Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)

The challenges facing the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) delivering children and young people’s service across London have prompted the development of a Pan London Voluntary and Community Sector Action Plan.

The complexity of delivering the Every Child Matters agenda across London alongside of the move towards commissioning within Children’s services, workforce development issues and a focus on effective representation of the VCS in the planning and delivery of services have been the drivers within this Pan London approach.

This development has been supported by the establishment of the London CYP Engage Network - A network of CYP (VCS) networks supported by VCS Engage. This regional network seeks to create stronger partnership working across VCS umbrella or infrastructure groups working on the 0-19 agenda in London. The network has been working in partnership with Government Office for London, to facilitate the development and implementation of the Pan London VCS Action plan.

For further information on news, events, case studies and networks - see the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) section of the Resource Centre.