Author: faithaction

September 22, 2015

Faith, hope and charity: can we overcome the problem of proselytism?

Details 20th October, 3pm – 4pm Committee Room 15, House of Commons About The APPG on Faith and Society, in partnership with FaithAction, will be hosting Theos for a debate around proselytism and the third sector. With near 3.5 million people in the UK benefiting from the work of faith-based organisations each year, the size and variety of help is ever growing. Along with this there is a greater diversity of organisations providing the help, each with their own view on whether they should or...

September 10, 2015

Barnet Council Signs the Faith Covenant

We’re proud to announce that Barnet has become the latest area to sign up to the Faith Covenant. On 9th September 2015, Barnet Council and representatives from local faith groups – including Mayor Mark Shooter, Deputy Council Leader Daniel Thomas, and Chair of the Barnet Multi Faith Forum Esmond Rosen – made a commitment to work together in delivering the services needed by the community. Speaking at the event, Mr. Rosen said, Barnet Council and the Barnet Multi Faith Forum are agreeing to respect...

August 18, 2015

The Covenant in Practice: Leeds

Leeds signed the Covenant on 5th March 2015. Here is a perspective from Leeds City Council on their involvement in the process. What has the Council been up to since adopting the Covenant? Leeds City Council is interested in training and equipping faith groups to engage more often and more effectively with the local authority. It is also keen to engage more faith groups in involving their communities in sport and physical activity. Public health officials in the city are developing an effective framework for...

June 18, 2015

Northamptonshire Council Signs the Faith Covenant

We’re pleased to announce that Northamptonshire has become the third local authority to sign up to the Faith Covenant. On Wednesday 17th June, Northamptonshire Council and representatives from local faith groups made a commitment to work together in delivering the services needed by the community.

June 16, 2015

Annual General Meeting Held in Westminster

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Faith and Society held its Annual General Meeting today, which focused on the launch of the Covenant last year. The Covenant sets out clear principles by which faith groups and commissioners can work together, and members were keen to hear about how it has already been adopted by Birmingham and Leeds, along with Northamptonshire signing tomorrow, and several other areas in the planning stages. The roll-out of the Covenant and what it will mean for local areas in practice will...

March 5, 2015

Leeds City Council Signs the Faith Covenant

We’re delighted that Leeds today became the second local authority to adopt the Faith Covenant. This means that Council and faith group representatives have committed to work together to deliver services that meet the city’s needs. Chair of Leeds Faith Forum, Canon Charles Dobbin said at the launch today, […] the beauty of the Covenant is allowing Leeds City Council to access an existing network of relationships of trust. Councillor Peter Gruen, leader of Leeds City Council, also said today, […] health inequalities in Leeds...

February 27, 2015

Leeds City Council to Sign Faith Covenant

On Thursday 5th March, Leeds City Council will become the latest local authority to sign the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society’s Faith Covenant. The Faith Covenant has been developed by the APPG on Faith and Society as a tool to facilitate partnership working between local authorities and faith groups. It is a joint commitment between faith communities and local authorities to a set of principles for working together, which aims to build trust and promote open, practical engagement on all levels. Read More...

December 12, 2014

Birmingham City Council and local faith groups are the first in the UK to sign the Faith Covenant

Birmingham City Council is the first local authority to respond to a call from the All Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Faith and Society for all local authorities across the UK to sign a newly developed ‘Faith Covenant’. The City Council and faith group representatives signed the Covenant at a public launch held at the Library of Birmingham on Thursday 11th December 2014. The Faith Covenant has been developed by the APPG on Faith and Society as a tool to facilitate partnership working between local authorities...

December 11, 2014

Parliamentary Launch of the Housing Justice Quality Mark and Night Shelters Impact Report

Housing Justice is the national voice of Christian action on homelessness and housing. An important part of its mission is to support church responses to homelessness, including the growing network of Church and Community Night Shelters in London and across the UK. Housing Justice has convened a forum for the network of Night Shelters for over a decade, and this year has launched a new set of standards, the Housing Justice Quality Mark or HJQM. The new HJQM was launched on the 27th of November...

September 18, 2014

APPG to launch Covenant for Engagement – facilitating joint working between local authorities and faith groups

The coming decade will see the country facing new social needs and tough new challenges. The fresh demands on public services mean that local areas will need to unlock the potential of every part of society to find solutions. Of course, that includes faith groups, which have a great deal to offer as providers of services and advocates for the communities in which they serve. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society, for which FaithAction is the secretariat, has drafted a set of principles...