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| Urban Forum and NAVCA are conducting a survey | | |
Dear Colleague,
Urban Forum and NAVCA are conducting a survey to explore the relationship between councillors and local community groups.
The Government wants stronger relationships between local community groups and councillors. It wants councillors to be better community leaders and it wants the voluntary and community sector to be more involved in making local decisions.
The trigger for this research is the Local Government White Paper; Strong and Prosperous Communities, published in October 2006, which sets out the vision for localities in England.
To fill in the short questionnaire please Click here.
Many thanks for you time,
Urban Forum and NAVCA
E-Mail: info@urbanforum.org.uk
Web: www.urbanforum.org.uk
Tel: 020 7253 4816
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| Office of the Third Sector newsletter: Issue 3 | | | Welcome to the third issue of the newsletter from the Office of the Third Sector, your update on policy developments related to the third sector. The last two months have seen a number of major developments and announcements, most notably the launch of the final report of the Government’s third sector review, containing an ambitious strategy to work with the sector to promote social and economic regeneration over the next ten years. We will bring you the latest news on the rolling out of the strategy in future newsletters. We are always grateful for feedback on the newsletter, so please send any comments to OTS.newsupdate@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk |
top | Prime Minister sets out 10-year vision for a thriving third sector | | | The Prime Minister has unveiled his 10-year vision for how government can support a thriving third sector. The final report of the third sector review announces major new commitments to boost the sector and its partnership with government, and sets out £515m funding over the next decade. Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, said that the review “will ensure a future with the third sector at the heart of our society”. Full News Stories
For more details of the review and the final report, please visit the third sector review section of our website. |
top | New Minister for the Third Sector | | | The new Minister for the Third Sector is Phil Hope MP. Phil was formerly Minister for Skills at the former Department for Education and Skills, and replaces Ed Miliband MP, who is now the Minister for the Cabinet Office. Phil is the MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire, and comes to the role with a wealth of third sector experience, including previous positions in the National Youth Bureau and as a youth policy adviser to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations before entering Parliament. He has also previously chaired the all party parliamentary group for the voluntary sector. Full News Stories |
top | Innovation Exchange to be delivered by consortium | | | Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, has announced that a consortium including the Innovation Unit, acevo and Headshift has won the £1.2m contract to deliver the new Innovation Exchange pilot – a programme to support the third sector's capacity to innovate. Full News Stories |
top | Consultation news | | | The Office of the Third Sector has launched consultations on:
We also published a response to the consultation on Community Assets. Full News Stories
To take part in these and other consultations, and to find out more information about completed consultations, please visit the consultations section of our website. |
top | Research news | | | The Office of the Third Sector has published research reports on:
For more details of third sector research, please visit the research and statistics section of our site.
This newsletter is also available on the Cabinet Office website
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