What is the VCS Steering Group?
The VCS Steering Group is effectively the working Executive for the Voluntary Sector Forum. Its role is to actively identify and promote the interests of the Voluntary and Community Sector on the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) in relation to:
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The Sustainable Community Strategy |
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The Local Area Agreement |
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Cross-cutting issues that affect the Voluntary & Community Sector (including sustainability; equalities; social inclusion) |
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Other issues that the Voluntary and Community Sector feels should be brought to the attention of the LSP (including issues that have wider regional/sub-regional impact.) |
The Voluntary Sector Steering Group is formally accountable to the Voluntary Sector Forum and reports to each Voluntary Sector Forum meeting. The VCS Steering Group is Chaired and co-ordinated by B&NES CVS.
Full list of members - download here.
Terms of Reference for the VCS Steering Group - download here.
Final Proposal to the VCS Regarding Representation on the LSP - download here.
Links between VCS Steering Group representatives, their networks and the LSP - download here.
Current Structure of the LSP - November 2008 - download here.
Terms used in the Building Blocks Report by the City Parochial Foundation - download here.
Local Area Agreement Summary (LAA) JUNE 2008. This is a summary of progress on the new Local Area Agreement. Click here.
Local Area Agreement 2008 - 2011. Download the pdf from the Bath and North East Somerset Council website here.
Report to VSF 29 November 2007 - download here
Report to VSF 4 March 2008 - download here
Report to VSF June 2008 - download here
Report to LSP 23rd September 2008 - download here
VCS Steering Group Final Response to draft SPD Consultation.1/12/08. Click here.
VCS Steering Group Response to the Core Strategy Consultation.
The Core Strategy Consultation - The Council is reviewing its planning policies. To stimulate discussion about how our district should develop over the next 20 years, the Council has published a document that identifies the major issues it thinks we are facing. Work to put together a new generation of planning policies which will set out the broad locations for new housing, jobs and community facilities is being launched by the Council. Some of these new policies will be set out in a document called the Core Strategy. The Core Strategy will set out the long term planning framework for the District looking ahead to 2026. Follow this link to read the Core Strategy Document.
VCS Steering Group Response to the Core Strategy Consultation. Click here.
North Harbour Consultancy Mapping Report
The North Harbour Report - October 2007 - mapping the voluntary and community sector in Bath & North East Somerset. Follow this link to read the North Harbour Report.
The Voluntary Sector Steering Group's response to the North Harbour Report click here.
VCS Steering Group Meeting 18 December 2007. Follow this link to read Minutes of this meeting. The meeting was convened in part to consider a collective response to North Harbour Consultancy Report (see above).
VCS Steering Group Meeting 28 February 2008. Follow this link to read Minutes of this meeting.
VCS Steering Group Meeting 3 July 2008. Follow this link to read Minutes of this meeting
VCS Steering Group Meeting 13 November 2008. Follow this link to read Minutes of this meeting
Provisional dates of VCS Steering Group Meetings for first half of 2009 - all will be at CVS offices unless stated. (Green Park Station, Bath, BA1 1JB)
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Pre - LSP Briefing Meeting Thurs 5 February 2009 10:00 - 11:30 am |
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Full VCS Seering Group Meeting Wed 18 March 10:00 - 11:30am - this is to progress LAA/SCS issues and anything else. |
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Full VCS Seering Group Meeting Wed 13 May 10:00 - 11:30am - this is to progress LAA/SCS issues and anything else. |
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Pre LSP Briefing meeting 9 July am (Venue TBC) |