Local Policy Resources

This page is regularly updated with existing and emerging policy issues affecting voluntary organisations, community groups and service users in Glasgow.

Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) information and relevant documents

As a result of the Concordat, there was a move towards Single Outcome Agreements (SOA) for every council, were based on an agreed set of national outcomes (underpinned by agreed national indicators), supported by streamlined external scrutiny and effective performance management.

Glasgows Single Outcome Agreement
Glasgow SOA Summary
Glasgows SOA priorities

Single Interface
The Scottish Government is encouraging the development of a Single Interface in all local authority areas across Scotland, in order to develop strong working relationships between the voluntary and community sector and Community Planning.

Glasgow City Council Grants Integration Project
The Council Grants Integration Project was approved by Glasgow City Council Executive Committee on Friday 11^th December 2009.

GCVS fed in members’ views on this development prior to the Executive Committee in the GCVS Members' Feedback Report. As a result of this, a number of concessions were gained. The following amendments were made:

• 9.13 (ii) 3 months of total operating costs will be taken in to account when looking at organisational reserves
• 8.3 draft audited accounts will be acceptable by the end of August in cases where an AGM has not yet been held

(Additional amendments were made prior to the submission to paragraphs 6.2, 6.5, 6.6 (ii) and 7.4 (ii) of the report). Read the full report submitted to the Executive Committee for consideration.

GCVS Recession Survey
In March 2009 we surveyed our members to ascertain the severity of the economic downturn and its effect on Glasgow's voluntary organisations and community groups. This information provided us with a baseline analysis of the situation and we produced a report at that time.

In November 2009 we asked our members to take part in an updated survey so that we could continue to track the effects of the recession and inform the content of discussion with local policy-makers, funders and Scottish Government officials. The survey was in the form of a questionnaire, providing multiple choice questions as well as giving respondents an opportunity to comment on their current situation and to provide us with key messages that they would like us to take to local and national decision makers.

Read the report

Glasgow's Strategic Volunteering Framework
Glasgow has a volunteering strategy which has been adopted by the Glasgow Community Planning Partnership.

The Strategic Framework aims to enhance the positive contribution of volunteering within the city by assisting volunteer involving organisations, and other stakeholders that support volunteering, to adopt an effective, efficient and consistent approach across the city. The framework will enable the voluntary, public and private sectors to unite as partners to promote and develop volunteering in Glasgow. It aims to enhance the quality of the experience for existing volunteers, to ensure volunteering is accessible to all, and to encourage new people to participate and share in the benefits of volunteering.

Glasgow Social Economy Partnership (GSEP)
The Glasgow Social Economy Partnership (GSEP) aims to provide a strategic framework to develop and support the social economy in Glasgow. The GSEP co-ordinates a variety of partners to improve Glasgow's social economy sector.

Community Toolkit
This resource has been developed for and with the help of community groups to help improve skills and knowledge and bring benefits to local communities. There are guidelines on a range of topics, including setting up and running a community group, legal requirements and good practice, planning and fundraising for a particular project and where to obtain useful statistical data on the local area.