SEL is inviting all leading candidates in the London mayoral elections to sign the Charter and endorse its recommendations.
SEL recently conducted a consultation with members and drafted a collective reponse to CLG. To see the full response from SEL, please click here. To access CLG's consultation document, click here.
The distribution of unclaimed assets to serve the needs of youth, financial capability and inclusion, and the third sector is a programme that should be supported. SEL believes that this should only be carried out if the assets have been submitted to due process by a reclaim fund that guarantees the primacy of ownership and privacy of customer accounts in banks and building societies. To see the full response by SEL, please click here. To read the original consultation document produced by HM Treasury and Office of the Third Sector, please click here.
Research conducted by Social Enterprise London (SEL) has revealed that employees of social enterprises are happier on a range of issues than their counterparts in the voluntary, private and public sectors.
An extensive survey of over 160 organisations reveals that on key fronts such as employee satisfaction, levels of motivation and workplace environment, social enterprises are achieving very high success rates. The full report can be read by clicking on the link above.
This document outlines a strategy for the development of social enterprise in the Capital. That vision will be achieved through the inspiration and commitment of London’s leading representative bodies and main agencies. The role for social enterprise in achieving the key objectives of London’s leaders is set out here, as is a high-level strategy for Social Enterprise London, the Capital’s leading specialist support agency.
Social Enterprise London (SEL) promotes social enterprise solutions to economic and social issues in the capital. With a membership of over 420 social enterprise organisations in the London Social Enterprise Network (LSEN), SEL serves as the representative voice for social enterprise in London. This report is based on consultation conducted with LSEN members, as a response to the LDA's consultation on the issue.
Social Enterprise London (SEL) welcomes Lambeth’s development of the Economic Development Strategy. The framework for the paper is very useful in providing concrete and effective strands/themes around not only economic development but also regeneration and employment. We highlight in this letter some comments which we believe will make the strategy more inclusive and robust.
Click here to download Lambeth Economic Development Strategy 2006 - 2010
As many of you are aware the Chancellor announced in his Budget speech that the Government is undertaking a wide consultation on the role of third sector in social and economic regeneration. This review offers the opportunity for social enterprise to influence national policy to inform a ten-year strategy.
We welcome the first steps Government is making towards devolution of power to local authorities. Looking more critically at some of the more essential elements in the paper we immediately recognise that social enterprise as an instrument for more local involvement has, and continues to be, demonstrated through the variety of community businesses, co-operatives, credit unions, social firms located in London. In this respect the marriage between social enterprise and strengthening local communities is a good one and one that should be explored further by local government.
