The Leicestershire VCS Strategy Group aims to set a vision and strategy for how the public and voluntary sectors in Leicestershire can work together. It was formed from the previous Compact Implementation Group to take a more strategic approach. The group wants to involve the voluntary community sector in activities like vision and strategy setting, decision-making, commissioning, communication, and joint service planning and delivery. It will also oversee Compact implementation and advise the Leicestershire Together Commissioning Board and theme boards.

1. Leicestershire VCS
Strategy Group
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire “Helping people change their lives for the better”

2. Purpose
To set a vision and a strategy for the
relationship between the public and
voluntary and community sectors
and undertake activities to
implement it
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire “Helping people change their lives for the better”

3. Background
• Compact Implementation Group,
membership largely infrastructure
organisations
• Recently refreshed the Compact
• Recognised need to be more
strategic and to link across various
themes
• Membership review to bring in
broader expertise and influence
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire “Helping people change their lives for the better”

4. Leicestershire Together *
Theme Commissioning Boards Specialist Groups Localities
Health &
Health & Wellbeing Blaby
Wellbeing
Staying Healthy
Integrated Commissioning
Commissioning Board - Executive
Prevention & Early Intervention Charnwood
Safer
Community
Substance Misuse
Communities
Safety
Cross -cutting themes
Harborough
Housing/Planning/Infrastructure Community Budget*
Safeguarding • Families with complex
Local Enterprise Stronger Communities needs
Hinckley &
Partnerships Transport • Alcohol & Drugs
Bosworth
Sport & Physical Activity • Access to Services
Voluntary Community Sector
Voluntary Community Sector
Rural Melton
Children & Housing Services
Young People Environment North West
Flood Risk Leicestershire
Waste & Cleaner, Greener
Natural & Historic Environment
Climate Change Oadby &
Environment Wigston
*Community Budgets are specific time service projects that
demonstrate the Leicestershire Together ways of working
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire “Helping people change their lives for the better”

5. Activities
VCS involvement in:
•Vision and strategy
•Decision-making and consultations
•Commissioning and procurement and
other funding
•Improving communication
•Joint planning and delivery of services
•Implementing the Compact
•Any more?
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire “Helping people change their lives for the better”

6. Links with Other Partnerships
• The VCS Strategy Group can feed
directly into the Commissioning
Board and Executive as a cross
cutting partnership.
• It can act as an advisory and critical
friend, making recommendations to
the Commissioning Board and
Executive and Theme Boards and
receive actions subject to capacity.
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire “Helping people change their lives for the better”