Scottish report calls for more involvement in service delivery

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 8 July 2008

Plans to increase public sector service delivery from voluntary organisations in Scotland have been difficult to realise, according to a report published by the Scottish Government.

The report, An Evaluation of the Futurebuilders Scotland Funding Programme , which was carried out for the Scottish Government's social research department, said the Scottish Government needed to "stimulate the demand for social economy services among public purchasers" and "open up public sector commissioning processes and procurement markets to the...

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