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Scrutiny Commission supports Community Transport commissioning 16 Fri Mar 12

Last night (15/3/12) Bristol City Council’s Sustainable Development and Transport Scrutiny Commission discussed a report about the Community Transport commissioning process.
TUPE* questionnaire for VCS experience 07 Wed Dec 11

NCVO is undertaking research into the VCS' experiences of TUPE* so that:

- the experiences and analysis of TUPE across the VCS can be shared in the sector, and
- the VCSE is able to present collectively to the current government 'call for evidence' on the effectiveness of TUPE Regulations.
Review: new NAVCA guide, At Your Bidding - useful commissioning information for trustees 25 Fri Nov 11

A recent guide – NAVCA’s At Your Bidding – for charity trustees should help with improved understanding of commissioning. Mark Hubbard (Compact Liaison Officer), who works with commissioners and the VCS, reviews the guide and adds Bristol context.
Consultation: Homelessness Prevention High Support Services 31 Mon Oct 11

Bristol City Council (BCC) commissions a range of Preventing Homelessness High Support services. These are accommodation based services that work to prevent future homelessness, and support people to recover from past homelessness. BCC intends to revise the way these services are commissioned, to ensure that the right services are in place to help those with high support needs at th
Government consultation on its Open Public Services White Paper 02 Tue Aug 11

The Government’s White Paper on Open Public Services was finally released in July. The paper contains more of the government’s thinking about reforming and opening up public services. This will be of interest to VCSE organisations that have received publi sector grants (that may be changing to commissioning) and those interested in delivering public services.
Developments on TUPE issues and the VCS sector 23 Thu Jun 11

Further to my last blog posts about TUPE* (15 February 2011: Request for VCSE experiences of TUPE in Bristol; 4 February 2011: TUPE and commissioning – useful example), things have been progressing.
Have your say: Bristol VCSE Survey 2011 16 Thu Jun 11

Bristol City Council, Bristol Compact and Voscur have joined forces to survey Bristol’s voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. The survey includes the following sections that have been selected based on current Bristol and national political developments.
Update: Improving Financial Confidence – partnership development 06 Mon Jun 11

Further to the last communication (Need for coordination: Bristol's bid for Big Lottery's Improving Financial Confidence fund), things have been developing. The following information is intended to update stakeholders interested in this opportunity.
Bristol Youth Links - consultation (June-August 2011) on commissioning plans 01 Wed Jun 11

Response to Bristol Youth Links Commissioning Plan consultation

As an addition to the information below, Bristol Compact has responded to the consultation. To see the consultation response, please click here.
Need for coordination: Bristol's bid for Big Lottery's Improving Financial Confidence fund 24 Tue May 11

The Big Lottery Fund has announced (24/5/11) a new £30million programme that is aimed at helping people become more confident in and more aware of how to take control of their finances. The outcomes of the programme are:

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