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 Achieving sustainable rural communities for the 21st century |
A new report, entitled The Rural Challenge: Achieving sustainable rural communities for the 21st century, backs Government plans to put power in the hands of rural communities to protect and preserve village life.
Date posted: 17 August 2010
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| NAVCA briefing on Joint Strategic Needs Assessments |
NAVCA, the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action, has produced a briefing on behalf of the Department of Health on how Joint Strategic Needs Assessments should incorporate the knowledge and experience of voluntary organisations and communities.
Date posted: 13 August 2010
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| The Future is Local according to the Sustainable Development Commission |
Enabling communities leading local renewal projects with a neighbourhood-scale approach is the most cost-effective way to ensure our villages, towns and cities are fit for the future and create the conditions for people to thrive, according to a new report by the Sustainable Development Commission.
Date posted: 06 August 2010
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| Equalities Act 2010 |
The Equality Act 2010 is intended to provide a new cross-cutting legislative framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all; to update, simplify and strengthen the previous legislation; and to deliver a simple, modern and accessible framework of discrimination law which protects individuals from unfair treatment and promotes a fair and more equal society.
Date posted: 22 June 2010
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| Vetting and barring scheme put on hold |
The Home Office has announced that the vetting and barring scheme, under which staff and volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults would have to register to be checked by the Independent Safeguarding Authority, has been halted.
Date posted: 17 June 2010
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| UK Civil Society Almanac - FREE to all NCVO members |
NCVO have announced the release of their UK Civil Society Almanac 2010 which is free to all NCVO members. The Almanac – now in its 10th Edition, reports key trends and characteristics on a range of topics, including funding and finance, spending, employment, volunteering and beneficiaries - focusing on how voluntary organisations at the heart of civil society have changed over the last decade.
Date posted: 28 April 2010
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| Banking Reform Letter |
Urban Forum have produced a standard letter that could be circulated to your MP asking for banking reform to be a priority for the next government.
Date posted: 10 April 2010
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| Refreshed Compact |
On 16 December 2009, the refreshed national Compact document was launched. After the recent consultation on the document the new Compact has been shortened and reflects the changing operating environment for the partnership between government and the voluntary sector.
Date posted: 16 December 2009
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