Lancashire Council for
Voluntary Youth Services

LCVYS is the premier umbrella body for the wider voluntary youth sector in Lancashire.

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LCVYS CLOSURE UPDATE

We have received many messages of support during the short period since we announced that the LCVYS Board had decided to wind-up LCVYS [both as a Company Limited by Guarantee and as a Charity].  This was not an easy decision to take, but the bleak facts are that we neither have the financial resources to sustain our work nor sufficient support from volunteers to assist with the management of the charity.

At the last meeting of the LCVYS Board we considered the wind-down of the Charity, prior to its closure.  We had previously announced that the target date would be 30 June 2008.  We now appreciate - having consulted widely, including the Charity Commission and our Auditors – that things are never that simple!

Thus, on 30 June 2008, LCVYS will cease to operate in the form that we currently know it.  Our staff will be redundant from that day and we will vacate our offices in Guildhall House, Preston.  However personnel will be committed, after that date, to:

Ø           The winding-up of LCVYS both the Company Limited by Guarantee charity.

Ø           The conclusion of one specific piece of work.

Elsewhere in this issue our Company Secretary will provide an update on the challenge to the Compact, which - with one exception - our members (who had been subject to a significant reduction in the strategic grant-in-aid provided by Lancashire County Council) had mandated us to submit on their behalf.  From the meetings I have attended, in relation to this matter, I know that this will not be an issue that will be resolved quickly.  Already we have been involved in some ground-breaking issues.

Once again, I must acknowledge - publicly - the commitment of our permanent staff for their on-going support during these difficult and challenging times.

If any further information or clarification is needed please do not hesitate to contact either the Company Secretary (ian@lcvys.org.uk) or myself (through the Company Secretary).

Tony Andrews

Chairman, LCVYS

Every Child Matters Update 10 February 2008

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LANCASHIRE CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORKFORCE STRATEGY 2008 - 2010

Workforce Strategy

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Young People Now (1 August 2007) article
"Voluntary groups suffer as children's trusts take hold" (PDF-174k)