THIRD SECTOR’S PRIORITIES SEEK TO PUT IT AT HEART OF DEMOCRATIC DEBATE

Investment in a Third Sector Skills Council and giving citizens a real voice in their communities are among issues that voluntary organisations want Gordon Brown to treat as priorities if he takes over as Prime Minister. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has today set out its hopes for Gordon Brown’s first 100 days in office.

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COUNCILS CALL FOR POWER TO MANAGE SOCIAL HOUSING SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Local authority leaders have called for more power to manage the supply and demand for housing in their areas. The call comes in response to a report drawn up for the Government proposing a greater mix of social and private homes on council and housing association estates as a way of breaking the cycle of poverty in some run down areas. The report rejects the ending of security of tenure for residents and calls for incentives to help them to move on but it suggests they could face regular reviews of their financial status.

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The Annual Reward Survey 2007 from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development reveals that only one third of organisations have a reward strategy and just 55% of these measure its effectiveness. Of those who do measure effectiveness, only 23% link measurement to operational data, leaving most unable to show how their reward strategy achieves one of its main objectives to support the goals of the organisation.Around one-quarter of public and voluntary sector organisations forecast a cut in staff benefit spending this year, compared to just 9% of private service sector organisations and 16% of manufacturing and production.

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