Membership charges
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AABC is the national voice for BCRPs and is the only organisation which is able to speak up for the work of partnerships.
AABC wants to help to develop the skills, professionalism and value of partnership work and to ensure that BCRPs are able to respond professionally to increasing demands for their participation in the local community safety programme.
This means that AABC has to charge for its services in order to ensure that it generates income and can continue to deliver high quality services to partnerships. Each partnership costs nearly £9,000 to establish (full cost of time and resources). We do not seek to recover the full costs of establishing and servicing partnerships, but the board of AABC has decided that the following charges will apply:
AABC can only help to establish and accredit partnerships who agree to become members of AABC. We are not able to offer our services to establish partnerships for non-members.
ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP MEMBERSHIP OF AABC IS £400 FOR EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS
DEVELOPING NEW PARTNERSHIPS
Where AABC commences to work to help to form or establish a new partnership, the process and charges set out below will apply:
Stage One AABC will ascertain by way of pre-visit telephone and e-mail advice that the new partnership wishes to fully engage in establishing a partnership to the SBA standard. AABC will tell potential partnerships what they will need to contribute towards the process and to identify the key person/s that will drive it forward. Once the new partnership has agreed to go forward, the key person will set up a meeting with all their key players
AABC will attend an initial free visit to make a presentation and fully discuss any issues with key players. They will tell them what the process is, what the costs will be, discuss timescales and set out what the partnership will be expected to do throughout the process. This visit is important as it will be the one at which the partnership will have to make the decision to go to stage two. AABC and the partnership need to ensure that there is a good prospect for success.
Stage Two If the partnership wishes to move forward they will agree to pay the total amount (via email confirmation) before AABC commences work . All other costs will be met by AABC. The partnership will then receive the following: Two pre-accreditation visits, one accreditation visit, one presentation visit. AABC partnership codes of practice, unlimited phone and e-mail guidance, Safer Business Award certificate, (an SBA circular high quality display plaque is available for purchase if required), membership of AABC for one year, discounted access to AABC PI and other insurances and all other services.
The total cost will be £850. Additional visits will be charged at £95 per day.
RE-ACCREDITATION EVERY TWO YEARS FOR SAFER BUSINESS AWARD
- The partnership will receive the following:
- One accreditation visit
- One presentation visit
- Unlimited phone and e-mail assistance
- Safer Business Award certificate
The cost will be £95 for AABC members. For partnerships whose membership has lapsed for less than 12 months, the cost will be £400 and membership will be back-dated to the original expiry date. A partnership whose membership has lapsed for more than 12 months will be treated as a new partnership.
PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT
AABC and its staff will provide free and unlimited advice, information and help to members on any matter and will seek to provide solutions if the answer is not immediately available.
4 March 2010