In October 2020, the Executive Team within Kirklees Council received a paper entitled ‘The Third Sector in Kirklees – A Strategic approach to funding and investment’ which outlined the significant role the sector is playing in supporting communities during the pandemic, whilst also recognising some of the issues facing the sector as a result of it.
Based on this paper the Executive Team agreed to commission work to co-produce and develop an Investment Strategy to identify how Kirklees Council can further support the VCSE including the faith sector within Kirklees
We are Working Alongside is our way of describing how people from VCSE organisations, Kirklees Council and health partners want to work together to make our local places even better. It is helpful to consider these values along with the VCSE Investment Strategy, as this is the most significant use of these values in practice so far and serves as useful context.
The VCSE Investment Strategy and Working Alongside Values will be appended to the Cabinet report, which will provide context, background to the approach and next steps.
Background paper: Agenda for Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee on Tuesday 9th November 2021, 2.00 pm | Kirklees Council
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects 2 or more wards;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/06/2022
Decision due: 11 Oct 2022 by Cabinet
Lead member: Portfolio Holder for Housing & Highways, Portfolio Holder for Health and Social Care
Lead director: Strategic Director for Corporate Strategy, Commissioning and Public Health
Department: Corporate
Contact: Noreen Abbas Email: noreen.abbas@kirklees.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Consultation was carried out with the senior leadership teams of a number of directorates and third sector organisations. Details will be included in the Cabinet report.
The VCSE investment strategy has been co-produced with the third sector and Kirklees Council.
As part of that process focus groups, 1:1 interviews and surveys have taken place with: -
· over thirty VCSE organisations representing the diversity of the sector in terms of ethnicity, age, size of organisation, and themes of work
· over sixty organisations managing community buildings
· 219 small community groups to date
· Kirklees Council officers were invited to focus groups
Consultation and conversations with the senior leadership teams of varies directorates
Members/Officers Involved: Cllr Cathy Scott – Portfolio Holder for Housing and Democracy. Cllr Musarrat Khan - Health and Social Care Portfolio Rachel Spencer-Henshall – Strategic Director Corporate Strategy, Commissioning & Public Health Emily Parry-Harries – Consultant in Public Health Contact Name: Noreen Abbas Job Title: Community Investment manager E-mail: noreen.abbas@kirklees.gov.uk