Resourcing Mission Office The Next Steps
Listed Buildings & Technical Charity Reforms TMCP Grants & Funding Consents & Guidance
Listed Buildings & Technical Least change Mandatory
Conference endorsed Newman & latest review of Ecclesiastical Exemption not inflexible – 600 projects/schemes
Consents and Guidance Area of greatest change New & innovative Intuitive – easy to follow process Familiarity will breed confidence
Less bureaucratic Decisions closer to local situation Full connexional support Visits to Districts during rollout
New Ways of working *Connexionally – familiarisation visits *in Districts – Consent giving body Not creating team of local professionals but experience and understanding of process highly valuable
Programme for rollout – before Conference Immediate contact for first Districts to be rolled out from September
Grants & Funding Changes are largely affecting Connexional structures and process Review of relationship between Connexion and Districts Review of grants criteria Grant making (Connexional)
Connexional significance External funding –continuing and expanding benefits Financial accounting and reporting Annual Returns & regulations
Trustees Annual Reports Reserves policy
Major Registration programme – 600 charities Ecumenical co-operation (LEPs – United Areas) Continuing Registrations 2009 – 2011 Review of Registration threshold Charity Reforms
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TMCP - Legal Partners with Resourcing Mission Office Custodian role and responsibilities Mandatory elements of Consents Partnerships with Districts - NEW
Guidance on Methodist practice -SOs and Model Trusts Release of funds authorised for payment
Resourcing Mission Office The Next Steps