Coalition Structure
The UK Coalition consists of a broad membership that meets at least once a year. It has set up a UK working group but is seeking to develop separate groups representing - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The UK Coalition has responsibility for overall policy matters and UK strategy.
The country working groups have delegated powers to carry out the work of the Coalition and to set up sub-groups as appropriate.
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UK Coalition
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Representation
The UK Coalition is made up of the full membership as listed on our members page. Agencies must sign up to the joint statement and the policy principles of the UK Coalition in order to become a member.
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Decision Making
The UK Coalition has responsibility for developing policies and the broad strategic direction of the Coalition. The UK Coalition may delegate work and decision making powers to the Coalition working groups as appropriate.
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Meetings of the UK Coalition
The full UK Coalition will meet at least once a year.
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Operational Matters
All special posts within the Coalition will be nominated and elected by members of the Coalition on an annual basis.
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UK Coalition Posts
Chair
The Chair of the UK Coalition will be elected by members and will have responsibility for:
> Conducting and co-ordinating Coalition meetings according to the agreed agenda
> Ensuring that decisions are made and that business is conducted according to the rules set out in the terms of reference
> Liaising with the Secretary to ensure that work has been carried out and information is distributed to members
Secretary
The Secretary will be nominated and elected by the UK Coalition and will have responsibility for:
> Organising and arranging meetings of the UK Coalition
> Taking and distributing the minutes of meetings
> Distributing the agenda and other relevant papers to all Coalition members
> Co-ordinating the completion of any work agreed by the UK Coalition, working groups and sub-groups
> Overall responsibility for facilitating communication between the UK Coalition and all the working groups
Treasurer
The Treasurer will be elected by the Coalition and will be responsible for:
> Holding and administering the funds of the Coalition
> Monitoring and reporting expenditure
> Collecting any contributions from Members
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UK Coalition working groups
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Role of the Working Groups
The Coalition working groups will carry out the broad work programme of the Coalition as agreed by the UK Coalition. It is proposed that there should be separate country working groups for the Coalition to be set up in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Individual working groups will devise campaign and lobbying strategies relevant to the policy making structures in each country.
It is proposed that the country working groups should be semi-autonomous and will have responsibility for developing a strategy that is appropriate to national and local government structures in each country.
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Representation
The four sub-groups will be made up of agencies representing the interests of national and local agencies working with older homeless people.
Members of the working group will be expected to sign up to the joint statement and the policy principles of the Coalition.
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Sub-groups
The country working groups will be able to set up sub-groups to tackle specific areas of work. These sub-groups will report back to their working group which in turn will report back to the UK Coalition.
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Meetings
Country working groups will meet at least three times a year.
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Reporting
Procedure Each country working group will submit an annual report to the full UK Coalition.
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Operation of Working Groups
All posts in the country working groups will be nominated and elected by members of the working group on an annual basis.
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Working-group Posts
Chair
The Chair of a working group will be elected by members of the working group and will have responsibility for:
> Conducting and co-ordinating working group meetings according to an agreed agenda
> Ensuring that decisions are made and business is conducted according to the rules set out in the terms of reference for the Coalition
> Liaising with the Secretary to ensure that work has been carried out and information is distributed to members
Secretary
The Secretary will be nominated and elected by the Coalition and will have responsibility for:
> Organising and arranging meetings of the UK Coalition > Taking and distributing the minutes of meetings
> Distributing the agenda and other relevant papers all to Coalition members
> Co-ordinating the completion of any work agreed by the working groups
The Secretary to the UK Coalition and the country working group for England (i.e. Help the Aged) will be responsible for establishing good lines of communication between all the working groups and between the working groups and the UK Coalition.
Treasurer
The Treasurer will be elected by the working group and will be responsible for:
> Holding and administering the funds of the working group
> Monitoring and reporting expenditure to the working group
> Collecting any contributions from working group members
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