Voluntary Action-Leeds | Factsheets and Policy Documents

This page provides links to factsheets, policy documents and information about charity trustees; all of which may be of interest or relevance to your voluntary or community organisation.

Factsheets
The information provided in the factsheets below covers key subjects relevant to voluntary organisations. The factsheets are provided in .pdf format to download.

Charities Act 2006: Registration as a charity	(140kb, prepared July 09)
Constitutions	(156kb, prepared May 09)
Closing an unincorporated association	(140kb, prepared May 09)
Closing a Registered Charity	(152kb, prepared Feb 09)
Closing a Charitable Company	(144kb, prepared Feb 09)
Management Committees	(148kb, prepared July 09)
Insurance	(148kb, prepared July 09)
Leeds City Centre venues for meetings/events	(124kb, prepared June 09)

Policy Documents
Employment Policies
For model policies and other information relating to employment rights please see the Payment and Employment Rights Service (PERS) website. PERS provide a wide range of leaflets, factsheets, toolkits and model policies for use by organisations: www.pers.org.uk/publications

VA-L Policies
Below is a selection of VA-L's internal policy documents for information and reference. The policies are provided in .pdf format to download.

Archiving Policy	(68kb, prepared Feb 07)
Complaints Policy	(129kb, prepared March 06)
Confidentiality Policy	(10kb, prepared Feb 03)
Data Protection Policy	(88kb, prepared Nov 06)
Environmental Policy	(60kb, prepared May 07)
Equal Opportunities Policy	(155kb, prepared Feb 05)
Equal Opportunities Statement	(55kb, prepared Nov 02)
Health & Safety Policy	(147kb, prepared Sept 05)
Personal Safety Guidelines	(12kb, prepared Nov 02)
Plagiarism Policy	(7kb, prepared August 02

The policy information provided is intended for reference and information, we recommended you check any policies you may wish to adopt or adapt with a legal advisor. Voluntary Action-Leeds does not recommend the policy documents or factsheets be used as 'models' and does not accept liability which may be incurred by using them in this way.

Trustee Information
Below is a selection of VA-L's internal documents relating to trustee roles and responsibilities provided for information or reference. The policies are in .pdf format to download.

Chair - Job description	(9kb, prepared August 02)
Deputy Chair - Job description	(7kb, prepared August 02)
Treasurer - Job description	(10kb, prepared Sept 02)
Trustee - Job description	(10kb, prepared April 04)
Trustee Agreement	(8kb, prepared April 04)
Trustee Conflict of Interest	(12kb, prepared April 04)
Trustee Induction Pack	(8kb, prepared April 04)

Further information about the duties of charity trustees is available from the Charity Commission website.

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