CALL FOR NEW APPROACH TO FAITH GROUPS PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES

A new report today sets out recommendations for a framework that would enable faith based groups to deliver more public services without policy makers alienating civil society. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations is warning that treating faith-based organisations as separate may be divisive.

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OLDER PEOPLE FEEL LIFE IS GETTING WORSE AS THOUSANDS LIVE IN POVERTY

Almost a third of older people believe their lives have got worse in the last 12 months, according to a report out today which also shows that nine out of ten elderly people think there has been no improvement. The report from Help The Aged says the equivalent of 2.66 million UK pensioners said their general quality of life had deteriorated.

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This programme is now available to view on egovtv.tv, the online television channel for public service modernisation. It reports on progress in the development of Children’s Services in support of the Every Child Matters agenda. It presents a unique and comprehensive cross-agency view of the progress achieved to date, the challenges encountered and how these are being addressed by the different sectors and their constituent organisations in Health, Education, Social Care, Policing and the Voluntary Sector.The programme focuses on the operational level development of Children’s Services organisations and multi-agency delivery. There is a focus on overcoming the cultural and working issues of the new integrated Children’s team, coordinating services delivered through multi-agency teams and progress on co-location and Children Centres. Management, leadership and commissioning issues are examined together with an update on critical information sharing, integrated children’s systems and the role of the recently announced DfES ContactPoint.

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