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Shaping Policy and Strategy
We regularly liaise with decision makers and partners at a regional level to discuss and debate policy, partnership and programs. If you'd like to contribute your thoughts to this process please contact Abi Patience, Regional Policy Officer on 07751 809 611.
Consultations we are coordinating
The Government is proposing to change the National Lottery funding arrangements, reducing the proportion allocated to the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), but requiring all BIG funding to go to the VCS. We would appreciate it if you could email us your response to the following two questions to help shape our response to this consultation.
- What would be the practical implications of receiving less funding for your organisation and beneficiaries?
- What might the impact be of this change on particular groups of people that you work with?
For more information, our briefing document explains the current situation, proposed changes and how this could affect your funding. Please email us your answers by Thursday 22nd July 2010
Other consultations
Defra Consultation: guidance to protect community groups from surface water drainage charges. Deadline: 22nd October 2010
Defra consultation: ‘An invitation to shape the Nature of England'. The document is inviting your views and encouraging debate about how we can best protect and enhance our natural environment, and the valuable services we derive from it. Deadline: 30th October 2010.
Compact Voice Consultation. Compact Voice would like to hear the details of any cuts you are experiencing or anticipating this financial year. Please fill in the online survey or email Compact Voice.
Inquiry into disability-related harassment. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is investigating whether public bodies and public transport providers are fulfilling their legal obligations to prevent disabled people from being harassed. Deadline 10th September 2010.
Capitalism and Social Investment First Consultation. NCVO's Funding Commission has published the first of a series of papers for consultation.
SKiLD development worker survey 2010. NAVCA's SKiLD programme is conducting its SKiLD development worker survey 2010 and wants to hear your views. Deadline 30th July 2010.
Plans to reinvigorate retirement. The Department of Work and Pensions has announced a review and is consulting the public about the timing of the increase in State Pension age to 66 for both men and women. Deadline 6th August 2010.
Consultation on limiting migration. The Migration Advisory Committee has launched a consultation on the annual limit of the number of non-EU migrants admitted to work in the UK through Tiers 1 and 2 of the points-based system. Deadline 7th September 2010.
Your Ideas Your Freedom. Nick Clegg has called on the public to let the government know of any laws and regulations they want abolished.
Consultation on revised enforcement document. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched a consultation on its enforcement policy on ensuring providers meet essential standards of quality and safety. Deadline 31st August 2010.
Consultations in your area. Find out about local consultations by simply providing your postcode, a local street or place name, or the name of your local authority.
Past consultations
We make sure that whenever a consultation document is published which sets out future policy and strategy in the region, we coordinate a response from the Voluntary and Community Sector. Where relevant we also respond to national consultations. Recent responses that we have made are listed below.
