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Comprehensive Spending Review: Review of the future role of the Third
Sector in social and economic regeneration - consultation with the
Third Sector

Consultation review questions

As part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, we are inviting you to
contribute to the Review of the Future Role of the Third Sector in
Social and Economic Regeneration.

Below are a set of six themes and questions. These questions are
prompts. You do not have to answer them. You can use them to help you
respond.

We welcome your comments and suggestions. We would find it helpful, if
you could group your comments and suggestions under the key headings
you want to respond. This will make it easier for us to ensure that
your comments are properly reflected in the final report. You can
respond by email or send us a written response either using this
proforma or use it as a steer.

The deadline for responses is 30 September 2006 .

Cohesive communities and building voice for citizens

  a.. What more needs to be done at local level with individuals in
diverse communities to empower themselves and make their voices heard?
  b.. How can the sector be best supported to reflect the communities
they serve?
  c.. What skills development do individuals working in the sector
need?
  d.. What national, regional and local structures do we need to
support the development of skills in the sector?
  e.. How can participation structures be flexible to allow a variety
of participation across the communities, ranging from those who sit on
committees to those who want to get involved in one-off events?
  f.. How can Government work with the sector to encourage diverse
communities in urban and rural areas to improve participation and
engagement in the democratic process?
  g.. What more needs to be done to ensure that faith communities play
their full part in the third sector?
  h.. What more needs to be done to ensure that other diverse
communities, particularly black and minority ethnic groups, lesbian,
gay, bi-sexual and transgender groups, and disabled people, are
properly represented in the third sector?
  i.. How can diverse groups maintain their identity and at the same
time play a part in community cohesion?
Partnership working to deliver a shared agenda

  a.. What do we want the national compact to look like locally in ten
years time?
  b.. What will the future relationship between the public/private and
third sector look like in your region? What specific action does
government need to take to aid effective future relationship in your
area?
  c.. Specifically, how can the private sector assist the third sector
in achieving its goals (e.g. philanthropy; sustained volunteering /
mentoring including through lending skills such as financial skills to
the organisation, volunteering within schemes administered by the
organisation and assistance to the organisation itself)
  d.. What can Government do to facilitate/encourage third
sector/private sector partnership?
  e.. What specifically can Government do to reduce unnecessary
demands made on you and ensure that regulation helps rather than
hinders you?
  f.. What more can we do to foster effective partnerships between
third sector organisations, Government (local, regional and national)
and local bodies such as Primary Care Trusts, so that they reflect
diversity of communities and interests?
  g.. What prevents partnership working at the local level; what
hinders black, minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay,
trans sexual and transgender groups and faith groups from working
together and working with other groups?
Promoting innovation and enterprise

  a.. How can Government help to embed and mainstream innovation and
enterprise locally, regionally and nationally?
  b.. How can Local Authorities and other public service bodies build
in social and environmental criteria to fulfil their duty of well
being?
  c.. What more can Government do to reduce risk adverse culture
locally and regionally?
  d.. What will social enterprises in your region look like in the
future?
  e.. How can Government value and recognise social benefits?
  f.. What will the national, regional, local system of incentives
look like for social enterprises?
Creating a culture of volunteering and mentoring

  a.. What more can Government do to support all types of volunteering
in the local community? In what areas should we be expecting people to
volunteer and mentor in ten years time?
  b.. What are the main drivers/barriers to volunteering (e.g.
financial, institutional, perception, time), and are any of them
perceived rather than real?
  c.. What can Government do to address these issues (e.g. maximise
the benefits and tackle the barriers)?
  d.. How can Government help you to harness the benefits of
demographic change to attract older volunteers? Are older volunteers
interested in intergenerational volunteering (i.e. are they keen to
work with young people?)?
  e.. How can we increase the diversity of volunteers? What does the
business world have to offer, and how can we attract more corporate
volunteers?
Future role of the sector in shaping and delivering public services

  a.. What would your ideal model for public services look like in ten
years time?
  b.. How can you help to shape and design and deliver the new model
of public services in your area?
  c.. How can you help to access or deliver the new model of public
services in your area?
  d.. In what areas will the third sector be delivering services and
where they will not wish to be?
  e.. What transformation is needed in public service procurement at
local level to achieve flexibility and meet the duty of well being
placed on Local Government?
  f.. What role do you think diverse communities will play in the
delivery of services? What more does the government need to do to make
this happen?
  g.. What can Government do to help you build the evidence base for
what works on the ground especially with respect to preventative
services?
  h.. What more can Government do so that your effective activities
can be scaled and/or replicated to benefit more people?
Creating a sustainable resource base

  a.. What will the structure, staff and funding for the sector look
like in the region in ten years time?
  b.. What skills will the third sector workforce and volunteers need
and how can we ensure that they get them?
  c.. What will small community based organisations in your area look
like in ten years time? What more can government do to make your
vision a reality?
  d.. How can communities own assets and use them to develop a
sustainable resource base?
  e.. What needs to be done to increase individual giving?
  f.. Are there resources in diverse communities, which be resources
for the wider community? Are there barriers to the use of resources in
diverse communities?
Thank you for taking the time to respond.

Your feedback in any format (i.e. online, post or by email) is very
important to us. In some cases we may wish to post your comments,
together with an official response from HM Treasury/Cabinet Office on
our site. Your email address and other details will remain private,
and only the name and area you provide will be used. Note that for
reasons of space it may be necessary to edit your comments. Please
state clearly whether you are content for your name and/or the
substance of your response to be publicised at some later date.

We plan to publish the outcome of the consultation in November 2006.

Third Sector Review Team, Charity and Third Sector Finance Unit
(Questionnaire), HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.

Email addresses: HM Treasury: CTSFU at hm-treasury.x.gsi.gov.uk Cabinet
Office: thirdsector at cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/documents/publicspendingandservices/thirdsector/pssthirdsectorconsultations.cfm

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