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  • Dame Mary Marsh appointed to review skills in voluntary sector

    Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, has appointed Dame Mary Marsh to lead a review into leadership and skills in the voluntary sector.

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

  • Funding Central boost delivers continued support for civil society

    A site providing information and advice on funding for charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises will be available for 18 months.

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

  • Last chance to submit bureaucracy-busting ideas to Civil Society Red Tape Challenge

    Charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to tell government about unnecessary/ineffective regulation.

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

  • £10 million social incubator fund launches

    Start-up social ventures will now be able to access intensive support through the new £10 million Social Incubator Fund.

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

  • Hodgson Review calls for a 'new settlement' for charities

    Charities should be given more control and freedom over how they are run, according to a report by Lord Hodgson on the Charities Act 2006.

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

  • Minister for Civil Society writes to Lord Hodgson about progress with Red Tape Task Force recommendations

    An update about some of the progress already made to implement the recommendations in the Task Force's report "Unshackling Good Neighbours".

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

  • The Minister welcomes NAO report on the Compact

    Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, makes a statement welcoming the National Audit Office's report on the Compact

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

  • Charities Act 2011

    The Charities Bill, which consolidates existing legislation into a single Act, has received Royal Assent and is now the Charities Act 2011.

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

  • Review of charity law

    Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts is to lead a full review of the law relating to charities in England and Wales.

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

  • Nick Hurd's letter to the sector setting out framework for work of the Office for Civil Society

    Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has set out the strategic framework for the programmes and work of the Office for Civil Society.

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  • The road ahead: a journey through public service reform for civil society organisations

    Open letter by Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd.

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

  • Red tape kept to a minimum for charities with ‘exempt status’

    Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has announced that charitable foundation and voluntary schools and sixth form colleges will have exempt status.

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

  • Consolidation of charity law

    The Charities Bill was published today, consolidating existing charities legislation into one Act of Parliament.

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

  • Tackling bureaucracy in local communities

    A new service has launched to help volunteers, community groups and social enterprises overcome bureaucracy.

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

  • Modernising commissioning green paper published

    New green paper published on creating a level playing field for charities and social enterprises bidding for public service contracts.

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

  • £100m Transition Fund opens for applications

    A £100m Transition Fund supporting charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises affected by public spending cuts is open for applications.

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

  • Best practice for councils managing spending cuts with civil society

    Nick Hurd has published examples of how local authorities can work well with charities and groups to minimise the impact of spending cuts.

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

  • Green Paper to put Big Society at heart of public service reform

    Ministers have pledged to open up new opportunities in public services for charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises.

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

  • Big Society strategy for charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises

    Building a Stronger Civil Society, a strategy to support charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises, was unveiled by Nick Hurd.

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

  • Francis Maude sees Big Society in action

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has visited a groundbreaking social enterprise at Leatherhead Community Hospital.

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