Policy For Volunteering In The Western Isles

Ref

Action Required

By Whom?

When?

1.

Establish a cross-departmental group of officers to form the main point of contact for the voluntary sector.

Policy Development Officer

Summer 1999

2.

Establishing a nominated voluntary sector contact in each department

Heads of Service

Summer 1999

3.

Establishing a designated Comhairle Committee Chairperson to act as the spokesperson on strategic voluntary sector issues.

Comhairle

June 1999

4.

Investigate the role of the Joint Liaison Committee for monitoring the implementation of the Policy

Policy Development Officer

June 1999

5.

Develop a Voluntary Sector funding policy

Policy Development Officer with consultation.

March 2000

6.

Carry out an audit of volunteers to assess which groups are under represented in the Western Isles

LVDA, CVSs, Policy Development Officer, Bòrd Slàinte nan Eilean Siar

March 2000

7.

Formulate a policy to involve more under represented groups

As above with consultation.

After March 2000

8.

Raising the profile of volunteering

Policy Development Officer

During 1999-2000

9.

Translation of the policy into Gaelic

Policy Development Officer

June 1999

10.

Investigating signing up other public and private sector organisations to the policy

Policy Development Officer

By March 2000.