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							   Voluntary Action Barnsley




VAB EXTERNAL SERVICES
              What we Offer?


      Human Resources Management
            & Legal Advice.
Contractual and statutory compliance advice and support
both from an employer and employee perspective. For
example, redundancy, disciplinary and grievance,
contract variation, TUPE.

HR Management. For example, recruitment, selection,
devising aptitude test and scoring criteria, job evaluation,
induction and training for trustees.
                 What we Offer?


                       Legal Advice

• Company incorporation, charity registration. Advise and
  assistance on appropriate legal structure(s).

• Advice on Business Tenancies,. For example, lease of project
  premises, letting agreement for office spaces.

• One -2-one advice session with a solicitor on any issue pertaining
  to your organisation.
 Weekly Legal Advice Surgeries

• Held every Wednesday afternoon;
  Groups need to book a slot:

• If we cannot deal with your problem at the
  advice surgery, we will endeavour to have
  an answer for you within a week.

• We can only deal with organisational problems/queries, we
  cannot provide you with assistance on any personal matter. Nor
  can we support you with any issues that you may have with the
  group that you are involved with.
                What we Offer?

Policy Development
•   Equal Opportunities and Diversity.
•   Health and Safety
•   Environmental Policy
•   Volunteer Agreements
•   Vulnerable Adults
•   Child Protection Policies / Statements.
•   Staff Handbook
                  What we Offer?


Community Accountancy.

•   Pay Roll Services
•   Companies House Return
•   Charity Commission Return
•   Advice, guidance and compliance with Accounting and Reporting
    Requirement under the Charities act 2006.
            The Charity Act 2006

The Charities Act 2006 and Companies Act 2006 make a
number of changes to the accounting, reporting and
scrutiny framework for charities, for financial years
beginning on or after 1 April 2008.

• The key changes include:
• No external scrutiny for charities with income of less than
  £10,000.

• Charities with gross income of between £10,000 and £100,000,
  examination by Independent Examiner.
          The Charities Act 2006

• Charities with gross income between £100,000 and £250,000 and
  with “gross assets” below £2.8 million.

• Examination by Independent Examiner.

• Full accruals accounts required, which give “a true and fair view”.
• Full compliance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities
  Statement of Recommended Practice 2005”.
                  What we Offer?

• Charities with gross income of between £250,000 and £500,000
  and with “gross assets” below £2.8 million:
• Examination by an Independent Examiner that is a member of a
  recognised professional accountancy body.

• Full accruals accounts required, which gives true and fair view”.

• Full compliance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities
  (2005) ( SORP -Statement of Recommended Practice )
                What we Offer?

• VAB will shortly be recruiting a Community Accountant whose
  role it will be to assist groups with all aspect of charity
  accounting requirements.
                         Training

Bespoke training for managers and trustees of voluntary groups.

For example:
• Training on Trustees Role and Responsibility.
• Managing Conflict
• Carrying out Disciplinary Hearing.
• Role and Responsibilities of Directors (Directors Duties).
                          NVQ’s


VAB is NVQ Approved Centre.
We provide NVQ level 2 and 3 in:

•    Business Administration
•    Team Leadership
•    Management.
             Resources for Loan


Comprehensive resources library
• Books
• CD-ROMs
• Free of Charge publications

Free of charge publications:
• The Essential Trustee
• Good Governance Health and Safety Booklets
     Some Practical Examples.

•   We can advise and assist you on how to carry out redundancy
    process. For example, issuing vulnerability notice, carrying out
    consultation, exploring alternative sources of employment,
    calculating redundancy pay.

•   How to arrange and conduct disciplinary hearing. For example,
    what practical steps do you need to take. Is the three step
    process still appropriate?

•   Your organisation wishes to reduce the hours/ salary of
    employees due external funding constraints. We will advise you
    on how you can vary contract of employment.
      Some Practical Examples.

• How to draft charitable objectives?

• How to get incorporated. For example, help with filling Form 10
  and Form 12.

• What are the duties of trustees/directors, during their tenure and
  beyond?

• If your organisation is being overtaken by another, or is merged
  with another organisation. This may have implication for your staff
  under TUPE. We are able to advise you if the provisions of TUPE
  apply or not?
   Some Practical Examples.

• You have a difficult trustee who does not take his/her role
  seriously. We can assist you by providing a seminar/ workshop for
  all the trustees reminding them of the law covering their role,
  during their tenure as well as their on going obligations once they
  leave.

• Your organisation wishes to reduce the hours/ salary of
  employees due external funding constraints. We will advise you
  on how you can vary contract of employment.
                         The Team

Nigel Middlehurst -External Services Manager
Nigel is responsible f or all VAB external services and manages the Advice Team.




  Helen Langley               - NVQ Centre Manager
  Lorna Lewis                 - Quality Officer
  Shokat Hayat                - Business Advisor
  Ann Moffatt                 - Senior Organisations Advisor