New task force to cut Big Society red tape
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The government has announced a new red-tape cutting task force to ‘thin the thicket of bureaucracy and regulation’ on the voluntary sector.
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From fire station to hub for the homeless
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A former Oxford fire station is set to become a new centre for homeless charity Crisis after being awarded funding from the government’s Places of Change programme.
Projects await fate as RDA funding axe falls
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Initiatives across England face the withdrawal of key funding following the government’s decision to cut £270m from regional development agency budgets.
‘Scorched earth’ funding cuts fail Compact compliance
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Local programmes are being abandoned, funding pulled and payments to voluntary groups have been delayed as a result of recent spending cuts announced by the government, according to a voluntary and community sector charity.
Budget: charities criticise ‘short-termist’ measures
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Campaigners have hit out at measures in the Budget which they describe as ‘short-sighted’ and at odds with the coalition’s pledge to ensure fairness.
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