Community Action Northumberland

January 27th 2012

Quick guide to challenging funding cuts

Civil society organisations are bracing themselves for another tough year ahead with the next round of funding cuts to services and grant programmes which are set to bite from April 2012.

As NCVO’s "Counting the Cuts" research shows, the voluntary and community sector is set to lose around £911 million in public funding a year until 2015-16.

With local authorities and government departments under pressure to save money, it is essential that any decisions made are fair and follow due process.

Following the introduction of new Best Value Guidance last year, voluntary sector organisations are better placed than ever to challenge unfair decisions made by public bodies.

NCVO has published a Guide which briefly sets out the three main options that you could potentially use if funding to your organisation is set to be cut.

The Guide can be accessed as a File Attachment below...