Voluntary Sector Forum- Council Update Mandy Skinner, AD, Commissioning, Corporate Strategy & Policy

Shared Staffing Structure  Proposal  Shared staffing, procurement where appropriate  Structure  Directorates – Education & Social Services; Housing & Regeneration; Environment & Community, Resources. Policy & Communications & Public Health Divisions  Timescale  Cabinet and Council, Appointments – July  Milestones - Summer 2016 and March 2017  Voluntary Sector considerations

Village Planning  Village Planning Phase II roll-out continues - all Voluntary and Community Groups welcome to get involved.  Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen Village Plans are being finalised and will be published early this summer  Drop-in Events taking place in Richmond (6 June at RACC and 13 June at St Matthias Church) and Walkabouts (7 and 14 June), St Margarets and East Twickenham (16 and 17 May)  High levels of community engagement e.g. joint working with Barnes Community Association 'Barnes Ponder’

Village Planning Next...  Stakeholder Events planned for Richmond (16 July), St Margarets and East Twickenham (20 July).  Please do sign-up if your organisation is active in one of these Villages by to  For further information contact Anna Camp, Village Planning Project Manager via or visit

Infrastructure and Capacity Building Services Consultation: Have your say  Voluntary sector infrastructure services:  Strategic leadership and voice  Capacity Building  Volunteering  Online consultation launched 20 May Ends 1 July 2015  Workshop held on 20 May for small VCO’s  Meeting with larger VCO’s on 15 June  New contracts start January 2016

Richmond Partnership Conference  “Inspiring and Engaging Partnerships”  Tuesday 23 June 2015