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  • New Charity Commission board member: Mike Ashley

    Mike Ashley has been appointed as a Charity Commission board member and will chair the Commission’s Audit and Risk Committee.

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

  • New What Works Centre for Wellbeing

    An independent centre is being set up dedicated to making policy and services work for wellbeing.

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

  • New £1.5 million grant fund to help social ventures

    A fund to help organisations that tackle social problems to attract investment and win contracts has been announced by the Cabinet Office.

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  • New Social Investment Awards honour trailblazing social financiers

    The first ever UK Social Investment Awards celebrate investors who support social enterprises and charities to grow and remain sustainable.

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

  • Adult social care: Be Independent CIC

    The story of why Be Independent CIC, an adult social care mutual, spun out of the City of York Council in April 2014.

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  • Government reviews ground-breaking Social Value Act

    Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Enterprise, led a review of the Social Value Act following its widespread success.

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

  • Health: Provide

    Launched in 2011 Provide delivers community health services across a wide variety of localities, going from strength to strength ever since.

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  • Children's services: Achieving for Children

    Achieving for Children spun out of The London Boroughs of Richmond and Kingston, delivering children's services across both boroughs.

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  • Rob Wilson speech at the Foundation for Social Improvement Annual Conference

    The Minister for Civil Society spoke at the conference on how the government supports charity giving, social action and social investment.

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

  • Supporting Britain's public sector talent

    Speaking today at a London primary school, Nick Clegg announced a series of measures to help public sector workers do their jobs.

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

  • New funding and powers to tackle abuse in the charity sector

    David Cameron announced new funding for the Charity Commission to tackle abuse, including extremist activity, in the charity sector.

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

  • 9 in 10 automatically transfer to the new system for voter registration

    An innovative IT system has enabled most electors to transition to Individual Electoral Registration without submitting a new application.

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

  • Top 10 online-enabled frauds hitting British wallets to the tune of £670 million, with high emotional cost

    51% of Britons have experienced an online crime: 'Don’t be a victim’ is theme for Get Safe Online Week 2014.

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

  • State of the Nation 2014 Report published

    The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has published its second annual State of the Nation 2014 Report

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  • Celebrating 'Join In' and the volunteering legacy of London 2012

    Minister for Civil Society Rob Wilson spoke at a reception about the work of 'Join In', a charity that encourages volunteering in sports.

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

  • Osmotherly Rules: statement on updated guidance

    Francis Maude made a written statement on the Osmotherly Rules: guidance for ministers and civil servants on working with Select Committees.

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

  • GOV.UK reaches 1 billion visits

    On its second birthday, the award-winning government website has reached a major milestone of 1 billion site visits.

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

  • Electoral registration in Scotland updated for the 21st century

    Registering to vote is now simpler than ever thanks to a new online process that has been built around the need of users.

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

  • Three quarters of Britons risking online safety

    A new survey from Cyber Streetwise has revealed the vast majority of people are not taking necessary steps to protect their identity online.

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

  • Public sector strikes: 15 October 2014

    Find out more about the government response to the PCS union strike.

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