The statement follows confusion over the future of the Hubs. Capacitybuilders has confirmed it is to follow the advice of the Durning Report and strip them of their commissioning role in future.

Ben Kernighan, deputy chief executive of the NCVO, said he was pleased with the decision. “We look forward to working closely with Capacitybuilders as they develop a strategy for the new spending period. We will be consulting our members and the wider sector on the draft road map to ensure that this strategy continues to meet the sector’s needs.”