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Last updated: 30 November 2008
As part of the Pre-Budget Report on December 6, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, issued the Governments interim report to the largest ever government consultation with the third sector.
In his Pre-Budget speech Mr Brown confirmed the Government's ongoing commitment to the third sector. Among the commitments made was a pledge to ensure that three-year funding settlements are passed to third sector organisations as a matter of course. A community assets fund of £30m will also be established to enable community groups to take control of their own assets.
Meanwhile, Mr Brown allocated an extra £6.5 million within the Safer and Stronger Communities fund in Local Area Agreements to help focus on building the capacity of local community groups and strengthen the voice of the local third sector.
At the joint launch of the interim report and Partnership in Public Services: An Action Plan for Third Sector Involvement, Minister for the Third Sector, Ed Miliband thanked the sector for its contribution to the Review to date and said he was looking forward to working with the sector to develop a shared vision for the future.
The Review, part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, and led jointly by HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office, is looking at the sector's future role in social and economic regeneration, with particular emphasis on how to establish a better relationship between the sector and the Government.
It consulted with over 1,000 third sector organisations over the summer, including charities, voluntary and community groups, mutuals, co-operatives and social enterprises. The consultation process involved over 90 regional and sub-regional events across England, and received over 250 written responses.
The review will now undertake further work focusing on five themes: communities, voice and campaigning, public service reform, social enterprise and creating the environment for a healthy third sector. It will publish its final report in 2007.