Latest Updates

‘How can we keep up to date with changes in legislation and regulations?’

CVS 1st Steps – Latest News

http://www.cvs1ststeps.co.uk/welcome.htm

Nice, well laid out user friendly site from Nuneaton and Bedworth CVS containing easily digestible information covering most aspects of starting up or developing voluntary or community groups as well as downloadable documents and links to other organisations and resources as well as a ‘Latest News’ section. You need to register to use the site but it’s free and pretty simple.

‘CVS 1st Steps offers charities, community groups, voluntary organisations and / or community practitioners a number of useful free resources. This site will be useful for anyone involved in starting up a new group or developing their existing group…’

Sections include:

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) -
Not for Profit Sector, Guidance notes- Latest updates are highlighted

http://www.icsa.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61

Model documents and guidance on a wide range of issues

‘The ICSA Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides are highly respected sources of practical information on legislation and regulation. Applicable to companies, the not-for-profit sector and the public sector, ICSA's guidance helps to clarify complex areas of governance and provides model solutions for organisations to adapt to their own circumstances.’

Wales Council for Voluntary Action - Trustees and Governance Site

http://www.trusteewales.org.uk/

Latest news, guidance, training and events, opportunities and a trustee forum.

Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action –
Governance and Charity Advice, Legal Reforms

http://www.nicva.org/index.cfm/section/article/page/CharityAdviceService

Section containing information on changes in legislation affecting charities plus an archive of NICVA consultation responses. Bear in mind there may be differences in charity law between Northern Ireland and England and Wales

Legal Reforms
‘Find out about changes to legislation that will directly affect the regulation and administration of charities.’

Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations
- Governance Updates

http://www.savo.co.uk/content/view/100/2/

‘This section details news updates relating to governance.’

Governance Channel – ThirdSector Magazine

http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/Channels/Governance/

Section of the magazine devoted to governance, including the latest news and changes in legislation. You need to register to gain access but it’s free and easy to do.

“The latest news, opinion and analysis about governance and regulation for charity staff and trustees”

Sandy Adirondack – Legal Update Service

One of the best known names working in this sector, Sandy is a ‘…freelance management consultant and trainer working exclusively in the voluntary/ not-for-profit sector.’ You can sign up to an email update service which tells you when changes have been made to the site.

http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/index.htm

“The site contains information about Sandy's background, and her publications, training and services for individual organisations and managers. There is a list of all currently scheduled open courses, and an order form for a wide range of books on voluntary sector law and management."

“This site includes a legal update service which will help your organisation keep up with changes in the law. There are direct links to government guidance, regulations and the legislation itself.”

Sayer Vincent - Newsletters

http://www.sayervincent.co.uk/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=1,73

‘Sayer Vincent is a specialist firm of consultants and auditors for the charity sector’

You can sign up for a free newsletter giving updates on relevant legislation. There is also an archive of past newsletters.

CASH eNEWS – Email update

http://www.cash-online.org.uk/enews.php

A service provided on the CASH-ONLINE website by Community Accountancy Self Help (CASH) ‘…a London based community accountancy project that provides financial advice and training to small charities and voluntary groups.’

“CASH eNEWS is an occasional email newsletter sent out to inform people of major updates on CASH-ONLINE. There are also timely reminders of key finance dates throughout the year.”