How the town hall sees the voluntary sector

Third Sector, 5 September 2007

The relationship between the voluntary sector and local government could best be described as 'difficult': charities accuse councils of failing to understand them and of trampling on their independence, while councils often accuse charities of being unaccountable.

Caroline Abrahams describes the culture shock of moving to the Local Government Association from the voluntary sector and offers charities an insight into the pressures and priorities of local authorities.  I've been programme director for children at the Local Government Association for nine months now. Before this, I spent 20...

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