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Health and safety for community groups

Liability means that you are responsible for something or someone. If someone on your project, or visiting your project, gets hurt, are…

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Insurance for local groups

What is insurance, why do you need it and how do you get it? This is not formal insurance advice.

Risk assessments for community groups

What is a risk assessment, how do you do one, and how can you manage risk?

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Should our group be constituted?

This guide tells you what it means to be a constituted group. Some funders only give money to constituted groups. How can you become one…

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Types of Community Group in England and Wales

This guides explains the different types of community group in England and Wales. It will help you decide what's best for you.