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A Code of Practice for Local Authority Members and Officers Serving on the Boards of Voluntary Organisations

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

Drafting and consultation for this Code undertaken for NCVO by John Plummer, Audax Enterprise Ltd.

 

NCVO – voice of the voluntary sector

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England, with sister councils in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.  NCVO has a growing membership of over 2,000 voluntary organisations, ranging from large national bodies to community groups, volunteer bureaux and development agencies working at local level.

 

The Local Government Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Local Government Association is the national voice for local communities and represents 500 authorities with a population of over 50 million people throughout England and Wales, spending £65 billion a year on local services. Launched on 1 April 1997, the new association provides one strong voice for local government. It promotes the case for democratic local communities which are prosperous, safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable, and provide equality of opportunity for all citizens.

1. INTRODUCTION
2. PURPOSE OF THE CODE
3. DIFFERENT ROUTES TO SERVICE WITH THE BOARDS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
4. DIFFERENT FORMS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
5. WRITTEN AGREEMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION