Third Sector Interface

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December 2011

The Glasgow Third Sector Forum is being launched on 9th December in the Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP. 

All Third Sector organisations in Glasgow are welcome to register for a place at the event.  For more information please contact Tom Warrington, the Third Sector Forum’s Membership & Communications Officer by emailing tom.warrington@gcvs.org.uk.

August 2011

The Third Sector Executive Group has met three times this year and there is another meeting scheduled for August 2011. The Executive Group is comprised of intermediaries and networks in the city. Representatives from the Interface have now been chosen to sit on the Glasgow Community Planning Partnership Strategic Board and the Executive Committee. These appointments will ensure Third Sector involvement in the decision making processes of the city. There will be a launch event soon which will be open to the whole sector in Glasgow.

A Framework Agreement has been developed for the Glasgow Third Sector Interface and submitted to the Scottish Government for consideration. 

This document sets out proposals for new arrangements for third sector support and a proposed engagement model with the Glasgow Community Planning Partnership from April 2011.

Background

In 2008, the Scottish Government (SG) announced plans to create Third Sector Interfaces by 2010/11 in each local authority area in Scotland, to perform four key functions:

• To support voluntary organisations operating in their local area;
• To promote and support volunteering;
• To develop and support social enterprise; and
• To connect the third sector to community planning.

The Scottish Government views the contribution by voluntary organisations and community groups as essential to building strong communities and Interfaces are being developed as a way of strengthening the sector’s involvement in the planning and delivery of services. 

Glasgow Interface Activity

An Interface Steering Group has been meeting throughout 2010 with representatives from the third sector and public sector to discuss and progress interface development. Represented on this group are the following organisations:

• Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector
• Volunteer Centre Glasgow
• Glasgow Social Economy Partnership
• Glasgow Social Care Providers Forum
• Glasgow Homelessness Network
• West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations
• Faith in Community Scotland
• Community Enterprise in Strathclyde
• The Citywide Voluntary Sector Network and
• The Wise Group.
• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Culture and Sport Glasgow
• Glasgow Housing Association
• Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and
• Glasgow City Council Corporate Services

The Glasgow Compact

What is a Compact?
Quite simply, a Compact is a framework for partnership working between public agencies and the voluntary and community sector.

The Glasgow Compact agreement was signed off by the board of Glasgow Community Planning Partnership in 2008.

The Glasgow Compact is now informing the development of the Glasgow Interface.