| The final report of Measuring Outcome for Public Service Users has been launched |
The final report of Measuring Outcome for Public Service Users, which highlights the need to measure outcomes and value for money in the widest possible way, by focusing not just on the benefit of the service delivery to the individual end user but on the wider social value created as well, has been launched.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Home Office consults on policing in the 21st century |
The Home Office has launched a consultation paper, outlining new ways to change the face of policing over the next five years, entitled Policing in the 21st Century: Reconnecting Police and the People.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Consultation on change to policy direction of Big Lottery Fund |
The Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) is running a consultation to seek views on the proposed wording for a new policy direction for the Big Lottery Fund. One ...
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| One East Midlands produces a summary of community & local government spending cuts |
Community and Local Government has given more details about spending cuts across all local authorities. The announcement can be found at www.co ...
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Consultation on the Regional Growth Fund |
On 29 June, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg launched a £1 billion Regional Growth Fund to provide support for projects that offer significant potential for sustainable economic growth and can create new private sector employment.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| New report explores how to use public law to challenge decision making |
Keeping it Legal - A guide for third sector organisations on public law and equality rights, produced by the NAVCA and Women’s Resource Centre, explores how groups can use public law to challenge unfair decision making.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Equality Act 2010 summary and quick start guides |
The Government Equalities Office, in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, Citizens Advice and the Equality and Diversity Forum, has produced Equality Act 2010: What do I need to know? is a series of summary guides and ‘Quick Start’ guides to the key changes in the law and to support the implementation of the Act.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Government produces briefing paper on Local Enterprise Partnerships |
Following the Government’s announcement that Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) are to be abolished and their proposal that some of the responsibilities of RDAs will be taken on by new Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), a briefing paper has been produced outlining the plans.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Consultation on Equality Duty |
Equality Duty is part of the Equality Act, ensuring that fairness is at the heart of public bodies’ work and public services meet the needs of different groups. This consultation by the
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Improving health and social care support for BME carers |
The Race Equality Foundation’s latest health briefing paper examines the experience of BME carers in the context of mainstream service provision and recent policy developments, such as the National Carers Strategies, service user and carer involvement and the personalisation agenda.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Building a Stronger Civil Society consultation |
The Office for Civil Society has announced that it hopes to invest in a new infrastructure programme for the voluntary sector and has launched a consultation that asks charities and social enterprises how they would like the government to support them.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Two new consultations launched on Liberating the NHS |
The White Paper, Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS, published earlier this year, set out the Government’s plans for the NHS. The Government is now seeking views on two public consultations entitled An Information Revolution and Greater Choice and Control.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| One East Midlands publishes briefing on LEPs |
One East Midlands has produced a policy briefing on the Coalition Government’s proposals to create a network of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to replace Regional Development Agencies.
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Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Shared vision for the future BME Voluntary and Community Sector |
Following an in-depth study, Voice4Change England has published A Shared Vision for the Future of the BME Voluntary and Community Sector, which identifies crucial areas of action for policy makers to strengthen and support the BME VCS and target deprivation and challenge inequality.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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| Renewed Compact published |
A renewed Compact, the agreement which governs relations between the Government and civil society organisations in England, has been published by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society and Simon Blake, Chair of Compact Voice, the organisation which represents civil society organisations on the Compact.
Publication date: 21 January 2011
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