Not-for-Profit Sector

The Home Office has partial responsibility for shaping the relationship between Government and the Not-for-profit sector. In addition, the Home Office is committed to encouraging the development of active communities and the participation of ordinary citizens in voluntary and community sector organisations.

Key documents
Some of the documents below are in PDF format. To view them, you may first need to download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat reader.

The role of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Service Delivery: a cross cutting review (PDF file size 828 kb)

Guidance to Funders - improving funding relationships for voluntary and community organisations: a response to Recommendations 19 and 21 of the Cross Cutting Review (HTML)

The Government's response to the Strategy Unit review of charity law and regulation:

• Charities and Not-for-Profits: A Modern Legal Framework (PDF file size 143 kb)
• Charities and Not-for-Profits: A Modern Legal Framework (Welsh language) (PDF file size 152 kb)

From Partnerships to Action - Strengthening Communities in Britain (PDF file size 162 kb)
Next Steps on Volunteering and Giving in the UK (PDF file size 300 kb)

Report of the Policy Action Team on Community Self-Help (HTML)