Manchester Alliance for Community Care

Community Legal Advice Commissioning 2009/10

During 2009/10 MACC was commissioned by Manchester City Council to support voluntary-sector advice providers in the City of Manchester in engaging with the major changes taking place in advice service commissioning across the city. Current funding arrangements terminated during 2010, to be replaced by new services commissioned jointly by the City Council and the Legal Services Commission, who are now working together in a collaborative procurement exercise.

It is this local procurement exercise (rather than any parallel national procurements around immigration or mental health advice) that MACC’s support and this Resource Pack focus on.

MACC can offer a range of support to voluntary-sector providers:

training sessions;
guidance through organisational change processes;
facilitation of new and developing partnerships; and
provision of information tailored to the current situation.

We are providing information primarily by publishing this Resource Pack, and through fielding any questions arising from it.

Advice Resource Pack Contents
To explore the Advice Resource Pack on-line, click on the links below to access parts of the pack:

N.B. This Advice Resource Pack does not constitute legal advice

For further information or for a printable version of the Advice Resource Pack, please contact, Alison Tansey MACC Business Improvement Co-ordinator 0161 834 9823.

Voluntary Sector Development

Notice Board
Dates for Your Diary
Notes of Meetings
Reports

Business Improvement

Useful Links
Sample Policies and Procedures
Tendering Resources
Working in Partnership

Commissioning

Commissioning in Manchester
Community Legal Advice Commissioning 2009/10

Voluntary Sector Policy

Compact
Third Sector Strategy

Developing Advocacy Services

Introduction
Aims
Resources

Improving Community Engagement

Community Engagement Strategy
Local Involvement Network
Talking Health
Resources