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Key to the third sector?s success are the voluntary boards which are responsible for ensuring that third sector organisations are run well. Existing research into third sector boards has found that many experience difficulties recruiting new and appropriately skilled board...

The aim of this research was to provide HEACS with 1. an overview of the structure and operations of a cross-section of intermediary bodies in the voluntary sector and 2. an assessment of the key characteristics that contribute to the successful and effective operations of such...

The Scottish Executive intends to introduce a new bill to regulate charities operating in Scotland. This bill is, currently, in draft form and has been the subject of extensive public consultation with interested parties. The Executive?s normal consultation process tends to...

The poll found that more than 60% of Britons think government spending on the war in Iraq was a waste

Local government is one element of the political landscape affected by this change.,In the pre-devolution period, local government?,The paper first examines the constitutional position of local government in Scotland following the creation,This position is then compared with that of municipal government in Ontario.,, indicates about the Scottish context and the future role of Scottish local government.

Among its key findings, the report found: The charity sector has created an additional 120,000 jobs for women over the past decade, to become the source of one in every 25 jobs filled by women in 2022, women contribute an estimated 64% of the hours worked in civil society...

Multi-year funding For over a decade, the Scottish Government has recognised the need for multi-year,funding, committing to longer-term funding for the voluntary sector across multiple government strategies,, including within several Scottish Budgets and Programmes for Government.,In discussions relating to multi-year funding, however, the Scottish Government and local authorities,Commit to working constructively with the Scottish Government to support multi-year spending plans.