Posts Tagged ‘Government & Policies’

Neighbourhood-level Community Budgets success

The Community Matters

Birmingham has been selected by Government to be one of ten neighbourhood-level community budget pilots, DCLG announced today (21 December). The Birmingham pilot will include Shard End, Castle Vale and Balsall Heath.

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Charity shops spared extra accounting regulation

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The Accounting Standards Board has abandoned plans to require charity shops to value their stock at the point it is received. The ASB is currently drawing up an accounting standard for all organisations that provide public benefit, including charities, universities and housing associations, as part of wider reforms of accounting standards.

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Business Plan and Budget 2012 & Public Consultation

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Birmingham City Council has launched the consultation for the 2012/13 budget. Local people, staff and organisations and can have their say on proposals until 8th January 2012. A series of public meetings will be held throughout late October and November.

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Please Help: Localism Bill Survey

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We need your help! Nem Tomlinson at Chamberlain Forum is doing some research about the Localism Bill, and the opportunities and challenges that localism brings for civil society groups.

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The Compact: We’ve lost it!

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Reaction to the publication, in April, of the summative evaluation of the Compact we conducted with Bill Rushbrooke was, to say the least, mixed. On the one hand, those described by Jeremy Kendall as ‘Compact enthusiasts’ vociferously attacked our conclusion that it was ‘in danger of being ignored to death’. On the other hand, those who felt that the whole enterprise was misconceived seized the opportunity to denounce the Compact as ineffective and toothless.

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