News & Developments

Programme to include music by J.S. Bach, Malcolm Arnold and Karl Jenkins Performed by Hallé Brass. Tickets: £14.

www.springbankarts.org.uk/events/1st-coffee-concert-featuring-members-of-the-halle/

Befriending Champions Microgrants are for projects or activities anywhere in Derbyshire (excluding Derby City) that help people to be less lonely and isolated.  Projects might include, for example, setting up or developing a good neighbour initiative, a social group, befriending or other activities that bring adults of any age together to reduce social isolation.  Successful applicants will be expected to attend (or have attended) a one-day Befriending Champion training session.  Grants of up to £1,000 are available.  

For this final round of Befriending Champions Microgrant funding we will prioritise funding for projects or activities in Derbyshire Dales, Erewash and Bolsover as those areas have had fewer grants.  

sdcvs.org.uk/community/funding-advice

Is your charity ready for the changes? 

Check whether any of your existing trustees and senior managers will become disqualified under the new rules. If so, they will need to cease having that role or apply to the Charity Commission for a waiver if they want to be allowed to continue;

Make sure you have processes in place to check whether a person is disqualified, before appointing them to a trustee or senior manager role, and periodically to check that individuals in these roles have not become disqualified.

What is changing?

Under existing law, there already are a number of circumstances which automatically disqualify a person from being a trustee of a charity, including bankruptcy and unspent convictions for dishonesty and deception and disqualification from being a company director. For as long as the condition applies, an individual is disqualified unless the Charity Commission gives them a waiver. Acting in the position while disqualified is normally a criminal offence.

From 1 August 2018:- 

• The list of circumstances which mean someone is automatically disqualified from being a charity trustee* will be extended. The new list of reasons for disqualification includes unspent convictions for bribery, terrorism and money laundering, misconduct in public office, perjury or perverting the course of justice and certain other circumstances such as being on the sex offenders register; 
• A person disqualified from being charity trustee will also be automatically disqualified from being a senior manager** in a charity. The definition of senior manager** covers (paid or unpaid) roles which have (i) responsibility for overall management of the charity (so chief executive/director or equivalent role), and; (ii) overall control over finance (chief finance officer/finance director or equivalent).  

Individuals who are not currently disqualified, but who will be affected after 1 August (either because of the new triggering circumstances or because they are a senior manager), can apply to the Charity Commission for a waiver from disqualification. They can do this in advance from 1 February 2018.

The automatic disqualification rules do not disqualify people from all involvement with charities. There are other ways in which a disqualified person can be involved with charities, such employment in appropriate non-senior manager positions, volunteering, or in advisory roles.

More information

Read more in this longer article on NCVO’s knowhownonprofit website: knowhownonprofit.org/governance/improving-your-governance-practice/trustee-recruitment-and-induction/trustee-disqualification

Detailed guidance for charities from the Charity Commission on the new rules - and what charities need to know, consider and do – can be found at: www.gov.uk/guidance/automatic-disqualification-rule-changes-guidance-for-charities

Guidance for individuals can be found at: www.gov.uk/guidance/automatic-disqualification-rules-for-charity-trustees-and-charity-senior-positions

* A full list of the reasons for disqualification can be found here
** Specific guidance on what constitutes a senior manager can be found here

Tameside Council, Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are committed to working in partnership with the public, stakeholders, partners and organisations in the voluntary, community and faith sectors.

The Partnership Engagement Network enables everyone to play an active role in developing the approaches that we take in the delivery and commissioning of services.

The next Partnership Engagement Network Conference will cover:

• Presentations from key speakers, including the first joint Engagement and Consultation Strategy for Tameside and Glossop
• Workshops on specific local programmes and developments

Wednesday 28 February 2018 9.15am – 1.45pm Jubilee Hall, Dukinfield Town Hall, King St, Dukinfield, SK16 4LA

Lunch will be provided at 12.45pm.

Book in advance - spaces are initially limited to two per organisation. Register by 14 Februar, at which point they will start to allocate any remaining places. You can book a place via the following link:

partnership-engagement-network-conference.eventbrite.co.uk

If you would like to request to book additional places, send details to deborah.roberts@tgh.nhs.uk to be added your details to a waiting list.

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Spiltmilk Dance will be doing their performance called The Little Love Cabaret. This is a great event and one Spring Bank Arts are excited to be hosting. The event is helped organised by Live and Local.

www.springbankarts.org.uk

Swim for half-an-hour and raise money for your cause or charity and ours!

FREE Team Entry (4 members). You keep half the sponsorship you raise for your cause/charity, the other half goes to the Rotary Club Charitable Trust Fund to help build Sand Dams in South-east Kenya to provide clean water and other local benefits.

Entry, sponsorship, and parent consent forms (for those under 18 on 10 March) can be downloaded via the link below, where there is more information, or obtained by contacting organiser Rotarian David Hopkins (t: 01298 23359; djhvet@aol.com) or by collecting them from Buxton Podiatry Practice, 1 A Hall Bank, Buxton. Entry and parent consent forms need to be with David Hopkins by 3 March. If your cause is not a charity, still use the sponsorship form and encourage your sponsors to Gift Aid as the Rotary Club can claim Gift Aid on our half-share.

www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=684138&ClubID=272

Information on:

• Mental Health Together website launch
• STOP! I have a learning disability campaign
• Action Taken to Improve Care for Patients with Substance Misuse Needs
• Helping Shape the Future of Recovery and Wellbeing Services

healthwatchderbyshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MP2960-January-March-2018-Newsletter.pdf

There will be a number of speakers and demonstrations covering topics such as food fortification, the new texture modified food descriptors, finger foods etc.  It will be open to all - Managers, catering staff, volunteers and carers.  

Free event to learn more about the plans the Self-Care Alliance has for the coming months and how you can be involved to improve the health outcomes for the people of Tameside and Glossop.  Refreshments provided.

For more information contact Rachel Lord/Dawn Acton on Tel: 0161 339 2345, Email: rachel.lord@actiontogether.org.uk / dawn.acton@actiontogether.org.uk