this week we were on top form and rattled through loadsa ideas – here are some of them…

query about signed consents on physical paper when providing face to face – needed to meet cyber essentials requirements. Suzanne’s team use a scanning app when out and about and it drops straight into casebook – Edward does the same. Microsoft lens does not store data on a phone so is compliant.

2fa – usually has to be on people’s own phones – what do we think about that? lets chat further on this one…

referrals in from other agencies who are funded to do the work they send to us- well this one is a really hot topic for so many of us as we struggle with lack of capacity – so we will defo have another chat about this. It has long been the case that other VCS agencies bid for stuff and then seek to meet targets via our work but this is increasingly an issue we feel…

out of borough placements for people- several of us are facing this one where local people are placed in temp accomm some distance away and then call on us for help to secure local housing.. Nnenna has drafted some info on this which we will share… thanks Nnenna… another example of how we are all tussling with capacity planning to maintain well being in the teams and retain staff…Here is Nnenna’s briefing note..