Anger over loss of strategic partnerships funding

By Andy Ricketts, Third Sector, 16 April 2008

A coalition led by umbrella body the NCVO has made a formal complaint to the Communities and Local Government department over its decision to drop a £6.4m strategic partnerships scheme.

In a letter to communities secretary Hazel Blears, the charities said the move breached the Compact and demanded compensation and a public apology. "CLG's actions amount to maladministration, and we believe this may merit being pursued through the parliamentary and health ombudsman," said the letter, signed by Stuart Etherington, chief...

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