The Accord

The Greater Manchester VCFSE Accord envisions a thriving VCFSE sector that works collaboratively with the GM Integrated Care System and the GMCA.

The VCFSE Accord is an agreement between three bodies:

  • Our Combined Authority (GMCA)
  • GM NHS Integrated Care System  
  • The GM VCFSE Leadership Group

Its purpose is to improve working relationships between the three bodies which will, in turn, improve outcomes for Greater Manchester’s communities and citizens.

It is based on a relationship of mutual trust, working together, and sharing responsibility.    

The agreement in this form has been in place since 2021. To find out more about its history, you can visit Our History page.

How it works

  • Through a shared understanding across the whole of Greater Manchester of the value and contribution made by VCFSE organisations
  • Through the building of effective partnerships and relationships between the statutory sector with VCFSE organisations across different geographies
  • Through a shared vision, ways of working principles and set of commitments
  • Through a five-year iterative programme of leadership

Organisations involved

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Our latest Accord delivery highlights

Find out key highlights from all the work delivered under the Accord from April to June 2024

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Key contacts

This work is being led by VSNW on behalf of the Leadership Group but cuts across all working groups and accord delivery.

Anna Cooper

Lead Officer for GM VCFSE Leadership Group and Lead VCFSE Officer for the Accord

John Hannen

Co-Chair of Inclusive Economy Working Group, Grant Lead of The Accord

Liz Windsor-Welsh

Co-Chair of Population Health Working Group, Grant Lead of The Accord

Warren Escadale

Chair of Greater Manchester VCFSE Leadership Group, Grant Lead of The Accord

Anne Lythgoe

VCFSE Accord Strategic Lead of GMCA

Zulfi Jiva

Assistant Director for Strategy & Innovation of NHS GM Integrated Care

Request VCFSE participation

For Statutory agency or other partner requesting VCFSE participation

The role of the statutory agency or other partner requesting participation.

  • Use GM VCFSE Leadership Group as the first point of contact to set up VCFSE sector participation on a board/group
  • Recognise the independence of GM VCFSE Leadership Group in selecting participants in whom members of the VCSE sector have trust and confidence. In certain cases, the board/ group will work alongside GM VCFSE Leadership Group to ensure that the appropriate participant is selected
  • Provide the information requested in the below form (as far as possible) when making a request for VCFSE sector participation to the GM VCFSE Leadership Group
  • Offer an induction for the participant and identify key documents the participant should be familiar with prior to starting to attend meetings
  • Recognise the different issues associated with consulting and representing a ‘sector’ as opposed to a single agency and take these into account in terms of the expectations of the VCSE sector’s role (This may mean ensuring the participant has time to undertake consultation: the participant cannot offer guarantees or any such undertakings without consultation)
  • Be clear about any requirements for confidentiality
  • If possible, aim to financially support representation of VCFSE sector through offering an annual bursary
  • Work with GM VCFSE Leadership Group to identify capacity building issues and way in which these can be supported

Dispute resolution

If there are concerns about anyone participating on behalf of the VCFSE sector, or if the participant has concerns about their role in the Board/Group, the situation will be dealt with informally in the first instance through discussions with the GM VCFSE Leadership Group and the group/board’s chair.

Please enter the below details if you are looking to request VCFSE participation on your board or group. We will get back to you:

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