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Last updated: 30 November 2008
The Office of the Third Sector newsletter provides your update on third sector related policy developments.
This issue contains key updates on our third sector policy developments from July and August 2008. These include the launch of the Grassroots Grants programme, gift aid transitional relief and the publication of guidance to ensure Government departments make three year funding contracts the norm.
This issue contains key updates on our third sector policy developments from May and June 2008. These include the publication of guidance for volunteers on Criminal Records Bureau checks, the appointment of members to a new Third Sector Advisory Body and the news that two thirds of top tier local authorities have prioritised the third sector under the new local government performance framework.
This issue contains key updates on our third sector policy developments from March and April 2008. These include a plan for a standard measure of social return on investment, the appointment of Jill Pitkeathley as Chair of the new Third Sector Advisory Body and the implementation of further changes from the Charities Act 2006.
This issue contains key updates on our third sector policy developments from January and February 2008. These include the Chancellor announcing a package of measures on Gift Aid in the 2008 Budget, the Government response to the Commission on the Future of Volunteering and the announcement of a new 10m Risk Capital Fund for social enterprise.
This issue contains key updates on our third sector policy developments from the last two months. The previous two months have been a busy period for the third sector, with the publication of ‘One Year On: Government's progress on third sector involvement in public service delivery’, the launch of the ‘Give with Care’ awareness drive and the launch of several third sector strategies from other Government departments.
This issue contains news of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Social Enterprise Day and the launch of the Innovation Exchange, as well as information on the Capacitybuilders £18m funding programme and this year's events to mark Compact Week.
This issue contains news of the final report of the third sector review, the result of the largest-ever consultation with the third sector which sets out plans to work with the sector over the next 10 years, as well as information on the new Minister for the Third Sector and details of a £70m fund to transform youth volunteering.
This issue contains news of the implementation of delivery plans for social enterprise and public service delivery, as well as the timetable for implementing the Charities Act. We also report on the second year of the Volunteering For All programme, announcements in the Budget and new measures to promote charitable giving.
There's plenty to talk about in this issue, with the launches of two action plans and the implementation of the Charities Act high on our news agenda. Ed Miliband, Minister for the Third Sector also outlines his vision, following six months in post, and we also have initial views from our new Director General, Campbell Robb, about what he wants the Office of the Third Sector to achieve.