CURRENT CONSULTATIONS

Priority Youth Housing have been delivering a Connexions Personal Advisor service for homeless young people in South Gloucestershire since 2001.

VOLUNTARY SECTOR CUT WEBSITE UPDATED The Voluntary sector cuts website, a collaboration of voluntary and community organisations including NCVYS, continues to collect details of funding reductions across the country, so please do visit and tell your story. There are now region specific sections of the website, making it easier for you to see how your area is being affected. (Posted 01/02/12)
 

EQUALITY SOUTH WEST DRAFT BUSINESS PLAN 2012 The Business Plan proposes that ESW prioritises their support in the areas of health, housing and education. Throughout their consultation on this plan, they are seeking views as to how they might best do this. Although they must prioritise our support, they will continue to share information and best practice relevant to the whole equality and human rights agenda and are here to support their local partners in whatever way they can.  ESW look forward to your comments and suggestions over the coming weeks and to making their aims a reality in 2012. Their Business Plan can be found here until 5th March 2012 : ESW Business Plan (Posted 03/02/12)


CAREERS ADVICE AND GUIDANCE Please sign this e petition that all young people up to 19 can choose to have access to quality face-to -face careers advice and guidance.  Click here to add your voice to this petition ( it helps to remember that over a million young people are NEETS in this country)- closing date 19/02/12.  (Posted 30/08/11)

AN INSTITUTE FOR YOUTH WORK? HAVE YOUR SAY
For many years the notion of a professional institute for youth work has been discussed across the sector. Current political and financial circumstances provide a real focus for this debate to be had once again.
• Would an independent body governed and directed by its membership add value to existing structures for youth work?
• Could it help secure the profession and its methodology, provide a strong voice to influence policy relating to young people and youth work and a platform to share and communicate?
• Could it celebrate and unite the diversity of the membership and bring cohesion to current activity to raise the profile of the value and purpose of youth work for the ultimate benefit of young people?
Through the work of the Catalyst partnership NYA is facilitating a first phase consultation to establish the level of support for an IYW.
Have your say by downloading the consultation materials from the NYA website or submit your views through the online survey. For further information and to complete the on-line survey, please click here. (Posted 08/11/11)



 

  
POSITIVE FOR YOUTH Thank you to everyone in the SW who responded to our call to inform the Positive for Youth consultation.  In time for the deadline we have been able to send in a very comprehensive and heartfelt response which you can download here. We'd love any feedback and will continue to lobby so feel free to contact Gill Millar with your views. (Posted 16/09/11)

PROPOSED NEW CHARGES FOR PLAYING RECORDED MUSIC  The good news is that community halls and youth clubs will now be exempted from the proposed new charge for playing recorded music.  For more information, read The Third Sector article here (Posted 30/08/11)

CAREERS ADVICE AND GUIDANCE Please sign this e petition that all young people up to 19 can choose to have access to quality face-to -face careers advice and guidance.  Click here to add your voice to this petition ( it helps to remember that over a million young people are NEETS in this country)- closing date 19/02/12.  (Posted 30/08/11)

VOTE FOR YOUTH WORK, FOR YOUTH SERVICES - The campaigning group 38 Degrees are asking people to vote on ideas for the focus of their next major campaign.  This could be a massive opportunity for them to progress a high profile campaign and but they need you to act now as there is no time to waste.  Please take a minute to look at some of the big issues that 38 Degrees members have been talking about and select how important you feel it is to campaign on these issues?  Click here to take part.  (Posted 27/6/11)

RED TAPE CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT CONSULTATION - The Equality Act 2010 contains measures intended to prevent discrimination and ensure equal opportunities in the workplace and in wider society. The Government is determined to take a hard look at anything which imposes bureaucratic burdens. Fairness is important, and it is not the Government’s intention to abolish the Equality Act, but it cannot be exempt from a comprehensive look to check that we are not imposing burdens that are out of proportion to the good they seek to do.  We have already agreed that there are some provisions in the Equality Act that will not be commenced. This red tape challenge spotlight gives you the opportunity to look at all provisions in the Equality Act and tell them if they are too bureaucratic and burdensome for the benefit they bring, whether they could be simplified or better implemented, or if you think they should be kept exactly as they are.  Go to the Red Tape challenge website to join in the debate (Posted 13/6/11)

GET INVOLVED - HAVE A LOOK AT CURRENT CAMPAIGNS FROM:

The  current campaign offered by Youth Parliament -  'Make Public Transport Cheaper'.

Save the Children offer the opportunity to take part in a number of campaigns

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