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The government has refused a Freedom of Information request from Gareth Thomas MP, shadow minister for civil society, to provide him with the risk register that it prepared for the Work Programme.

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The Cabinet Office is looking at appointing a commissioning specialist to improve contracting relationships with the voluntary sector, Lord Wallace revealed at the Civil Society Question Time event yesterday.

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A lot of charities are "really struggling with some of the more topical sorts of funding, such as the move to payment-by-results", said Carol Rudge, global head of not-for-profits at Grant Thornton.

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It has received a 'negligible' number of referrals from prime contractors, chief executive Stephen Remington tells MPs

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NAVCA has turned down an invitation to sign up to the Government’s recently launched Procurement Pledge, drawn up by the Cabinet Office.  Instead, NAVCA is supporting an alternative Local Government Association (LGA) pledge and is urging other voluntary organisations to follow their lead. 

The homelessness charity is the latest third sector organisation to pull out of the back-to-work scheme

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The solicitor representing protest group Stroud Against the Cuts has written to NHS Gloucestershire warning that the Primary Care Trust is misinterpreting the law by insisting that it must tender the county's community health services even for NHS options.

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Steve Kerr of the London Voluntary Service Council tells Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector that informal evidence shows flaws in the programme

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Matt Scott of the National Coalition for Independent Action says this culture has widened the gap between large and small organisations

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Over £1m in grants and training will be shared by 150 individuals each year in a new five-year programme devised to "build a force of community entrepreneurs", which launched today.

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