Establishing and Developing Effective Partnership Working and Collaboration
Learning From Local Authority Projects : Establishing and Developing Effective Partnership Working and Collaboration
This section is aimed at helping to encourage partnership between councils and other organisations in delivering the Armed Forces Covenant. Collaboration and partnership working includes guidance on both informal and formal networks. Examples may range from highly localised forums to examples that cover much larger regions.
The repository was designed so that future work on the Armed Forces Covenant would develop rather than duplicate anything that has been created previously. This section will therefore provides materials that can be used in your local authority with some minor tweaks.
Memorandum of Understanding for the Solent Armed Forces Covenant Partnership Housing and Finance Task Group. The purpose of the task group is to provide support, guidance and scrutiny that enables housing and finance actions from the Solent Armed Forces community assessment.
The repository was designed so that future work on the Armed Forces Covenant would develop rather than duplicate anything that has been created previously. This section will therefore provide processes or methods that can be lifted and used in your local authority.
A detailed document that lists the aimed actions for delivering the covenant in a wide array of policy areas.
Materials in this section will have information highly specific to the authority that produced it. Some work will be needed to adapt the material to tailor it to local need but much of the information may still be useful to all authorities.
Resource Type 1 – Terms of Reference and Memorandum of Understanding
Terms of Reference for a programme board acting as a strategic lead to deliver the Covenant.
Terms of Reference for an operations group designed to support members of the Armed Forces to access services and support. Includes an example of potential membership organisations
Herefordshire Armed Forces operations group agreement of data sharing protocols.
Memorandum of Understanding for the Solent Armed Forces Covenant Partnership Employment and Resettlement Task Group. The task group provides support, guidance and scrutiny that enables employment and resettlement actions from the Solent Armed Forces community assessment.
Terms of References for the Solent Armed Forces Covenant Partnership Board.
Resource Type 2 – Reports
Annual Reports, produced by the Sub-Regional Armed Forces Covenant Partnership (SRAFCP), and sets out what has been achieved working together across the region, to deliver their commitments to the Armed Forces Covenant.
Resource Type 3 – Leaflets, flyers & posters
A 1-sided leaflet with information on how businesses and organisations can support and sign the covenant.
Resource Type 4 – Grant guidance and application forms
Application form for organisations to apply to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council for grants to support the Armed Forces Community.
Terms and conditions for organisations receiving grants from Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
This section will focus on work that has been done that is judged to have been selected on clarity and accessibility in this area of work. This will provide examples to inspire new ideas for local authorities as well as providing benchmark examples of specific practices.
Terms of Reference for a programme board acting as a strategic lead to deliver the Armed Forces Covenant.
A detailed document that lists the aimed actions for delivering the Armed Forces Covenant in a wide array of policy areas.
This repository has been designed to be a useful library of resources for any local area to be able to use. There is understanding that not all Local Authorities are as advanced in their armed forces work as many of the SDP grantees.
This section is dedicated to helping Local Authorities build the groundwork in understanding the local Armed Forces environment.
Resource Type 1 – Terms of reference
Terms of Reference for a programme board acting as a strategic lead to deliver the Armed Forces Covenant.
Terms of Reference for an operations group designed to support members of the Armed Forces to access services and support. Includes an example of potential membership organisations.
Resource Type 2 – Workshop write-ups
A write-up of the partnership working roundtable. The session discussed issues relating to partnerships, including how to establish them, maintain them, and share best practice.
Slide deck and notes from social prescribing for Veterans webinar. Session was delivered in partnership with Active Plus and NHS England.