Archives for June 6th, 2007

COUNCILS GET GUIDANCE AS FEAR OF ILLEGAL RAVES GROWS

Headlines, PublicNet: 6 June, 2007

COUNCILS GET GUIDANCE AS FEAR OF ILLEGAL RAVES GROWS

 

Councils are being given a five-point action plan to help them deal with a possible new wave of illegal raves across the country this summer. The guidance has been issued by the Local Government Association, which says ‘war will be waged’ on ravers who, it says, damage the countryside and ruin the lives of local people while putting their own lives at risk.

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CHARITIES MAINTAINING INDEPENDENCE IN SPITE OF SWITCH TO SERVICE DELIVERY

Headlines, PublicNet: 6 June, 2007

CHARITIES MAINTAINING INDEPENDENCE IN SPITE OF SWITCH TO SERVICE DELIVERY

 

Research today raises doubts over claims that charities are becoming less independent as they become more involved in delivering public services. The 2007 Almanac, a comprehensive overview of charities and their work, shows that Government funding to the voluntary sector has increased by only 1.5 per cent since 2001, though there has been a shift from grant support to payment for contracted work.

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OPENING THE ASSET TRANSFER WINDOW

Abstracts, PublicNet: 6 June, 2007

This document sets out the government’s plan to promote the transfer of assets to communities. The plan challenges councils to maximise the transfer of public assets in order to make services more responsive and create more confident empowered communities with greater civic spirit.The intention is to launch forty demonstration projects and provide councils with the tools and training they need so that they can give every community the opportunity to tackle their local priorities, whether those are about enhancing the local environment, alleviating poverty or raising people’s aspirations. Councils are being encouraged to bid for one of the pilot projects and a 400,000 pound grant.

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