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The latest issue of the Cornwall Youth Work Partnership newsletter has been published and can be viewed online.
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The latest issue of the Cornwall Youth Work Partnership newsletter has been published and can be viewed online.
Featured in this issue:
Please click here to view the newsletter.
Cornwall Council held three Welfare Reform Information Sessions in March 2013 to give further information on the changes to the welfare benefits system.
The sessions covered:
Click on the links above to view the presentations that were used at the sessions. Please click here to go to the welfare reform section of the Cornwall Council Website for further information on the above changes. For the welfare reform section of the DWP website, please click here.
Cornwall Council have also produced a Welfare Reforms Booklet which has information about the changes for people in Cornwall. For the booklet, please follow this link: Cornwall welfare reforms booklet A5 22 February 2013
The recent changes to the old system of CRB checks – now Vetting and Barring – may have made the current Safeguarding Policies of members out of date somewhat. Based on information from other members and training from, amongst others, the local authority, CYWP has updated its Safeguarding and complementary Child Protection Policies and offer them as potential templates for your own updating.
We hope they are accurate and useful to you; if not, please do let us know ASAP.
A new document from HM Government has been published.
View ‘Changes to disclosure and barring: What you need to know’ here.
The latest issue of the CYWP newsletter has now been published and can be viewed online.
Read the December newsletter here.
The latest What’s On Guide from the Dracaena Centre in Falmouth is available here, courtesy of Richard May.
Cornwall Youth Work Partnership (CYWP) and Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum (VSF) are offering you the opportunity to acquire the skills which are essential for smaller organisations wishing to be commissioned to deliver public services within Cornwall.
‘Everything you always wanted to know about Commissioning, but were afraid to ask’ will take place on Thursday 6th December from 9:30am – 3:30pm. Location to be confirmed but will be in the Truro area.
This training event will give you the tools to understand the basics of the commissioning process, and prepare your organisation for tendering, offering some key tips on how to avoid common tendering pitfalls, and advice on how to write effective tenders.
Penni Barker, 13-19 Commissioning Manager for Cornwall Council’s Children, Schools and Families Directorate, and Karlene Stokes, Category Lead (Care Sector) Procurement, Cornwall Council, will attend for part of the day to answer questions and queries.
We welcome anyone who is part of an organisation or community group thinking about tendering, individuals who support other groups, and those who are currently responsible for making tenders but who feel their skills may be a little rusty.
Places are limited so please book early (booking deadline 20th November 2012). Places are FREE to member organisations of Cornwall VSF or Cornwall Youth Work Partnership. Otherwise, there is a £15 charge per place to cover administration and catering costs.
If you require more information about the event, please contact Claire Watkins, Communications and Membership Officer – claire.watkins@cornwallvsf.org or 01872 241584.
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 received Royal Assent on 8th March 2012. The Act introduces the Universal Credit which will replace certain benefits such as Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit. There will also be changes to Disability Living Allowance, Housing Benefit, the Social Fund system and Council Tax Benefit.
Department for Work and Pensions and Cornwall Council held two workshops in July 2012 to introduce the changes. The main points from the workshop can be found in the Welfare Reform Workshop-Summary along with slide references to the Jobcentre Plus presentation and also links to web pages with further information.
NCVYS have also recently released a briefing note on the Welfare Reform Act which can be found here
Young People and Children’s News (VSF)
The Cornwall Youth Work Partnership is a Limited Company Registered in England No 5641036 Registered office:
Wesley Buildings, Wesley Street, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2EG. Charity No 1117066
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