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Joint chairs' communique from the meeting of joing Government / Voluntary and Community sector on 11 October 2007 at James House.
Access NI will deliver a new criminal history disclosure service from 1st April 2008. Andy Thomson (Access NI) gave a short presentation on the role of this new body and some of the issues of interest to the Sector. Further information is available at www.accessni.gov.uk
DSD initiated a formal project in September 2007 to: raise awareness of the Compact across both public and voluntary and community sectors; promote the culture and working practices set out in the Compact; enable an environment where the shared values, principles and commitments of the Compact are reflected in the way government and the sector do business; take into account the new local delivery structures under the Review of Public Administration and the role of Compact principles in these new structures
As part of this process the meeting broke up into small groups to consider questions relating to the Compact and its implementation. The groups recorded their views and Secretariat will collate and publish along with the note of the meeting. The Strategy Subgroup of the Joint Forum will consider the findings and make proposals to a meeting of the Forum.
The meeting considered and approved the annual report of the work of the Joint Forum for 2006/07. The report is available on its website.
The meeting broke up into small groups to consider questions on expectations and outcomes for the Joint Forum. The groups recorded their feedback and Secretariat will collate and publish this along with the note of the meeting. The Joint Chairs will consider the findings and report back to the Joint Forum.
Joint Forum members were asked to consider if the existing subgroups should continue and if any other subgroups are required? Members were of the view that the existing subgroups on Strategy, Training and RPA are sufficient. There are a number of vacancies on the subgroups and nominations for these are required by end of November 2007.
An extraordinary Joint Forum meeting, with an external facilitator discussing the principles of partnership, will be held in Belfast Castle on the afternoon of 8th November 2007. An extended Joint Forum meeting, including an address from the DSD Minister, an additional half-day for discussion of the Compact and an evening meal, will be held over the evening of 20th and the morning of the 21st February 2008.
Further information on the Joint Forum can be found at:
http://www.communityni.org/index.cfm/section/article/page/Joint%20Forum
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