The VCS Matters Strategy Group has so far had 5 meetings in 2008.  The following meeting papers are attached below:

   7th Strategy Group Meeting on 7 February 2008:

        -  minutes

   8th Strategy Group Meeting on 30 April 2008:

        -  'The New Local Area Agreement 2008-2011' by Seamus Gaynor

        -  'Extended Provision and the VCS' by Simon Field

        -  Outcomes table 2008-09

        -  VCS Engage StockTake

        -  minutes

   9th Strategy Group meeting on 3 June 2008:

        -  Outcomes update

        -  minutes

        -  'What is play?' by John Freeman

        -  Play England National Update by Lakhvir Sahota

   10th Strategy Group meeting on 17 July 2008:

        -  Integrated Youth Support Update by Samantha Webster

        -  The case for a VCS Youth Sector Network in Birmingham by Peter Miller

           (Slides & summary)

        -  minutes

   11th Strategy Group meeting on 11 September 2008:

       -  minutes

        -  For information on ISA and CRB registration see

            http://www.bayc.org/crb-checks-criminal-records-checks

            and the CRB and ISA websites listed in the Links section