Hallmark Scheme

The Hallmark Scheme is a quality standards scheme for village and community halls, launched nationally in 2007.

It aims to help give management committee members the confidence to know that they are running their hall in the correct way and that they are doing everything that they should be, and helps to encourage best practice and to establish a national standard for halls country wide.

There are three levels:

• Level 1 deals with charity law and administration
• Level 2 deals with health & safety, security and licences (where applicable)
• Level 3 deals with forward planning, business plans, policies, sustainability etc.

Assessments are undertaken by specially trained volunteers who themselves are members of village hall management committees. Hall management committees will receive a copy of comments made by the ‘official visitors’ and certificates will be given once the level has been achieved.

The levels have to be undertaken in sequence, but hall management committees are given a checklist to help them know what the assessment will cover for each level.

Participation is free and more information can be obtained by contacting Chris Cowcher.