Sector demands clarity on its service delivery role

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector Online, 29 November 2007

Charities have criticised a Department for Work and Pensions report that outlines how public services will be commissioned in future, claiming it lacked detail about the voluntary sector's role.

An interim report into the DWP’s ongoing review of its commissioning strategy, published on Tuesday, said it was committed to working with the voluntary sector on the delivery of public services. But chief executives group Acevo and umbrella body the NCVO claimed that the report fell short because it failed...

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