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	Sector cuts are taking place amid 'growing scrutiny deficit', says Bubb News » News Written by Third Sector (subscription) May 10, 2012 0 Published in Finance + Funding Governance + Management Topics Government Cuts Leadership + Transparency Tags Acevo Stephen Bubb Attitudes to publicly funded charities are hardening, Acevo head will say in anniversary speech Read More @ Third Sector CompareNews	3
	Councils cut the fat but cracks are beginning to show, says survey News » News Written by Charity Times May 09, 2012 0 Published in Finance + Funding Topics Government Cuts Sector Funding Tags RSA A survey of 50 local authorities show that in the face of cuts to public spending many councils are coping better than expected with over 90% balancing their budgets in 2010/11 and 86% managing to protect front line services by focussing on back office savings and efficiency measures. A surprising 71% also said that the impact of cuts had been positive or neutral. Commissioned by the RSA and LGIU, the survey found that the number of council CEOs and senior staff that are pessimistic about the impact of the cuts on the most vulnerable is small but growing. Read More @ Charity Times CompareNews	8
	Government must engage voluntary sector more on Big Society, audit finds News » News Written by Civil Society May 08, 2012 0 Published in Finance + Funding Policy Topics Government Cuts Big Society Tags Civil Exchange The government’s Big Society initiative is failing to bolster cuts because it is not sufficiently engaging poorer communities, the young and ethnic minorities, an independent audit has warned. Read more @ Civil Society CompareNews	9
	One in five advice charities face closure News » News Written by Civil Society May 03, 2012 0 Published in Communications + Marketing Finance + Funding Topics Information Services Government Cuts Tags Gareth Thomas Nearly a quarter of advice charities are in danger of closing down as a result of funding cuts, according to a new report. Read more @ Civil Society CompareNews	3
	A quarter of children's charities could close due to funding cuts, says NCB News » News Written by Third Sector (subscription) April 30, 2012 0 Published in Finance + Funding Youth + Children's Issues Topics Government Cuts Sector Funding Tags National Children's Bureau Report finds that children's charities will lose £405m of government funding over the next five years Read More @ Third Sector CompareNews	12
	Government toughens spending controls News » News Written by Charity Times April 26, 2012 0 Published in Finance + Funding Topics Government Cuts Tags Institute for Fiscal Studies In a speech at the Institute of Fiscal Studies today, chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to its fiscal consolidation and set out new, tougher spending rules to ensure delivery of its spending plans. Extracts of the speech are set out below. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, said: "Fiscal discipline is not ideological. It is core to good Government. And it necessary to deliver fairness too. Be in no doubt, it is the poorest and most disadvantaged, not the wealthy, who are hit hardest when a country loses control of its public finances. Read More @ Charity Times CompareNews	12
	National Galleries Scotland acquisition budget cut to a fifth News » News Written by Civil Society April 13, 2012 0 Published in Arts + Built Heritage Finance + Funding Topics Visual Arts Government Cuts Sector Funding Tags National Galleries of Scotland The National Galleries Scotland is facing an acquisition budget cut of 80 per cent, as the Scottish government reduces spending across the board. Read more @ Civil Society CompareNews	15
	Councils cut spending on volunteer centres by 12 per cent in 2010/11 News » News Written by Third Sector (subscription) April 02, 2012 0 Published in Finance + Funding Volunteering Topics Government Cuts Sector Funding Volunteer Recruitment Tags Volunteering England Institute for Volunteering Research Funds for volunteering does not match the rhetoric, says Justin Davis Smith of Volunteering England Read More @ Third Sector CompareNews	10
	Arts groups to close after losing Arts Council core funding News » News Written by Civil Society March 29, 2012 0 Published in Arts + Built Heritage Finance + Funding Topics Government Cuts Sector Funding Tags Arts Council England More than one in ten arts groups are closing as a result of losing their core funding from the Arts Council this week, according to new research from The Stage, a weekly newspaper for the performing arts industry. Read more @ Civil Society CompareNews	8
	Lack of funding forces closure of former YWCA branches News » News Written by Civil Society March 26, 2012 0 Published in Communications + Marketing Finance + Funding Topics Information Services Government Cuts Sector Funding Tags Platform 51 YMCA Platform 51, formerly the YWCA, is being forced to close three of its 15 centres in an attempt to tackle its persistent budget deficit. Read more @ Civil Society CompareNews	9

In a speech at the Institute of Fiscal Studies today, chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to its fiscal consolidation and set out new, tougher spending rules to ensure delivery of its spending plans. Extracts of the speech are set out below. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, said: "Fiscal discipline is not ideological. It is core to good Government. And it necessary to deliver fairness too. Be in no doubt, it is the poorest and most disadvantaged, not the wealthy, who are hit hardest when a country loses control of its public finances.

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