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The voluntary and community sector is increasingly involved in public service delivery, but is it all good news?
Thursday 23 November 2006
Thursday 23 November 2006
11.00am
2.00pm
NICVA- Belfast
N/A
Conference
Voluntary organisations and the delivery of public services
Voluntary and community organisations have been involved to varying degrees in the delivery of public services with or without government support over the years. Increasingly we recognise that significant amounts of public resources, as recorded by State of the Sector, are going into the voluntary and community sector, the vast bulk of which is purchasing or supporting public services.
The Labour Government in the UK sees an increasing role for the sector in the development and delivery of services. HM Treasury in particular has been to the forefront of a significant change of attitude that voluntary organisations offer at times the best quality option rather than being seen as the cheap or below cost option. HMT recognised in its Cross-Cutting review of the Sector that full cost recovery was essential to the delivery of world class services. The Task Force on Resourcing the Voluntary Sector and Government’s response in Northern Ireland was heavily influenced by Treasury’s thinking.
The outworking of the Review of Public Administration will also impact locally on public service delivery with new local government structures and streamlined public service organisations. So what does the future hold for us?
Threats and opportunities
Voluntary and community organisations are not simply delivery agents of services either; we almost always have an advocacy role and are leaders of social change. How does this historic mantle rest with a possible expanding role in the delivery of services on behalf of government? Is there a down side to becoming too involved in delivering services for government? Or can organisations balance service delivery contracts with advocacy and pushing the boundary of change?
Who should attend?
Representatives from organisations interested in the development and delivery of public services, Chief executives, directors, senior managers and those involved in policy development and in planning the strategic development of their organisations.
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