Empowering the voluntary sector
A Big Lottery funded initiative between PLP and NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) launched in April 2006 to provide free advice and training on public law principles to all voluntary sector organisations in England that deal with public bodies. The initiative will have three main strands: training, newsletters and advice, and will complement the work of, and work closely with, the Compact Advocacy Team at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations.
The training programme will provide the voluntary sector with the knowledge and skills to help it negotiate effectively with public bodies, delivered via local Councils for Voluntary Service and other infrastructure organisations. Newsletters will be published quarterly containing general information on public law remedies (available to download from this page), and an advice line will provide detailed legal advice, with the facility for taking on particular cases, pursuing these through complaints procedures, the Ombudsman scheme or court proceedings.
Legal advice on public law issues for voluntary sector organisations is available from the Public Law Project on (020) 7697 2198 at the following times:
Mondays - Fridays: 10am - 4pm
Advice is also available via email: evs@publiclawproject.org.uk
For further information about the training programme, please contact Terry Perkins, the project’s training officer, at NAVCA. Tel: (0114) 289 3972 or email: terry.perkins@navca.org.uk, or see the NAVCA website: www.navca.org.uk
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