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Cabinet Office Update for the North West - October
11 October 2011
Office of the Civil Society, Local Intelligence Team (LIT) NW Update
1. NOW OPEN: £80m Community First programme for some of the most deprived areas in the country
Community First is an £80m government-funded programme that will run for four years, until March 2015. It will help communities come together through new and existing community groups, to identify their strengths and local priorities, plan for their future and become more resilient. The Community Development Foundation is developing the programme on behalf of the Office of Civil Society - for more information - www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/community-first
Community First consists of the £30m Neighbourhood Matched Fund programme for some of the most deprived areas in the country and a national £50m Endowment Match Challenge, each has a dedicated website - www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/neighbourhood-matched-fund and www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/endowment-match-challenge
2. Office for Civil Society’s new Social Action Fund has launched
The fund has been set up to support the expansion of established models that we think have the capacity to significantly increase giving of time and money. The Fund is open to proposals relevant to its three main themes:
· Social action in the community – projects that will encourage people to come together in their neighbourhoods to support each other and improve their communities.
· Social action inspired by the Olympics and Paralympics legacy – projects that build on the momentum and enthusiasm generated by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games, creating a legacy of social action.
· Social action for all ages – projects that motivate people across all generations to get involved in volunteering and charitable giving, from school children and students, to working professionals and those near or of retirement age.
Preference is being given to proposals that do the most to increase social action, to organisations that have a matched funding commitment (although it is not a requirement) and to ideas that are large-scale or can be scaled up or replicated.
The Social Investment Business is delivering the fund on behalf of the Office of Civil Society – for more information - www.thesocialinvestmentbusiness.org/our-funds/social-action-fund
3. Transparency consultation – Making Public Data Real
The Open Data consultation paper sets out Government’s proposed approach for Transparency and Open Data Strategy, which is aimed at establishing a culture of openness and transparency in public services. The consultation closes on 27 October 2011.
The consultation is seeking views on:
How we might enhance a ‘right to data’, establishing stronger rights for individuals, businesses and other actors to obtain data from public bodies and about public services;
How to set transparency standards that enforce this right to data;
How public bodies and providers of public services might be held to account for delivering Open Data;
How we might ensure collection and publication of the most useful data;
How we might make the internal workings of government and the public sector more open;
How far there is a role for government to stimulate enterprise and market making in the use of Open Data.
The consultation document can be accessed at - www.data.gov.uk/opendataconsultation
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