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DHANDA OUTLINES THIRD SECTOR ACTION
22 June 2006
Children’s Minister Parmjit Dhanda today set out how the Department is supporting the cross-Government action to support the Third Sector.
The announcement coincided with the Future Services Network’s Three Sector Summit today where the Prime Minister gave the keynote address.Parmjit Dhanda announced a £3m programme to increase the involvement of local groups in children’s trusts development and decision making, and to improve local groups’ competitiveness when bidding for children’s services contracts.Known as the Third Sector Capacity Building Programme, it will be led through a consortium of voluntary sector and social enterprises, chaired by Paul Ennals of the National Children’s Bureau.He also announced the Department will be holding its first Third Sector Forum for children and young people’s services next month.The minister will chair the event with Clare Tickell, Chief Executive of National Children’s Home, and will be attended by around 30 senior representatives from the third sector, local and central government.The aim is to identify the most critical issues affecting third sector involvement in public service delivery and to steer the work of the Third Sector Capacity Building Programme.
Parmjit Dhanda said: “I am keen to see a wide range of providers delivering improved services for children and young people. Getting the relationship between government and the third sector right is a crucial part of achieving this vision.“We need to dismantle barriers to their involvement in planning, commissioning and delivering services in order to harness the full potential of all providers.”Editor's Notes
This press notice relates to 'England'
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Press Notice 2006/0090
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