steering group 

The programme is overseen by a Steering Group of 21 partner organisations, from front-line advice providers embedded within the communities they serve, to funders and membership or umbrella bodies.

We invite you to read a couple of extracts from the Steering Group’s terms of reference, which show the group’s purpose and objectives:

Purpose:

This Steering Group will oversee the development of a strategy to address the workforce challenges in London’s advice sector.  Based on the findings of the Mind the Gap research (May 2022), the Steering Group will work collaboratively to: provide strategic direction to the overall programme; provide guidance on funding; agree action plans; commission evaluation/s; and share learning to inform future developments.

Specific Objectives:

1. Develop a strategy and action plan for the programme.

2. Set up Task and Finish Groups to research and/or pilot specific solutions.

3. Agree an evaluation plan and commission evaluation and learning partner/s.

4. Continuously review evidence from relevant work, to inform commissioning and/or solutions to scale up

5. Provide guidance to funders on funding practice in the sector.

6. To liaise with the Advisory Group to share learning and obtain feedback on emerging issues that need to be addressed.

Steering Group’s current membership 

Frontline advice delivery organisations:

Centre for Armenian Information and Advice; Community Links; Day-Mer (Turkish & Kurdish Community Centre); East European Resource Centre; Legal Advice Centre (University House); Refugee Action; Toynbee Hall (Debt Free Advice).

Umbrella partners and membership bodies:

Advice UK; Advice Services Alliance; Inclusion London; Law Centres Network; London Citizens Advice.

Funders: London Funders/Propel:

City Bridge Foundation; Greater London Authority (GLA); Legal Education Foundation; National Lottery Community Fund; Paul Hamlyn Foundation; Trust for London.