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Empowering the Voluntary Sector to Influence Public Bodies
Did you know? If a public body tells you that it is going to act in a certain way, the courts interpret this as a promise, and may regard it as an abuse of power (and therefore unlawful) for the body to subsequently change its mind or break its promise to you. This is one of the basic principles of public law, the rules that govern how public bodies should behave.
What can you do about this? Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, this workshop brings together Voluntary and Community Action, NAVCA and the Public Law Project (PLP) in an innovative venture to support the voluntary and community sector in understanding the principles and framework of public law.
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Thursday 11 March 2010 |
Time: |
10.00am – 4.00pm |
Venue: |
Leighton Buzzard |
Trainer: |
Terry Perkins |
Cost: |
£40 / £30* |
Fee will be refunded upon attendance.
This is for YOU if you are …
- a member of staff, volunteer or trustee of a voluntary organisation or community group
- responsible for negotiating funding or service delivery with public bodies
- wanting to strengthen the relationship between voluntary and community organisations and public bodies and significantly increase opportunities to influence decisions made by public bodies.
This workshop will help you to ...
- know the definition of Public Law and its affects on your organisation
- develop an understanding of the principles of public law
- know what to do when things go wrong and what you can do when faced with such problems
- know how to make a challenge on decisions, actions and failure to act by a public body
- public law remedies for complaints
- understand when a public body has not acted lawfully
- understand the solutions available to you
- develop the skills to negotiate effectively with public bodies on issues such as challenging funding cuts, failures to consult on policy changes, and local authority decisions concerning the provision of services.
Trainer
The trainer for this workshop, Terry Perkins, joined the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action in 2006 as Public Law Training Officer after ten years with national charities. Since joining the project team he has delivered over 30 workshops in the principles of public law all around the country and to a number of national conferences.
Venue
The workshop will be held at Bossard House, West Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1DA. This venue is fully accessible. Parking is available in a pay and display car park nearby.
Access and Individual Requirements
If you have any specific individual requirements to enable you to attend this event please let us know. Every effort is made to meet individual requirements, which might include; a loop system, sign language interpreter, wheelchair access, handouts in large print or special dietary requirements.
Refreshments and a buffet lunch with vegetarian options, will be provided.
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