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Thursday Sep 28, 2006
The Durning Report - part two
Don’t worry, this isn’t another long piece about voluntary sector infrastructure.
It’s a short one.
Just to note the case against The Durning Report’s recommendation that most of the work of the sector’s Hub partnerships should be done by Capacitybuilders (a government agency) instead.
"There is a real risk of the Government taking on responsibility for commissioning when it doesn't have the expertise," says [Ben] Kernighan [from NCVO]. "If the Government believes it understands the support needs of the voluntary sector better than the sector itself, then I think it's deluded." [As reported by Third Sector]
Admittedly NCVO have a strong vested interest in the Hubs but expect to hear this argument repeated in the run-up to Capacitybuilders making a final decision on 22 November.
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