Why an Alliance?

The idea behind The Alliance is simple.  We believe that we can get the best for the children, young people and families we work for by acting together. By acting together we can make the best use of our collective resources, avoid duplication of effort and maximise the impact of the sector.

This page provides information about how The Alliance works. 

How it works

The Alliance is currently an unconstituted network of children and young people's voluntary organisations operating within the framework of a Terms of Reference.  

However, see news item on this website dated 7 June 2010 for details of our decision to become incorporated as a charitable company limited by guarantee.
http://www.hants-alliance.org.uk/news/176

Membership

  

Articles of Association

The Articles of Association, which reflect the aims, objectives and values in the original Terms of Reference, contain the objectives of The Alliance and govern its internal affairs; including the relationship between the trustees and the members.  To view a copy click here

To view a copy of the original Terms of Reference click here   
 
  

Governance

  

Structure

• Commissioning sub group
  
  Although grants remain an important source of funding for the voluntary sector, enabling it to provide  innovative, value-for-money services, there is a growing use of tenders and contracts by public sector commissioners.
  
  Tendering for services for children, young people and families is a learning process both for the voluntary sector and for colleagues in the public sector.  The Alliance commissioning sub group meets on a periodic basis to consider issues around local commissioning.  It gathers information from network members about the voluntary sector experience of tendering for public service contracts, and discusses these with senior colleagues in Hampshire County Council Children's Services Department at periodically convened meetings.  
   

• Disabled Children's Sub Group
  
  Established to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC).
  
  Drawn from member organisations who work for disabled children, young people and their families, the disabled children’s sub group is able to influence AHDC service improvements by means of regular meetings with members of Hampshire County Council’s Aiming High Team and with the Head of Joint Children’s Commissioning for NHS Hampshire and Hampshire County Council.  
  
      

Representation 

The Alliance nominates individuals to represent the children and young people's voluntary sector at meetings and forums as required. 

Sector representation on bodies and partnerships fall into two broad categories:

• Strategic groups
  These are concerned with developing, reviewing and implementing high level strategy relating to services for children, young people and their families.  The over-arching strategic group is the Hampshire Children's Trust Board.
   
• Practitioner/outcome partnerships 
  These are concerned with developing new policy or delivering the initiatives in the Hampshire Children and Young People's Plan. 

   

The difficulties, challenges and limitations of representing the views of such a diverse sector are acknowledged.  Individuals representing the sector have a responsibility to communicate and consult with colleagues across The Alliance network in accordance with the representative protocol, a copy of which can be viewed/downloaded by clicking here.

All representatives are nominated/ reviewed/endorsed at the Annual Meeting. 

Representatives on practitioner/outcome partnerships will usually continue from year to year because of the need for specialised knowledge and continuity of representation. Organisations in the appropriate sub-sector are encouraged to work with these representatives to ensure that there is effective communication.

Where there is urgency, The Alliance Steering Group will select a representative and will seek confirmation at the next collective meeting of The Alliance.

A list of representatives and their contact details, together with current representative vacancies, can be viewed by clicking here. 

Representative vacancies

There are currently vacancies for Alliance representatives/deputy representatives on:

• The Hampshire Safeguarding Children Board  Multi-Agency Safeguarding Forums covering the SE and SW of the County
• The evolving local children's partnerships

For further information contact Ian Milsom.  
 

Business Plan 2009 - 20012

The business plan looks at the background to the formation of The Alliance in 2006, charts its development to date and details the key  priority development areas to 2012.  To view the business plan click here