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All Member Events Hub

Here members will find presentations and resources relating to all VODG member meetings and events.

Here you will find the following resources shared at VODG meetings and events: Chief Executive Resources, Professional Networks, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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01 Apr 2025

Corporate Services Benchmarking | Working Paper

The purpose of the first meeting was to explore the interest in and feasibility of VODG enhancing its benchmarking efforts across the membership. This working paper summarises the key areas discussed and outlines additional considerations moving forward.

Corporate Services
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17 Mar 2025

Funding Pledge Summary | VODG Vat Novation Project

Many VODG members have established trading subsidiaries for the purposes of contracting with local authorities to enable the reclaiming of VAT. This has been done independently following their own professional advice and decision-making processes.

VAT Novation
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17 Feb 2025

Background | VAT Novation

Subject to sufficient funds being raised, VODG will appoint Philip Middlewood to make direct contact with relevant senior people within local authorities. He will explain and persuade on the benefits of changing how they contract with member organisations on behalf of named VODG members.

VAT Novation
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17 Jan 2025

AI Opportunities Action Plan

The government has responded to the AI Opportunities Action Plan by setting out its commitment to using AI to ‘turbo charge’ its Plan for Change.

AI
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05 Nov 2024

Executive Pay and Rewards Analysis

Please be aware that this resource is exclusively accessible to members who contributed to the initial survey. Should you encounter any difficulties or have any questions regarding the access process, please feel free to reach out to us; we are here to assist you.

Chief Executive Resource
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02 Nov 2023

Commissioning and Contracts | Legal Insights, Perspectives and Tactics

VODG directors and senior colleagues were invited to join us for these interactive online sessions hosted by VODG corporate partners and international law firm Trowers & Hamlins. For part one of this two part event, we considered how we can negotiate a satisfactory contract. In part two, we considered ways to persuade councils to change their position using public law arguments.

Chief Executive Resource