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LOCAL CONSULTATIONS
Compact Funding Consultation
The Compact guidance on funding, investment and procurement has been reviewed to bring it in line with current policy and good practice. The Compact steering group want to know your comments on this important document, which will be used by public sector partners to guide the way that they invest in, fund, and buy from voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations locally.
CLICK HERE for more information and to download the guidance.
The deadline for feedback is 9 June 2008.
NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS
Inquiry into Human Rights
Trevor Philips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has announced an independent inquiry into human rights in Britain. The inquiry was prompted by a poll the Commission conducted that found that the term "human rights" was not understood by a large proportion of the British public.
Currently the Commission is calling for evidence for the inquiry from individuals, organisations and service providers. They want to find out whether public authorities, such as schools, hospitals or local councils, treat people in line with the legal requirements of the Human Rights Act. A useful briefing that explains the type of issues covered by the human rights act is available on the British Institute of Human Rights' website.
Interested VCS organisations should download a feedback form from the Commission's website and use the opportunity to raise any concerns they have about:
- abuses of the human rights of their members when using other services;
- abuses of the Human Rights Act by public bodies; or
- concerns about the way the present funding climate is affecting organisations' ability to treat people in line with the Act.
The deadline for evidence is 21st June 2008.
Places and the Built Environment
Urban Forum is conducting a survey to find out about what access people have to shops and facilities in their local area, what effect urban design has on wellbeing and, finally, how involved and how much say people have over decisions affecting their local area
This survey is a part of a bigger piece of research which explores community involvement in decision-making around the local built environment.
To fill in the short questionnaire please follow this link to Survey Monkey.
The questionnaire should not take more than 15 minutes to fill out. All responses will be treated in confidence. If you have any questions about the survey, please email: consultation@urbanforum.org.uk.
The deadline is 23 May 2008.
National Review of Emotional Health and Wellbeing Services
And development of the Bristol EH&W Strategy for 2009-14
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has launched a national independent Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHR) Review to look at recent progress and recommend further improvements. The review is looking at all services that promote emotional health and well-being or which respond to and meet the mental health needs of children and young people at targeted or specialist levels. A consultation is underway.
Find out more about the review and how to contribute to the consultation by visiting the review's website at www.dfes.gov.uk/CAMHSreview/
Email views to CAMHS.Review@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk; or
Post views to: Department for Children, Schools and Families, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT
The consultation period will run until 4 July 2008.
If you are contributing to the consultation, please send a copy to Sue Topalian ( contact details below) so that your views can also feed into local work on developing a new Emotional Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Bristol children. Info about the local strategy development can be found at www.bristolpartnership.org
Sue Topalian, Bristol CAMHS and Joint Commissioning Development Officer
PO Box 57, Room 365, The Council House, College Green, Bristol, BS99 7EB.
Tel : 0117 9037937, email: sue.topalian@bristol.gov.uk