'Not a morning that will set the world alight, but a good showing'

Finance | Garreth Spillane | 18 Mar 2010

No major policy updates, though none were expected in the morning session.

Some points from George Osborne (pictured):

* Wants greater third sector involvement in welfare-to-work and public health
* "value for money is absolutely a key concern"
* Tories favour clearer distinction between commissioning and procurement, commitment to reduce paperwork
* Simplified tendering and reporting that does not preclude not-for-profits and small charities
* Much talk (also by Rt Hon Francis Maude MP) on the move to outcome rather than process rewards
* As expected, discussion of centralisation (of both government and the media!) and how it doesn't best impact local outcomes
* Charities must be innovative and original, professional, and deliver value for money.

It wasn't a morning to set the world alight, but a good showing from the Conservatives. Lunch is very early and there is a good buzz amongst delegates. Probably the most interesting thing this morning has been the language with regards to commissioning and "payment on results". Will see if/how this is expanded on in the afternoon sessions.

We're set to hear from Conservative policy, Treasury, health and charities spokesmen (amongst others).

Directory: Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)
Who's Who: Garreth Spillane

Comments

[Cancel] | Reply to:

Name *

Email *

Organisation

Job Title

Comments *

Verification *

* Please read our Community Standards

Close »

Community Standards

The civilsociety.co.uk community and comments board is intended as a platform for informed and civilised debate.

We hope to encourage a broad range of views, however, there are standards that we expect commentators to uphold. We reserve the right to delete or amend any comments that do not adhere to these standards.

We welcome:

Robust but respectful debate
Strongly held opinions
Intelligent relevant discussion
The sharing of relevant experiences
New participants

We will not publish:

Rude, threatening, offensive, obscene or abusive language, or links to such material
Links to commercial organisations or spam postings. The comments board is not an advertising platform
The posting of contact details for yourself or others
Comments intended for malicious purpose or mindless abuse
Comments purporting to be from another person or organisation under false pretences
Gratuitous criticism, commentary or self-promotion
Any material which breaches copyright or privacy laws, or could be considered libellous
The use of the comments board for the pursuit or extension of personal disputes

Be aware:

Views expressed on the comments board are left at users’ discretion and are in no way views held or supported by Civil Society Media
Comments left by others may not be accurate, do not rely on them as fact
You may be misunderstood - sarcasm and humour can easily be taken out of context, try to be clear

Please:

Enjoy the opportunity to express your opinion and respect the right of others to express theirs
Confine your remarks to issues rather than personalities

Together we can keep our community a polite, respectful and intelligent platform for discussion.

Conservatives turn to charities for housing policy advice

Sector leaders and Conservatives clash over campaigning

Conservatives will expect even more of sector, admits Letwin

Election 2010: Who's important in the Conservatives?

Social return on investment key topic for Conservative think-tank

Tory MP implies they've already won

Ian Allsop (50) David Davison (42) John Tate (42) Robert Ashton (30) Tania Mason (22) Paul Bennett (22) Gordon Hunter (17) Daniel Phelan (13) Vibeka Mair (10) Andrew Hind CB (10)

David Philpott (9) Gareth Jones (8) Niki May Young (8) Celina Ribeiro (7) Andrew Chaggar (5) Rui Domingues (5) James Brooke Turner (4) Sir Stuart Etherington (4) Kate Sayer (3) Jeremy Swain (3) Garreth Spillane (3) Alistair Gibbons (3) Claris D'cruz (2) Richard Maitland (2) Adrian Beney (2) Iain Pritchard (2) Daniel Fletcher (2) Martin Brookes (2) Tesse Akpeki (2) Hal Broadbent (2) Stephen Hammersley (2) June O'Sullivan (2) Belinda Pratten (2) Simon Steeden (2) Mark Astarita (1) Don Bawtree (1) Tim Brown (1) Sir Stephen Bubb (1) Victoria Cook (1) Lindsay Gray (1) Nick Ivey (1) Iona Joy (1) John Kelly (1) Heather Lamont (1) Stephen Lloyd (1) Lucy McLynn (1) Chris Oulton (1) Julian Rathbone (1) Peter Scott (1) Socrates Socratous (1) Richard Weaver (1) Karl Wilding (1) Richard Williams (1) Roger Chester (1) Matthew Bowcock (1) Pauline Broomhead (1) Reuben Turner (1) Martin Farrell (1) Paul Gibson (1) Becky Slack (1) Jonathon Grapsas (1) Andrew Scadding (1) Simon Hebditch (1) Su Sayer (1) Martin Birch (1) Jonathan Lewis (1) Sara Llewellin (1) John Low (1) Dame Mary Marsh (1) Ruth Murphy (1) Colin Nee (1) Sally O’Neill (1) Julia Unwin (1) Kate Rogers (1) Malcolm Hayday (1) Nick Brooks (1) Nick Wilkie (1) Filippo Addarii (1) Kimberley Scharf (1) Jakes Ferguson (1) Jessica Sklair (1) Joe Turner (1) Rob Dyson (1) Nick Cater (1) John May (1) Julian Blake (1) Andy Williamson (1) Malcolm Hurlston (1) Andrew Samuel (1) Chester Mojay-Sinclare (1) Paul Amadi (1) Kirsty Weakley (1) Neil Mapes (1) Dan Corry (1) Peter Holbrook (1) Peter Mitchell (1) Billy Dove (1) Andrew Ketteringham (1) Jackie Turpin (1) Lynne Robb (1) Jonathan Crown (1) Paul Emery (1) Ruchir Shah (1) Pesh Framjee (1) Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs (1) Vicki Prout (1) Lisa Clavering (1) Paul Farmer (1) Neelam Makhijani (1) Jonathan Bruck (1)

Less +++ More +++