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Running a Big Local partnership

Essential information on running your partnership, including roles and responsibilities, governance and teamworking tools

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Duties and liabilities of charity trustees and company directors

Guidance for partnerships becoming an incorporated organisation or setting up a separate legal body
Essential guidance

Essential and helpful guides on accessing funding and resources for your area
Governance

Governance guidance including code of conduct, insurance, equality and diversity, and safeguarding
Jargon buster

Your guide to the language used in the Big Local programme
Roles and responsibilities

Understanding the roles and responsibilities in your Big Local partnership
Teamworking tools

Guidance and tools for building digital confidence, tackling problems, making decisions and managing conflict as a partnership

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