North Yorkshire Welfare Voluntary Scheme – Recruiting New Volunteers

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RECRUITMENT NEEDED FOR NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL RUN WINTER WELFARE VOLUNTARY SCHEME

With the rise in the number of Covid cases nationally and locally, the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum has escalated its response and we are once again having weekly silver officer Tactical Coordination Group and gold officer Strategic Coordination Group meetings (held virtually online), with limited officers based at the Multi-Agency Control Centre in Northallerton.

It is becoming apparent that the Covid response will be continuing throughout this winter period and therefore there will likely be a need to support the most vulnerable during this time.

In North Yorkshire the supporting role for those shielding and the most vulnerable will continue to be taken on by the local Community Support Organisation hubs across the area, with County Council providing support at weekends and where needed during the week as well.

Due to the potential longevity of this scheme, it has been decided to create a dedicated voluntary group under the banner of “Team North Yorkshire” which is specifically looking at providing this welfare role over the months ahead.

This new scheme run by North Yorkshire County Council and will be looking at continuing the work that was started during national lockdown earlier this year. The roles required will include:

  • Door knocking to check on shielded individuals who are not answering the phone.
  • Collecting shopping and/or prescriptions for shielded individuals.
  • Other miscellaneous tasks that might be required for shielded individuals.

This new county council scheme will be run via an app which can be downloaded for free. If there are tasks that are required in your area then the app will alert you and you can choose to accept it or not. If you are interested in signing up then please reply and let us know. We will then pass on further details including how to download the app and join the scheme. Don’t worry, if you don’t have a smart phone, you can still volunteer.

City of York are currently looking at how best to support the Community Support Organisations within their area and whether they need a similar level of support over the winter period.

Ready For Anything will be used for concurrent incidents, such as flooding, and emergencies requiring rest centres, and any other tasks that might be required by the other agencies within the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum as part of the pandemic response in the months ahead.

Visit the website: www.emergencynorthyorks.gov.uk/readyforanything

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AMENDMENT – 20/00598/MFUL | Change of use of agricultural land to a dog walking field | Land At OS Fields 6882 And 8386 York Lane Flaxton North Yorkshire

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Please note the Parish Council have been notified of an amendment to the above Planning Application.

You can view the amended planning application via our Planning Application Page.

Council Complaints Procedure

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Complaint Procedure

The Council has recently received an anonymous complaint letter directed to the Chairman and Vice Chairman.

We process all complaints in accordance with the complaints procedure which can be found on the council website at:

https://www.flaxtonpc.org.uk/parish-council/council-policies-and-procedures-overview/council-policies-and-procedures/

We take every complaint seriously.  However, we cannot act upon an anonymous complaint as set out in section 2.2 of the complaints procedure which clearly states that the Complaints Procedure does not cover:

  • Complaints about the conduct of Councillors. These should be reported to the Monitoring Officer at the relevant principal authority.
  • Anonymous complaints.

Mystery Shopper Recruitment Scam – A message from North Yorkshire Police

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Fraudsters are targeting job-seekers with a recruitment scam that has already claimed a number of victims with losses totalling over £51,000.

The fraudsters use recruitment websites and apps to identify potential targets. The victim is then cold-called by someone claiming to be an employee of a mobile phone network. The caller explains to the victim that they will need to take part in a “mystery shopper” test in order to pass the recruitment process.

The victim is instructed to visit one of the mobile network’s high street stores and take out a phone contract using the victim’s own personal and financial details. They are assured that the contract will be cancelled after the recruitment process is completed.

Once the victim has successfully taken out the contract, they are directed to drop-off points to deliver the phone and SIM card to a ‘colleague’ of the caller. The victim is reassured that the contract will be terminated.

In reality, the victims will never hear from the suspects again, and are left liable for the mobile phone contract they were convinced to purchase. Some victims are also asked to move the “employer’s” money through their own bank accounts, putting them at risk of committing money laundering offences. Others find out that their personal details have been used to take out loans, for which they are also now liable.

What you need to do

  • Personal information such as your full address, DOB, or NI Number should not be included on your CV or public profiles on a recruitment sites.
  • To protect yourself against identity theft, always verify that the employer/recruiter you’re speaking with is who they say they are. Contact the employer via a telephone number or email address on their official website, or via the company’s verified social media accounts.
  • Never allow an employer to move their money through your personal bank account. Legitimate employers won’t ask you to do this.
  • For more advice and information about recruitment scams, please visit: https://www.safer-jobs.com/

North Yorkshire Community Messaging (NYCM) is managed by North Yorkshire Police.  The official website is www.nycm.co.uk which will allow you to sign into your account to change your delivery method preference or locations of interest. It also contains a FAQs section, which may assist with any queries you have.

Links and attachments:  North Yorkshire Police will only ever link you to secure web-sites we trust, we will only send you attachments where we believe it is absolutely necessary.

If you need to contact North Yorkshire Police please call 101 or in an emergency dial 999.  Alternatively please email any non urgent enquiries to: