Bristol City Council – Armed Forces Community Covenant (2025)
Local authority policy commitment under Armed Forces Act 2021; principles, duties and fair access for the Armed Forces community.
MOD – Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2024
National achievements and commitments; useful context for Somerset AFC partnership planning and VCFSE engagement.
NHS Somerset – Meeting the needs of the Armed Forces community (Mar 2024)
Lived‑experience insights and recommendations on healthcare access for serving families, veterans and reservists in Somerset.
NHS England – Veterans’ Mental Health TILS/CTS leaflet
Explains access routes and support via Transition, Intervention and Liaison (TILS) and Complex Treatment Service (CTS) including South West contacts.
Cats Protection – Community Neutering Outreach Report (2021)
People-centred neutering model addressing barriers, partnership working and behaviour-change to improve cat welfare in priority communities.
Wild Trout Trust – River Axe advisory visit report (Kingfisher Common, Wookey) July 2024
Somerset river habitat audit with recommendations for riparian management; useful for fisheries, land managers and community groups.
TrustLaw – Data protection: a guide for charities and NGOs (Nov 2024)
Plain‑English UK GDPR explainer for charities (roles, lawful bases, DPIAs, breaches); handy as a board/manager primer.
ICO – Recommendations for charities – Data protection essentials
Short tips for small charities: KPIs, training, incident plans, retention/erasure and transparency; links to ICO charity hub.
Somerset Council Volunteering Policy and Framework (Nov 2025)
Sets out a county-wide framework for recruiting, supporting and celebrating volunteers across 70+ roles. Clarifies standards, safeguarding, data protection, and the Central Volunteer Team’s processes.
Dementia 100: Summary Guidance
The fundamental concept of the Dementia 100: Pathway Assessment Tool is to provide a mechanism for capturing and understanding the characteristics and specific requirements that are considered key to the development and delivery of service and care needs for people living with dementia and their carers. The Dementia 100 extracts and combines pertinent information from multiple sources into a single, consolidated tool for self-assessment. Completed at Place level, it provides a holistic and integrated view of service provision. At system level it aids strategic planning and sharing best practice.