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Charities
Bill update
The
Charities Bill has passed through the Committee Stage
in the House of Lords and is now set to enter the
Report Stage. This has been provisionally scheduled
for 12 October, following the end of the Summer Recess
27/07/05
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Sector
asked – is red tape killing innovation?
The
sector’s views on regulation are being sought
as part of a new consultation by the Better Regulation
Task Force (BRTF)
27/07/05
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Tax
issues under discussion in new Charities Unit
A
new Charities Advisory Group has been set up by HM
Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that is intended to help
the new HMRC Charities Unit meet the demands of its
customers
26/07/05
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Government
told to increase third sector role in public services
The
government should set up a new cross-governmental
team to speed up the transfer delivery budgets and
assets from the public sector to the third sector.
This is according to a new report from the Social
Market Foundation (SMF) and Acevo, which puts pressure
on government to significantly increase the role of
the third sector in delivering public services
25/07/05
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Research
finds financial training is lacking
Research
commissioned by secure payments provider, Voca, has
determined that up to half of a typical finance departments
training budget may be wasted each year through lack
of relevant initial training and inadequate follow-up
20/07/05
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More
hubs get go ahead
Two
more national hubs of expertise have received official
approval from the Home Office: the Workforce Hub and
the Performance Improvement Hub
19/07/05
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Time
for Growth proves successful
The
evaluation of the Time for Growth community foundation
challenge has been published, finding that an initial
investment of £1 million was turned into £19.5
million in three years
19/07/05
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Beacon
awards winners recognised
The
Beacon Awards presentation ceremony took place last
night which celebrated the charitable endeavours of
18 individuals
18/07/05
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Home
Office announces next stage in youth volunteer plans
An
independent charitable body is to be established that
will implement the recommendations made by the Russell
Commission, the Home Office announced today
11/07/05
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Charities
join to make an ImpACT
The
coalition of charities and sector bodies that wants
to improve public understanding in the sector has
officially been launched today
11/07/05
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Consultation
launched on Code of Fundraising
Fundraisers
are invited to give their views on the new draft Code
of Fundraising Practice for Major Donors, launched
by the Institute of Fundraising
06/07/05
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Victory
for EU campaigners
Campaigners
have successfully lobbied for internal rules limited
parliamentary access to be reversed - but will similar
success be enjoyed by those seeking confirmation that
funding levels will not be cut?
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