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  • New legislation opens up UK Government business to Wales as £11.4billion spent with SMEs

    Further reforms offer opportunity for Welsh firms as over a quarter of UK government procurement now with small and medium businesses.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Giving community organisers the power to create real change

    Francis Maude explains how the government is helping community organisers to use social action to change their communities for the better.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Victory in Europe (VE) Day celebrations

    A 3-day weekend of events will mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Giving Tuesday Summit 2015: Rob Wilson speech

    Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson, spoke about the success of Giving Tuesday and how the government supports it.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tens of thousands get involved in Community Organisers programme

    Community Organisers have mobilised more than 400 communities to change their neighbourhoods for the better.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pioneering investment fund brings social finance to the arts

    The £7 million Arts Impact Fund brings together public, private and charitable investment and will bring social investment to the arts.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New pathways for the UK’s future cyber security experts

    Francis Maude has announced new initiatives to help young people find a career in cyber security.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nick Clegg signs £80 million Dorset Growth Deal

    The Deputy Prime Minister visited Cobham Aerospace in Wimborne today to sign the Dorset Growth Deal with local councils and businesses.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK social economy: Francis Maude speech

    The Minister for Cabinet Office spoke at Chivas Strathisla distillery on the UK as a global hub for social enterprise and social investment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Global social economy promoted in Scotland

    Francis Maude announced a global campaign to promote the UK social economy, meeting Scottish social entrepreneurs at Chivas distillery.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rob Wilson on youth social action

    The Minister for Civil Society spoke at a Cabinet Office event to celebrate youth social action at the Royal Overseas League.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cyber security ‘myths’ putting a third of SME revenue at risk

    Misunderstanding of the threat posed by cyber crime is leaving SMEs vulnerable to losing information, profit and customers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government spends £11.4 billion with SMEs

    Government spends over a quarter of its procurement budget with small and medium-sized enterprises. Further reforms will increase the spend.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Joint open data initiative "game changer" for social enterprise industry

    Social Enterprise UK and Cabinet Office data will enable people to track money spent by local authorities and central government on social enterprises.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government funds NUS competition to get students to #RegistertoVote

    Government invests £530,000 to encourage students to register to vote, the latest in a series of measures to maximise student registration.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local authorities receive additional £20 million for voter registration

    The additional £20 million from the government is part of the multi-year plan for the move to Individual Electoral Registration (IER).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain leads the way as Ordnance Survey helps to drive economic growth and digital innovation through open data

    Ordnance Survey is announcing it will launch a world-leading digital map as open data and create an engagement hub in London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First UK Open Data Camp held as government releases more data

    To mark International Open Data Day, the UK is hosting its first Open Data Camp as the government makes more data available to the public.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commissioning Academy Civil Society Programme pilot launched

    The government has launched the Commissioning Academy Civil Society Programme pilot, a new part of the Cabinet Office Commissioning Academy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fraud, Error and Debt Conference: Francis Maude speech

    Francis Maude spoke on progress in eliminating fraud and error in government spending and managing debts owed to the government.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government