Outside body

Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) is an independent registered charity with a borough-wide brief to assist and support voluntary community and faith sector (VCF) activity across Sefton.

The key activities are to:

·       Provide support services to the VCF sector.

·       Promote partnerships within the sector, and between the VCF sector and other sectors.

·       Provide a channel through which the VCF sector is represented.

·       Develop new ideas, strategies and organisations.

·       Support and develop volunteering opportunities.

·       Promote equality of opportunity and access, and the value of diversity.

The Council appoints three representatives to be advisory non-voting members on the Board of Trustees of the Sefton CVS which meets six times per year.