The UK Government’s Civil Society Covenant represents a compelling opportunity to transform the relationship between government and the voluntary and community sector (VCS). In consultation with umbrella bodies NCVO and ACEVO a framework for the covenant has been laid out, committing to collaboration, mutual respect, and shared accountability.
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December’s bulletin reflects on 2024, shares winter preparedness resources and explores news and views from the Partnership.
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How Suffolk’s LRF and VCS have implemented lessons to better understand each other.
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How do we move from identifying lessons to ensuring they’re learnt and embedded into practice?
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The Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership (VCS Emergencies Partnership) has announced the appointment of Tom Watkins for a five-month secondment from Communities 1st, as head of insight.
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If you, your organisation, or the people you work with and for were impacted directly or indirectly by the racism and Islamophobia that took place over August, we would like to hear about your experiences.
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October’s bulletin reflects on recent conferences and events where we have been able to share the voice and experiences of partners, and explores resources and insight relating to exercising, learning lessons and improving cyber security.
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People arriving from Lebanon on an evacuation flight chartered by the British Government have been supported by volunteers providing practical items, emotional support and information.
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September’s bulletin reflects on the responses that took place over the summer as well as takeaways from recent public inquiry reports including the Covid-19 and Grenfell Tower inquiries.
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VCS Emergencies Partnership and London Communities Emergencies Partnership joint response to Phase Two report of Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry.
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July’s bulletin reflects on a busy few weeks with a headline-grabbing election night, a new government, the King’s speech and the publication of the Covid-19 Inquiry first module recommendations.
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June’s bulletin explores the key themes from our first Knowledge and Insight Exchange on extreme heat capabilities, provides updates on recent government resilience initiatives and shares our newly updated heatwave preparedness resource page.
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May’s bulletin shares exercising opportunities for community organisations, explores the issue of spontaneous donations during emergency responses and reflects on the National Conference on Societal Resilience held in March.
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Back in March, the National Consortium for Societal Resilience hosted their second national conference in Manchester. Bringing together partners from policy and practice and across sectors, the two-day event provided space for over 170 participants to share insight, identify opportunities to collaborate and work in partnership, and explore how together we can enhance societal resilience.
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March’s bulletin shares a fantastic example of partnership working in Plymouth and reflects on the National Conference on Societal Resilience held in Manchester earlier this month.
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