Voluntary Action-Leeds has produced a series of factsheets and policy documents for voluntary and community sector organisations. All the documents listed are available to download as Acrobat PDF files please click their title to download.

Voluntary Action-Leeds does not recommend the policy documents or factsheets below as 'models' and does not accept liability which may be incurred by using them in this way. Organisations are strongly recommended to check any policies they wish to adopt or adapt for their own use with a legal advisor.

If you would like to know more about a policy area but cannot see it please email or call Richard Jackson on 0113 297 7923.

Factsheets

Click to download all factsheets listed below in one document (87 pages - 2.2Mb)

Starting a New Group

Charities Act 2006 : Registering as a charity

Charities Act 2006: Sources of Information

Constitutions

Closure: Closing of an unincorporated association

Disagreeing with Decisions

Management Committees

Good Governance

Structures

Becoming a Trustee

Funding: Overview

Funding: Sources

Funding: Making Applications

Business Planning

Marketing

Publicity Materials

Types of Insurance

Insurance Providers

Information Management

Meetings, Minutes & Agendas

City Centre Venues

Recruiting Staff

Being a Good Employer

Planning and Holding Meetings

Voluntary Action-Leeds has a number of internal policy documents which your organisation may find useful for information.

If you would like to know more about a policy area but cannot see it please email or call Richard Jackson on 0113 297 7923.

Archiving Policy (68KB)
Date prepared 02/07

Capability Policy (16KB)
Date prepared 11/05

Complaints Policy (28KB)
Date prepared 03/06

Confidentiality Policy (12KB)
Date prepared 02/03

Data Protection Policy (29KB)
Date prepared 11/06

Disciplinary Procedure (100KB)
Date prepared 01/07

Environmental Policy (60KB)
Date prepared 05/07

Equal Opportunities Policy (23KB)
Date prepared 02/05

Equal Opportunities Statement (9KB)
Date prepared 11/02

Flexitime guidelines (9KB)
Date prepared 11/02

Grievance Procedure (104KB)
Date prepared 01/07

Health & Safety Policy (19KB)
Date prepared 09/05

Homeworking Policy (12KB)
Date prepared 11/02

Internet use (11KB)
Date prepared 02/05

Lieu time Policy (9KB)
Date prepared 11/02

Maternity Rights Policy - (34KB)
Date prepared 04/07

Other Leave Policy - (16KB)
Date prepared 05/07

Personal Safety Guidelines (12KB)
Date prepared 11/02

Plagiarism Policy (7KB)
Date prepared 08/02

Recruitment and Selection Policy (20KB)
Date prepared 02/05

Redundancy Policy (17KB)
Date prepared 11/04

Review & Appraisal Policy (24KB)
Date prepared 06/04

Sickness and Absence Policy (12KB)
Date prepared 09/05

Statement of Written Employment Particulars (Permanent) (22KB)
Date prepared 03/05

Statement of Written Employment Particulars (Fixed Term) (25KB)
Date prepared 03/05

Training Policy (12KB)
Date prepared 06/04

Trustee Agreement (7KB)
Data prepared 11/02

Trustee Conflict of Interest (9KB)
Date prepared 08/02

Trustee Induction Pack (6KB)
Date prepared 09/02

Whistleblowing Policy (100KB)
Date prepared 06/07

Working from home (15KB)
Date prepared 02/05

Trustee Job Descriptions

Chair (9KB)
Date prepared 08/02

Deputy Chair (7KB)
Date prepared 08/02

Treasurer (10KB)
Date prepared 09/02

Trustee (10KB)
Date prepared 04/04

Voluntary Action-Leeds does not recommend the above policy documents or factsheets as 'models' and does not accept liability which may be incurred by using them in this way. Organisations are strongly recommended to check any policies they wish to adopt or adapt for their own use with a legal advisor.