NAVCA responds to lottery shares consultation
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NAVCA responded to the
Government's consultation on changes to the shares of lottery
income that are allocated to each distributor.
Download NAVCA's response
NAVCA believes that lottery funds have a vital contribution to
make to voluntary and community action. We believe that in making
any changes it is crucial that the Government:
ensures that changes to the shares distributed do not reduce
the overall amount of money going to local voluntary and community
groups
ensures that funding redistributed from the Big Lottery Fund is
widely accessible to a range of local organisations. For example,
for community sports or arts groups rather than opera houses or
elite athletics
works with distributors to develop clear criteria for
evaluating and tracking joint bids between voluntary and community
organisations and statutory bodies, with a view to ensuring funding
is only for the voluntary and community sector and not acting as a
substitute for statutory spending cuts
ensures that when Olympic assets are sold, any funds are
returned according to the proportions that were in operation at the
time funds were diverted
reconsiders the proposed policy of a mandatory cap of 5% on
lottery administration costs, as this will act as a disincentive
to:
- operating grants programmes which make many small awards
- investing in research and learning which supports effective
programmes and development of good funding practice
- providing support to organisations with little experience of
applying for lottery funds.
26 August
2010
