Voluntary Action Lewisham

Lewisham Council's Compact Officers Group...

• Has drawn up plans to include more community information on the Lewisham Council's website
• Has established a community premises forum, organised by the Council's Community Sector Unit
• Is working towards setting up a system for collecting and publicising consultation and partnership arrangements
• Has reviewed how the Council publicises its funding programmes

Work is in progress to:

• Produce a simple guide to Council structures, which will help voluntary and community organisations to obtain information
• Produce updated good practice guidelines about consultation procedures
• Draw up proposals for a community premises development officer, who would help voluntary and community organisations with premises issues
• Produce a guide to Council funding for voluntary and community organisations
• Develop links between the Compact, the Lewisham Local Strategic Partnership Board and Lewisham Community Network