Please view or download attachment below for details of the latest safeguarding update.

If you have any questions or concerns and would like to discuss with someone, then please contact Amy Elton:

Email: amy.elton@nbforum.org.uk

The VCSE Collaborative’s vision is to enable the potential and impact of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to be realised by being fully integrated into the planning, design and
delivery of health and care across Humber and North Yorkshire. The Collaborative meets on a monthly basis and following each meeting they share an overview of the discussions with the Health and Care system and the wider VCSE Sector to provide an update on the Collaborative’s activities.

Issue 13 – October 2024 is now available to view.  This edition includes the following news and updates:

• Funding awarded to support Youth Volunteering across Humber and North Yorkshire 
• Lord Darzi’s Report 2024 – How does this impact the VCSE sector?
• Hey Smile Foundation Leads National Charge in Transforming Mental Health with Nature-Based Solutions
• Training, events and resources for VCSE organisations 
• The Power of Music Fund (POM Fund) Launches 
• Menopause Awareness Month – Activities, Learning and Events 

Find out more by clicking the link below.

Read the newsletter here.

Please view or download the attached Community Safety Partnership Summer 2024 Newsletter below.

Final evaluation report released!

Since the delivery of the Humber and North Yorkshire Green Social Prescribing Test and Learn programme, Defra released the final evaluation of the national GSP programme that ran from 2021 to 2023. The finds are based on data, insight and learning from the seven test and learn sites in England of which Humber and North Yorkshire was one.

The final report includes the full report and summaries. Click here.

Additional Links:

• A feature in the guardian can also be read here.

• The link to their press release is here.

North East Lincolnshire Council would like to thank everyone who took part in this year’s consultation on the Greater Lincolnshire County Combined Authority (GLCCA). Your feedback was crucial in shaping the future and way forward.

The Government is now progressing the GLCCA into its final legislative stage allowing it to be formed ahead of a Mayoral election in May.

You can read more details at Greater Lincolnshire Devolution | NELC (nelincs.gov.uk)

Closing date: 21 October 2024, (1pm)

The NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is inviting bids for the commissioning of Community Living Services through an open procurement process. Interested bidders are invited to apply to be approved for one or more of the available services:-

1. Support Living; 2. Housing Related Support; 3. Personal Support.

Contract summary

• Location of contract: Yorkshire and the Humber
• Value of contract: £94,005,000 to £131,607,000
• Closing date: 21 October 2024, (1pm)
• Contract start date: 1 April 2025
• Contract end date: 31 March 2030
• Contract type: Service contract

The contract is suitable for VCSEs.

For more information, please click the link below:

Community Living Services – North East Lincolnshire – Contracts Finder

The September NEL Safeguarding Children’s Partnership Board Newsletter is now available to view or download.

Since the June 2024 SCP Board, several important partnership documents have been published on their SCP website – SaferNEL, including:

• Annual Report 2023 – 2024
• Local Arrangements 2024 – 2025
• Child Exploitation Strategy 2024 – 2027
• Local Protocol for Assessment
• Risk Analysis Framework
• Revised Early Help Strategy 2024 – 2028

All partner agencies are encouraged to review these documents to stay informed. Additionally, the newsletter provides updates on subgroup activities related to their four SCP priorities, along with insights into quality assurance, education, and training initiatives.

Please see the following document below to view the latest information on Mental Capacity Act put together by our Safeguarding Co-ordinator, Amy Elton. If you wish to speak to Amy you can email: amy.elton@nbforum.org.uk

Press release from Hands on Construction (Part of Empower CIC)

Empower Community Interest Company is re-branding our commercial operations to Hands On Construction from 1^st September 2024.

In fact, we have used the Hands On name for many years now but most organisations know us simply as Empower.

We remain a not-for-profit social enterprise with a mission to support the local community in North East Lincolnshire.  Our commercial work helps us support our two main focused groups – those facing barriers into employment by providing skills, training and work opportunities and secondly, victims and their families suffering domestic abuse. 

We appreciate your continued support and if you have a project or work requirement, we would be happy to come along and discuss your requirements.

We will be launching a new website shortly, and you can also find us on social media.

Our email for Hands On enquiries is info@handsonconstruction.co.uk or you can call us on 01472 268708.

Please view attachment below for details.

If you have any questions or concerns and would like to discuss with someone, then please contact Amy Elton:

Email: amy.elton@nbforum.org.uk

Tel: 07548764818