Last year MVSO sent out a questionnaire about setting up a Voluntary Sector Forum in Moray. The Forum is about the voluntary and community sector working together by facilitating networking between its members so that they share experience, expertise, resources and good practice in order to respond collectively to issues affecting Moray.

Since then, MVSO, Volunteer Centre Moray and others have been working hard to progress the idea. The Voluntary Sector Forum has now become the Voluntary Sector Partnership Moray (VSPM) and as the idea has developed over the last few months it has been decided that a further mandate from the voluntary and community sector in Moray is required.

A booklet has now been produced to bring you up-to-date as the VSPM concept has evolved significantly over the last few months. Your participation is extremely important as one of the main aims of the VSPM is to ensure that the voluntary and community sector perspective is included alongside the public and private sectors when decisions are made which affect the people of Moray. There is an opportunity in the booklet to provide feedback about your views on the VSPM; we would appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete and return this.

For more background information the following documents are available to read: Establishing a Voluntary Sector forum in Moray, and the feedback document from this consultation.