NAVCA News - Localism
The following news articles were posted within the "Localism" category.
Councils and charities are stronger together
Joe Irvin, NAVCA's Chief Executive spoke on Tuesday, 26 June at the LGA annual conference being held at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Joe addressed a workshop entitled, 'In it together for communities: councils and the voluntary and community sector'. He told delegates that charities can help councils to make the money they spend go further and boost local economies. However, Joe also gave a warning to councils that charities should not be seen as just service providers. He said that they have a campaigning role which councils should embrace as it can improve policy....
New data reveals damaging decline in grant funding for charities
The Local Grants Forum says that the 2012 NCVO Civil Society Almanac, published today, provides conclusive proof that a major shift from grant funding to contracting by local public bodies is taking place....
NAVCA welcomes Eric Pickles action on Nottinghamshire cuts
Joe Irvin, NAVCA's Chief Executive, has welcomed comments by Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government that he will make public his disapproval of the cuts Nottinghamshire County Council has made in their voluntary sector budget. Eric Pickles also said that he will be writing to the Council. The comments came in response to a question from Joe Irvin at the New Local Government Network (NLGN) annual conference on 25 January....
Localism Bill victory
NAVCA is celebrating victory for the voluntary and community sector following the publication of the amended Localism Bill. The amended Bill has been published following the House of Lords report stage. Despite intense lobbying by the Countryside Landowners Association (CLA) to reduce the length of time that charities would be able to exercise their Right to Buy, the government has agreed with NAVCA that a six months period is the minimum period needed to make the Assets of Community Value opportunity work....
NAVCA publishes Open Public Services consultation response
NAVCA has published its response to the government’s Open Public Services White Paper, which sets out the government’s plans to reform public services. The government sees it as part of their Big Society agenda. They believe it hands power to communities and ends the top-down ‘government knows best’ approach. Critics have called the plans "back-door privatisation"....
Localism Bill: Right to buy and right to challenge consultations
NAVCA has produced two briefings on the community right to buy and the community right to challenge. These rights are being introduced...
Community Rights to Challenge and to Buy Consultations
The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has launched consultations for two areas of the Localism Bill that will be very...
NAVCA gives evidence to the Localism Bill Committee
Neil Cleeveley, NAVCA's Director of Policy and Communications, yesterday (Thursday 27 January) gave evidence to the Localism Bill Committee. NAVCA has established...
