We received a reply from Frances Dolan on Tuesday 19th July responding to the email sent by GAVS chair Martyn Coe to the Cllr Peter Brooks, lead member for the voluntary and community sector, seeking clarification about the 50% cuts on the commissioning budgets.
For the response click here.
Unfortunately our questions weren’t fully answered. Therefore Martyn will be sending another email to Peter asking for further clarification on the following matters:
*Why is the Council proposing that a cut of 50% should be made to the Commissioning budget rather than the 40% saving indicated by DCLG? (this was not answered in the letter)
* Why is the Council seeking much higher levels of cuts across the board in comparison with other councils in the area; most are proposing 25%? (this was not answered in the letter)
* Clarification as to whether the voluntary and community sector is seen as a stand alone service which could be deprioritised in comparison with other services i.e. receive a disproportionately higher level of cuts than the rest of the council or whether voluntary and community providers are seen as part of a specific service area (e.g. homelessness) and so in this case the level of cuts imposed would be the same as that on the service as a whole.
GAVS is keen to include sector questions and concerns in this email, so if there are any other matters you feel should be included, please could you let Naomi Goldberg know by 12noon on Friday 23rd July.
Third sector organisations seeking to apply for funding under the Third Sector Commissioning Framework are now able to access the information on each of the funding priorities online.
All information required to scope bids is available on the website, including a workbook that mirrors the questions in the online application form.
The following documents are accessible via the Council’s web-page:
The Council expects the online application to be made available during week commencing 19th July 2010.
Watch this space for further information.
Next BME Forum meeting: Wednesday 25th August, 11am – 1pm, Clockhouse Community Centre, Woolwich Dockyard, SE18 5QL.
This time the focus is on health.
The NHS, Greenwich LINk, mental health service providers and several BME Health groups will be presenting and discussing how the BME sector and public service providers can better address health issues affecting BME communities in Greenwich.
To confirm your attendance please contact Jo.
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