One sector panel starts, another closes
7th July 2008, 1:48 pm
After four years the government’s State of the Sector Panel, which they used as a sounding board on various issues, is to close. There will be a series of four reports published this year outlining some of the key findings from the 4 years, covering Activities, resources and engagement with beneficiaries; Collaborative working and infrastructure organisations; Engagement with Government bodies and use of the Compact; Human, capital and organisational resources. The government will continue to “build the evidence base on and for the third sector”, with a new survey of sector organisations to run this autumn and in 2010. Office of the Third Sector news at http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/080630_sosp.aspx.
Meanwhile, the panel of the new Third Sector Advisory Body, set up to provide government ministers with clear and authoritative advice on policy regarding the third sector, has been appointed. OTS details, or see Governance news item http://www.charitygovernance.co.uk/home/preview.php?id=319.