Westminster City Council Voluntary Sector Funding 2009-10

1. Westminster City Council Voluntary Sector Funding 2009-10 Welcome & Introduction The Strategic Context

2. Staff Responsible Cath Attlee Assistant Director Joint Commissioning (Care & Health) – Westminster City Council and Westminster Primary Care Trust Nicholas Maxwell Head of Contracts and Voluntary Sector Partnerships Westminster City Council Sherifah Scott Grants and Voluntary Sector Officer Westminster City Council Marysia Barbarska Voluntary Sector Administrator Westminster City Council

3. Westminster City Council and Westminster Primary Care Trust working in partnership with the Voluntary Sector City Council and the PCT are committed to working with and supporting the voluntary sector Value the dual role – enabling local people to say what they need, and developing services to meet those needs Work through: • Westminster City Partnership • Westminster Compact • The Local Area Agreement • Commissioning of Services from Mainstream Budgets

4. The Policy Context • Commissioning Framework for Health & Wellbeing • Our Health, Our Care, Our Say • Putting People First • Supporting People / Social Inclusion • Every Child Matters – Change For Children • Choosing Health • Creating Strong, Safe and Prosperous Communities • Communities in Control • And more…………………..  Service Specifications

5. Financial Context 2008/09 • Around £5.1million available through WCC funding programme • £3.4 million already committed 2009/10 • Around £5.3million available through WCC funding programme of which £4.7 million already committed leaving £600k available for allocation • £400k contribution from WPCT

6. Funding Principles • Option to apply for longer term funding • Funding allocated on basis of 3 years with agreement to provide specific services or activities leading to agreed outcomes • No guarantee that schemes will continue to be funded beyond the agreement period • Commitment to spread funds across service areas, care groups and localities, while targeting priority areas

7. Learning from the 2008/09 Process Feedback  changes for 2009/10: • All workshops held in September • Organisations aware which Officers will be attending each workshop • The Inclusion of LAA Priorities in Service Specs. • One application form • One stage assessment process – information about recommendations before Christmas • Service agreement negotiated Jan-March • One process for WCC and WPCT funding

8. How can we help? • During application period (August/September) WCC staff and VAW staff can help with completing the forms, advising on priorities etc. • Service managers will attend the workshops and are available by telephone to discuss scheme proposals • If a scheme is not successful, we will try to give you advice on alternative sources of funding or how you can improve your chances next year

9. Next Steps Application Form and Assessment Process Sherifah Scott will take you through the paperwork Question and Answer Session Take your chance to ask your questions! Summing Up and Evaluation Thank you for coming