CashBack for Communities - Declaration

Declaration 
To be eligible to apply to CashBack for Communities you must first confirm you meet ALL the eligibility criteria listed below:

Governance
  • Your Board or governing body meets at least four times per year
  • Your board or governing body has at least 3 members who are not related to each other
You are not:
  • Sole trader
  • Unincorporated organisation
  • Local Authority or Local Authority arm's length company - also known as Arm's Length External Organisations (ALEOs)
  • Educational establishment in receipt of statutory funding i.e. university, school or college
  • Prison Service or statutory secure estate
  • Health Board or NHS Facility
  • Research organisation
  • Scottish Government agencies
Finance
  • You are asking for between £150,000-£1,500,000
  • Your most recent annual revenue is greater than £200,000
  • Your latest annual report and financial records are from within the last 18 months and show you are solvent
  • That no going concern matters are highlighted in recent board meetings or minutes
  • Two independent people review and approve your organisation's financial transactions and payments 
  • You have a policy to prevent conflicts of interest in financial transactions and payments, covering both staff and your governing body
Safeguarding

Your organisation has its own safeguarding policy, which:
  • Outlines clear steps to follow if there is a concern about a child or young person
  • Names a Designated Safeguarding Lead in your organisation
  • Includes regular mandatory training for relevant staff
  • Explains how and when background checks happen
Scottish Government Policies

Fair Work First principles
  • Your organisation is accredited by the Living Wage Foundation or can prove that all staff are paid at least the Real Living Wage
  • You can show that all workers, including agency staff, have effective channels to make their voices heard
  • You can show that you are working towards or meeting key Fair Work Framework conditions, including:
    -Investing in staff training and development
    -Not using zero-hours contracts inappropriately
    -Addressing the gender pay gap and promoting inclusion and diversity
    -Offering flexible and family-friendly working conditions for all workers from day one
    -Rejecting fire-and-rehire practices
Impact assessments
  • You have or plan to create a Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment for this project
  • You have or plan to create an Equalities Impact Assessment for this project
Targeting
  • Your project will focus on supporting the 20% most deprived communities in Scotland according to their Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) level.
  • If your project does not target the most deprived communities, it focusses on young people with other protected characteristics.





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