010, 4:30 PM

Summary:

This three-day course in the London area is a new prospect and is an extension of our original CES’ model of self-evaluation course. The course goes into greater depth on understanding and applying an outcomes-focused self-evaluation system.

Description:

The Charities Evaluation Services is offering a new three day course and uses CES' model of self-evaluation to allow participants to enhance their understanding of outcomes-focused self-evaluation. The course is particularly intensive and will cover substantial content in significant depth. Participants will also be given snippets of some of our complementary courses. Please note that attendance at our complementary courses can only add knowledge and understanding to a participant’s organisational repertoire.

Potential participants will benefit from this course if:

• There is some previous experience of monitoring and evaluation.
• Thrives under fast paced and high intensity training.
• The delegate wishes to implement a monitoring and evaluation system that will register information on the outputs and outcomes of the organisations work.
• Would like to extend knowledge of monitoring and evaluation in voluntary sector to a comprehensive level.

For information regarding cost please refer to the online booking form. This event is aimed at voluntary, statutory and commercial organisations and costs will vary according to organisation type and number of participants.

Registration Procedure:

For further information visit the Charities Evaluation Services website or call Jill Pearson on 020 7713 5722 or e-mail training@ces-vol.org.uk.

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London

Address:

Charities Evaluation Services,
10 Coldbath Square,
London,
EC1R 5HL

Tel:

020 7713 5722

Email:

training@ces-vol.org.uk

Web:

http://www.ces-vol.org.uk

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Social Workers doubting personalisation will deliver

Adult social workers are becoming more doubtful that the personalisation agenda will deliver for service users or themselves, an exclusive Community Care survey in association with Unison has found.

What’s more, impending cuts in councils’ budgets could cause personalisation to stagnate, social care professionals fear.

  to read full analysis of the exclusive research carried out by Community Care in association with Unison click here

Plus, join the debate on CareSpace.

Source Community Care

SROI: Measuring impact in financial terms

Social Return on Investment (SROI) is a hot topic at the minute. Yet many charities and funders do not fully understand how it works or whether it is a tool they should be using.

SROI is a type of economic analysis that puts a financial value on outcomes that are important to stakeholders. At NPC, we are frequently asked what we think about SROI, so we have published a position paper on the subject, based on our experience of working with charities.

SROI could be an incredibly useful tool for understanding and increasing charity effectiveness, but its potential is not being exploited enough. It is often seen as little more than a fundraising tool. We believe that charities could use SROI to learn where their impact is greatest and how they could improve. But a good SROI analysis requires robust evidence about impact, so they need to invest in that in order to make the process worthwhile. SROI could also help funders understand the impact of their grants.

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Well-informed: Communicating results to commissioners

We recently surveyed charities and local authority commissioners to find out how charities communicate their results information, and how commissioners use this information. The results are published in the report Well-informed.

Around half the charities that responded said that the effort required to meet commissioners’ reporting requirements is typically disproportionate to the funding available. Three quarters said that they always need to tailor the results information they provide. This is striking, since guidance for commissioners emphasises the importance of proportionate reporting, and few commissioners consistently provide support for charities to monitor and evaluate their activities.

Well-informed makes recommendations to both local authority commissioners and charities, and supports the findings of Turning the tables in England, a previous NPC report.

This research was commissioned by Charities Evaluation Services’ National Performance Programme, which is funded by Capacitybuilders’ National Support Services programme and led by CES in partnership with acevo, the New Economics Foundation, NPC, and Voice4Change England. For more information, please contact Gustaf Lofgren.

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Con Dem coalition to stop free home care & extend roll out of personalisation

Coalition document sets out positive direction for health and social care

• Last modified date: 20 May 2010

A new independent commission will be established to advise the Government on the future funding of long-term care and the NHS will be reformed to improve patient outcomes, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said:

'This document sets out a clear message to the NHS. That our united vision is for a healthcare system which achieves outcomes that are amongst the best in the world, and free from day-to-day political interference. 

'We will cut bureaucracy and hand back power to clinicians and patients to ensure they are at the forefront of decision making about NHS services. The proposals will drive up standards of care, eliminate waste and lead to better outcomes that improve the health of the nation.'

Today’s coalition announcement sets out how the Government will push forward reform of social care. The Government will:

• establish an independent commission on the funding of long-term care, to report within a year;

• break down barriers between health and social care funding to incentivise preventative action;

• extend the greater roll-out of personal budgets to both older and disabled people  and carers to give more control and purchasing power; and

• increase direct payments to carers and better community-based provision to improve access to respite care.

Care Services Minister Paul Burstow said:

'Urgent reform of the social care system is at the top of our agenda. The current system is unsustainable – it cannot go on as it is. Our first step to reform is to establish an independent commission.

'The Commission on Long Term Care will be tasked with delivering a sustainable settlement, which is a fair partnership between the state and the individual.  We’ll set out further details and the terms of reference soon.'

The Government has also today announced that it will not be commencing the provisions in the Personal Care at Home Act, 2010 relating to free care at home. However, the Government will be considering what more can be done on re-ablement and carers' breaks in the light of available resources.

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For further information contact the Department of Health Media Centre on 020 7210 5221

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Health consultation on safe outdoor play

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is consulting on 'Preventing unintentional injuries among under 15s: outdoor play and leisure draft guidelines' which aim to equip organisations working with young children with the advice and safety information needed to keep children safe. Only registered stakeholders can comment, find out more at http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=folder&o=48484, or see CYP Now news item, http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/1003839/. Submissions by 13th July.