Archive: Voluntary Sector

Big Society RIP? Cuts hit volunteer services

Volunteering faces cutbacks which could undermine the Big Society

Public spending cuts are likely to hit volunteering hard, a charity chief has warned.

Tories to create Office of Civil Society

PM denies Big Society 'saving' motive

Charities 'revolutionary' to public service reform

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CIOT: Welcome for HMRC voluntary sector funding announcement

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed HMRC’s announcement today of £2 million a year of grants to be given over the next four years to voluntary sector bodies, so that they may provide support and advice to HMRC customers who need most help in complying with their tax obligations and claiming their correct entitlements

Severe weather: BASC calls for voluntary restraint in Scotland

BASC is calling on all who shoot ducks and geese in Scotland to exercise special restraint in their shooting.

BASC: Severe weather in Scotland triggers call for voluntary shooting restraint

Due to continuing adverse weather, BASC is calling for all shooters in Scotland to exercise extra voluntary restraint in their shooting of ducks, geese and waders including woodcock, snipe, and reared mallard.

BASC: Severe weather prompts calls for voluntary curbs on shooting

Due to the widespread severe weather, the UK's largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is calling for all shooters in Scotland and Northern Ireland to exercise restraint.

Charities to be given role in welfare

Mr Purnell launched the taskforce with an eye to getting the third sector more involved

The government is looking into how to expand the role of voluntary organisations in getting people back into work.

Tories to create Office of Civil Society

Mr Cameron has long advocated a greater role for the third sector in public services

The Tories are planning to create an Office of Civil Society if they achieve power, the party revealed today.

Charity funding 'too complex'

The government's wish to see more charities providing services could be undermined by a complicated funding system.

Brown: Unsung heroes will boost 'Britishness'

Gordon Brown has called for an 'unsung heroes day' as part of his push to promote Britishness.

MPs lobbied on anti-ageism laws

Help the Aged leading mass lobby of parliament

MPs will today meet with older people for a mass lobby of parliament ahead of the age discrimination law review.

Charities urged to innovate and exploit new media

Charities have been urged to look to the Arctic Monkeys for inspiration and exploit new media to raise funds.

Youth homelessness given new priority

Young people forced to leave home are one of the biggest causes of homelessness, the housing minister said today while announcing a raft of new measures to tackle youth homelessness.