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Learning Disability Week 2021

The theme of this year’s Learning Disabilities Week is Art and Creativity. Mikaela Paterson, Team Manager for the VALUES project, talks about some of the ways in which being creative can be beneficial to people with learning disabilities.
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Round 1 SHIRE Community grants programme 2021-22

Round 1 of closes at 5pm on Wednesday 28 July 2021
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Small Charity Week: Celebrating and providing tips

Helen Oparinde, Development Officer in VAL’s Voluntary Sector Support team, celebrates small charity week by highlighting some of the support VAL has given to local small charities and some tips to help others on their journey.
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Help Us, Help You. NHS 111 first campaign

NHS England and NHS Improvement has launched the next phase of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign which focuses on the NHS 111 service as a new way to access A&E/Emergency Departments.
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Open Consultation: The law about use of force in mental health units

The consultation closes on midday on 17 August 2021
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Charity Inquiry: Nanaksar Thath Isher Darbar Trust – wider learning for the sector

On 25 April 2014 the Department for Education via the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), previously known as the Education Funding Agency (EFA), published a report into Guru Nanak Sikh Academy (GNSA) identifying multiple issues of concern in relation to GNSA and its relationship with the Charity.
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Moto in the community trust grants

Applications may be made at any time and will be considered on a monthly basis.
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Places of Worship (POW): protective security funding scheme

The deadline closes at 23:59 on 2 July 2021.
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Charity Commission: Compliance toolkit guidance

On 11 June 2021 the Charity Commission updated Chapter 1 of the Compliance Toolkit to reflect UK counter-terrorism legislative developments and provide quick chart guides in an accessible format.
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