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SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning 1

24 May 2013 | Governance | Niki May Young

The Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations has criticised the Scottish regulator, OSCR, for stepping “outside its regulatory remit” in draft guidance produced for charities on the Scottish independence referendum.

SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning

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Charity Banking Survey 2008

Finance | Ian Allsop
1 Apr 2008

Tags: Finance for trustees

Ian Allsop presents the findings of our annual review of the charity banking scene. Statistical analysis by Gareth Jones.

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Mencap care staff strike over pay

Finance | Gareth Jones
1 Apr 2008

Tags: Human resources | Cash management

Employees at five care homes run by mental health charity Mencap in Wakefield staged a 48-hour walkout following a pay dispute last weekend.

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NOMS drops 10 per cent third sector target 1

Finance | Gemma Ware
1 Apr 2008

Tags: Public service delivery

The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has abandoned a target to subcontract 10 per cent of offender services to the third sector in favour of a best value approach to commissioning.

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Uneven Stephen?

Finance | 1 Apr 2008

Tags: Funding

There was surprise in the sector when it was announced that Futurebuilders England would not continue to run the government's Futurebuilders fund as of this month.

At a time when the NHS and Local Authorities are being told to put everything out to competitive tendering it is rank hypocrisy and smacks of cronyism to learn that Government favoured schemes do not have to follow suit.

» Shadow minister wades in to Big Society Network funding controversy

Opinion

The sector's darling 2

Finance | Gareth Jones
1 Apr 2008

Tags: Budgeting

It was widely criticised as a dull Budget. It says a lot about the importance of style over substance in modern politics that David Cameron thought.

Opinion

Colouring books

Finance | Paul Bennett
1 Apr 2008

Tags: Human resources | Philanthropy

Paul Bennett looking in-depth at an instrument which identifies preferences.

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Charity 100 Index Constituent Review 2008 - We shall not be moved

Finance | Gareth Jones
1 Apr 2008

Tags: Charity 100 Index

Gareth Jones presents the new constituent list for the Charity 100 Index.

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Beneficiary trustees not right for all, says Commission

Governance | Gemma Ware
1 Apr 2008

Tags: Trustee boards

The Charity Commission has warned charities to think carefully before bringing beneficiaries onto their trustee boards, after an investigation into mismanagement at a Welsh branch of the mental health charity Mind.

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