Posts Tagged ‘Government & Policies’

Government website to help charities find contracts

Gov Website

The government has launched a new website aimed at helping charities and small businesses to find public sector contracting opportunities. The site, called Contracts Finder, will list all such opportunities worth more than £10,000.

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Government publishes new guidance to regulate councils’ funding decisions

Birmingham City Council House

The Communities and Local Government department has published new guidance for councils that says they should not make disproportionate cuts to voluntary and community groups.

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Charities: peers to oppose changes to the Localism Bill

Parliament Chamber

Umbrella and community bodies including Acevo and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations move to stop the bill being ‘watered down’

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Community halls and youth clubs exempted from charge for playing recorded music

Music - Record Deck

Music licensing authority PPL decides that buildings run on a not-for-profit basis won’t have to pay ‘specially featured entertainment tariff’. Community halls and youth clubs have been exempted from a proposed new charge for playing music at parties and social events.

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Office for Civil Society to trial £40m social impact bond scheme to support ‘problem families’

Children - Victims

Nick Turd announces four local authorities will run pilots, offering contracts to charities and social enterprises to tackle ‘the pointless cycle of crime and deprivation’

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