SAFEGUARDING AND OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS We need to be sure that any children, young people under the age of 18 and vulnerable adults you may work with will be safe. If your project will be working with any of these people, you must have a policy [Safeguarding Policy] that explains how you make sure of this and be able to show that the policy is put into practice. If your organisation has not adopted a policy of this type, you will be required to adopt the Safeguarding Policy for the duration of the event. If your Council’s organisation does have a Safeguarding Policy in place, this must be submitted with the Application. You are also required to complete and/or sign the following as detailed in the Application Form: Freedom of Information Statement Data Protection Statement Equality of Opportunity Section 75 Monitoring Questionnaire OTHER INFORMATION Voluntary and community organisations must have a written governing document [for example, a constitution, a set of rules or trust deed] and at least three people on their governing body or management committee who are not related to each other. BANK OR BUILDING SOCIETY ACCOUNTS You must have a UK based bank account in the name of the organisation that applies for a grant and will carry out the project. We require at least two unrelated people who sign cheques or make withdrawals If any signatories are related or live at the same address, we need written confirmation from your bank or building society that these people cannot authorise payments together. You will also need to send us a completed Council Payment System Form, [BACS] which is incorporated in the application form. This form must contain original signatures. All organisations must produce a set of accounts relevant to the event on its completion together with original invoices/receipts, original bank and credit card statements, corresponding with the expenditure as detailed on the event budget. All grant applicants must produce a projected income and expenditure budget for the event
SAFEGUARDING AND OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS We need to be sure that any children, young people under the age of 18 and vulnerable adults you may work with will be safe. If your project will be working with any of these people, you must have a policy [Safeguarding Policy] that explains how you make sure of this and be able to show that the policy is put into practice. If your organisation has not adopted a policy of this type, you will be required to adopt the Council’s Safeguarding Policy for the duration of the event. If your organisation does have a Safeguarding Policy in place, this must be submitted with the Application. You are also required to complete and/or sign the following as detailed in the Application Form: Freedom of Information Statement Data Protection Statement Equality of Opportunity Section 75 Monitoring Questionnaire OTHER INFORMATION Voluntary and community organisations must have a written governing document [for example, a constitution, a set of rules or trust deed] and at least three people on their governing body or management committee who are not related to each other. BANK OR BUILDING SOCIETY ACCOUNTS You must have a UK based bank account in the name of the organisation that applies for a grant and will carry out the project. We require at least two unrelated people who sign cheques or make withdrawals If any signatories are related or live at the same address, we need written confirmation from your bank or building society that these people cannot authorise payments together. You will also need to send us a completed Council Payment System Form, [BACS] which is incorporated in the application form. This form must contain original signatures. All organisations must produce a set of accounts relevant to the event on its completion together with original invoices/receipts, original bank and credit card statements, corresponding with the expenditure as detailed on the event budget. All grant applicants must produce a projected income and expenditure budget for the event
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