VSPC - Voluntary Sector Partnership Council
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The Voluntary Sector Partnership Council (VSPC) is a key body in maintaining regular dialogue between the voluntary sector and the National Assembly. It is always chaired by a Minister and is made up of:
- 11 Assembly Members reflecting party balance;
- 21 representatives of voluntary sector networks working across 21 key areas of voluntary sector activity;
- 3 representatives from WCVA
The main purpose of the Voluntary Sector Partnership Council is to make sure that the principles set out in the Voluntary Sector Scheme are put into practice. It also provides an opportunity for the sector to raise key areas of interest or concern with Assembly Members and Ministers when they arise. It generally does not discuss issues that relate to only one area of interest (these can be taken up in the Ministerial meetings) and as a national body it is concerned with issues affecting all of Wales.
It meets three times a year in different venues across Wales and members of the public are encouraged to attend. You can view the papers below and if you would like to attend, please call the Assembly booking line on on: 029 20898 477 or email: assembly.bookings@wales.gsi.gov.uk The
current representatives on the Partnership Council are:
Voluntary Sector Representatives
| Category |
Network |
Main Representative |
Advice and advocacy |
Advice Network Wales |
Fran Targett |
Animal welfare |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
Claire Lawson |
Art, culture and heritage |
Voluntary Arts Wales |
Lydia Bassett |
Children and families |
Children in Wales |
Catriona Williams |
Community |
Communities Network |
Cerys Thomas |
Criminal justice |
Criminal Justice Network |
Chris Arnold |
Disability |
Wales Disability Reference Group |
Vanessa Webb |
Education and training |
Workers Education Association |
Graham Price |
Employment |
Chwarae Teg |
Marcella Maxwell |
Environment |
Wales Environment Link |
Geriant Hopkins |
Ethnic minorities |
Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales |
Clive Sefia |
Gender |
Wales Womens National Coalition
|
Mary Slater |
Health and social care |
Health and Social Care Network |
James Crowe |
Housing |
Housing Forum Cymru |
John Puzey |
Intermediaries |
WACVC |
Ruth Hopkins |
International aid and emergency relief |
Welsh Overseas Aid Group |
Stephen Thomas |
Religion |
Interfaith Council for Wales |
Aled Edwards |
Sport and recreation |
Welsh Sports Association |
Phillip Avery |
Volunteering |
Volunteering Policy Forum |
Catrin Fletcher |
Youth |
Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Service |
Veronica Wilson |
WCVA |
WCVA |
Win Griffiths |
WCVA |
WCVA |
Margaret Jervis |
WCVA |
WCVA |
Graham Benfield |
Assembly Members
Edwina Hart AM - Labour
John Griffiths AM - Labour
Ann Jones AM - Labour
Jane Hutt AM - Labour
Gwenda Thomas AM - Labour
Helen Mary Jones - Plaid Cymru
Leane Wood - Plaid Cymru
David Melding - Conservative
Laura Jones - Conservative
Mick Bates - Liberal Democrat
Documents
(a list of relative documents will be added here)
Representation/Partnerships| Community Strategy (Gwynedd Together) | Voluntary Sector Liaison Group | Gwynedd Children and Young People | Health, Care and Well-being Partnership | VSPC (Voluntary Sector Partnership Council) | PEG (Gwynedd Economic Partnership)
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