Government 'should be clearer on public service delivery'

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 2 August 2007

The Government needs to be clearer about the distinctive contribution it expects from voluntary sector organisations that deliver public services, according to Stuart Etherington, chief executive of the umbrella body the NCVO.

Etherington was responding to Hearts and Minds , the Audit Commission’s report on commissioning from the voluntary sector, which called on charities to provide commissioners with better evidence of the added value of their services. The report, which was released earlier this week, found that the relationship between many councils...

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