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The Third Sector Policy Environment in England: Partnership or Takeover?

The Third Sector Policy Environment in England: Partnership or Takeover?. Third Sector Research Centre. Theory – Challenging concepts and discourses Policy – Understanding development and implementation. UK Devolution - Diversity. Practice – History, Culture, Organisation

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The Third Sector Policy Environment in England: Partnership or Takeover?

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  1. The Third Sector Policy Environment in England:Partnership or Takeover?

  2. Third Sector Research Centre Theory – Challenging concepts and discourses Policy – Understanding development and implementation

  3. UK Devolution - Diversity Practice – History, Culture, Organisation Policy – Organisation, Politics, Policies Increasing divergence…

  4. Policy Context in England Continuation of ‘UK policy development’ Ideology and Discourse – Inclusive or Imperialist…

  5. Historical Epochs • Nineteenth century – Delivery • Early Twentieth century – Parallel bars • Late Twentieth century – Extension ladders

  6. Post-war Policy Regimes • Phase 1 – Incremental institution building • Phase 2 – Wider incremental consolidation (Wolfenden) • Phase 3 – Hyperactive mainstreaming (Deakin)

  7. Phase 3 – ‘Step Change’ Phase 1 and 2 – Focus on Vertical fields Phase 3 – Development of Horizontal support and intervention

  8. Third Sector Politics and Policy Sector-wide politics and practice – NCVO, ACEVO, SEC, NAVCA, etc… New policy focus – Third Way: between the state and the market

  9. Policy Development • Deakin Commission – New relationship between the sector and the state. • Blair (1998) - “The work of voluntary and community organisations is central to the Government’s mission to make this the Giving Age.” • Brown (2004) - “transformation of the third sector to rival the market and the state with a quiet revolution in how voluntary action and charitable work serves the community.”

  10. Home Office Voluntary Services Unit → Active Communities Unit → Active Communities Directorate Civil Renewal Unit

  11. HM Treasury 2002 – Cross cutting review (Comprehensive Spending Review) 2007 – Future role of third sector in social and economic regeneration

  12. Social Enterprise Policy emerging from economic regeneration DTI – Social Enterprise Unit

  13. Office of the Third Sector (OTS) 2006 – Restructuring, Consolidation, Expansion - Cabinet Office location - Campbell Robb – Director - Advisory and Reference Groups

  14. Partnership - Relationships Charities Act 2006 Compact (Concordat) - Commission for Compact: promote effective partnership - Codes of Practice - Commissioning and Procurement

  15. Partnership – Support Futurebuilders Change-Up – Capacity Builders Recession Action Plan (future?) Social Investment Bank

  16. Partnership Extensive and Intensive Tensions - Service delivery - Civic engagement/Social inclusion

  17. Partnership: Grants to Contracts Competition Division Restructuring (Age Concern…) Isomorphism Takeover?

  18. New Discourses Policies for ‘the Sector’ Competition for representation (ACEVO versus NAVCA) Differential impact and implications Shaping relations with Government

  19. Devolution within England • Policies implemented locally – LAs and PCTs • Local Compacts • Regional planning and support • Neighbourhood focus in social inclusion policy

  20. English Policy Environment Centralised support and control - Partnership or Takeover? Regional and local fragmentation - Chaotic environment for practice?

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