third sector

Over recent weeks there have been many calls from the community and voluntary sector – and indeed the wider third sector – for local authorities to protect their services and organisations from savage cuts. The Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, courted the sector with his speech to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations conference last week, saying that he would be willing to instruct local authorities not to cut their spending on the sector by more than central government has cut their grant. Read more...