Sentences with phrase «of voluntary sector»

amplify the voice of the voluntary sector and people with lived experience of healthcare to inform national policy

This case study describes how a consortium of voluntary sector organisations worked in partnership with the local authority in Bromley to deliver the Independent Support Service with a clear focus on providing support and guidance to parents / carers and young people going through the Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan process.

Around 40 % of voluntary sector staff work part time.

Whilst members are not required to pay a fee, should the Alliance draw on the resources of the voluntary sector for advice, Alliance members will be encouraged to make a contribution.»

Khan also warns that Ken Clarke's «rehabilitation revolution», which includes greater use of the voluntary sector and payment - by - results schemes, is seriously jeopardised by 25 % cuts in the justice ministry's budget.

These proposals will «create a responsive local market» for health and social care They will also «reduce the pay bill» and make increased use of voluntary sector organisations and self - management.

Women do bring special perspectives but so do people with northern upbringings or experience of the voluntary sector.

These proposals will «create a responsive local market» for health and social care They will also «reduce the pay bill» and make increased use of voluntary sector o

«It is untrue that non-religious people do less for charity; various studies and surveys have confirmed this and is insulting to hard - working secular charities and voluntary groups (which make up two thirds of the voluntary sector) to suggest otherwise.

However, the lord chancellor, Lord Falconer, this morning expressed scepticism that Catholic adoption agencies - which make up a third of the voluntary sector - would be allowed to exclude homosexuals from adopting children in their care.

Catholic adoption agencies make up one third of the voluntary sector, dealing with about 200 children a year, although often these are the most difficult ones to place.

«This should concern everyone who values the role of the voluntary sector in our society.»

Under the previous government charities came to rely more and more on taxpayers» money, to the extent that parts of the voluntary sector practically became another arm of the state.

«What I found in the region was a dynamic group of voluntary sector refugee organisations as well as some excellent, yet under - resourced, counselling and mental health, BME and women's projects working hard to respond to the needs of refugee survivors.

Whilst it is highly commendable and reassuring that the UK healthcare system has made such progress with implementing the Baby Friendly standards, recent staff shortages in maternity services, cuts to health visiting services and de-commissioning of voluntary sector support undermine this success.

It is true that the resurgence of the voluntary sector's involvement has unleashed great energy and fostered some promising strategies for meeting social problems.

Not exact matches

2.Right - to - work is generally defined as a state where it is against the law for a union to be a so - called «closed shop,» requiring all employees to join a union and pay dues.The Michigan laws would make membership in a union and payment of dues voluntary and would cover both the private and public sector, except for fire and police unions.

New York state became the latest state to officially endorse a voluntary retirement savings program for private - sector workers with the passage of the state budget over the weekend.

By: Jessica Oosthuizen 27th April 2018 The issue of discounting the professional fees of consulting engineers, driven by public sector and private sector clients alike, is plaguing the sustainability of the consulting engineering industry, says voluntary association Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell.

The toolkit presents an overview of the voluntary and regulatory instruments that can be used to support the development of appropriate frameworks where there is a national ambition to develop the organic sector.

It has already developed new voluntary standards in the sectors of aquaculture, catering and resorts, textile, fair trade, cosmetic etc..

The FLW Standard is voluntary and designed for users of all types and sizes, across all economic sectors, and in any country.

The two supermarket chains have spent six months negotiating a voluntary code of conduct with the grocery sector and hope to reach an agreement in the next few weeks, avoiding a mandatory code and the appointment of an industry ombudsman.

This voluntary food, flavors and fragrances industries program engages with vanilla exporters, producers, sector organizations and public authorities worldwide to progress issues of governance, traceability, labor rights and technical assistance to grower groups.

In September, the parties, along with the National Farmers Federation (NFF) began talks to agree the voluntary code as a means of addressing growing concern about unconscionable conduct in the supermarkets, which are alleged to be misusing market power in the sector.

Please note: The nature of voluntary and community sector funding, and the often crucial role of individuals in creating and sustaining projects, means that case studies described on this website may have changed substantially since time of writing or may no longer be in existence.

Please note: The nature of voluntary and community sector funding, and the often crucial role of individuals in creating and sustaining projects, means that case studies described on this website may have changed substantially since time or writing or may no longer be in existence.

That kind of work is often facilitated by the voluntary sector, and we need to ensure that that is maintained even in these straitened financial times.

The Trust for the Study of Adolescence is running free, government - funded «evaluation champions» training courses across the UK, for anyone working with children, young people or families, in the voluntary or statutory sectors.

We unify evidence, policy and practice by working collaboratively across a large network of organisations involving governments, public services, the voluntary sector and families.

The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK report in 2016 affirmed the borough's actions as it recommends in Indicator 6 (Community - based support) that «commissioners ensure that there is a range of postnatal services that include both health professional and voluntary - sector breastfeeding support to meet local needs and provide clear access to specialist support» and that they «maintain the full range of health visiting services, and maintain health visiting as a universal service».

Bell wrote: «There is a far wider group of non-Blobberati voices across the schools sector, higher education, industry and the voluntary sector, who offer an intelligent critique of where we are now.

To succeed, ministers in the Home Office and the Department of Communities and Local Government must work with the voluntary sector and businesses in three areas.

In opposing the amendment, Department for Education spokesperson Baroness Garden of Frognal said, «At present, any maintained faith school is able to select up to 100 per cent of its pupils based on faith, subject to being oversubscribed... We want to ensure parity across faith schools in the maintained and academy sector... The noble Baroness's amendment would remove that flexibility for voluntary controlled schools that have converted to become academies, fixing their admissions arrangements to those that existed on the point of conversion.

Instead, it should act as a gateway to access these services, administering new screening tools to determine the appropriate level of support to be provided in the private or voluntary sector.

Chana now works in the voluntary sector, offering support to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.

Questions - drink - driving, lobbyists, charities Legislation - statute law (repeals) bill Legislation - crime and courts bill Short debate - voluntary sector and delivery of public services

Its research found English charities with annual incomes of under # 100,000 now receive 3.5 % of total voluntary sector income, down from 5.4 % in 2006.

He pressed that prime contractors had been told: «You will not get any further if your contracts do not include absolutely clear links with the voluntary sector and subcontracts that... don't pass the risk on, but allow them to take an element share of the rewards that come».

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith added that prime contractors will have to assume most of the risk because «many voluntary sector organisations are simply not set up to take the risk element».

This comes as the government continues to say it wants the voluntary sector to run more of our public services.

«If the voluntary sector is forced out of the market then this will have a negative impact on patients and families and also the communities in which they live,» they said.

The port is still held in in the public sector but the board of the port has applied for voluntary privatisation in order to invest more money into the infrastructure.

Under Labour, the voluntary sector delivered a third of the initiatives.

The government is crushing the independence of charities to get its way, a panel representing the voluntary sector has said.

Democratic problems have no problem with the private sector or voluntary sector being sub-contracted to deliver public services, but are strongly against individual vouchers / budgets in almost every area of welfare, except for areas of luxury or where the individual is in control of the demand factors for the services (adult education, luxurious top - ups for social care for the elderly).

It was less about using the voluntary and community sector as a means of delivering a service and more about people giving their time to improve their lot and the lot of those around them.

While populist campaigners will inevitably emerge, the majority of PCCs will recognise that long - term success will require more harmonious relationships with other public and voluntary sector partners and that evidence - based, preventative policing is the key to re-election.

Hussain started out in public affairs working for Refugee Council and cemented his credentials as a top voluntary sector lobbyist when stepped up to his present post at the end of last year.

In Birmingham, the closure of the largest Citizens Advice Bureau as a result of the huge frontloaded cuts to local government is a foretaste of the coming onslaught on the voluntary sector.