[WiLT] DOH Third sector strategic funding and investment review - closes 28th March 2008

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DOH Third sector strategic funding and investment review - closes 28th
March 2008

The Department of Health is undertaking a funding and investment
review to develop a strategic framework for its investment in the
third sector that transforms current piecemeal arrangements into a
strategic portfolio of investment that more explicitly supports
delivery of the Department's objectives and priorities.

The review will consider the entire Department's funding of the third
sector, including its primary funding streams - Section 64 (S64) and
Opportunities for Volunteering (OFV) grants schemes - as well as
contracts resulting from procurement and grants across a range of the
Department's programmes.

The review will consider and potentially refine the role of S64 and
OFV funding in the context of the Department's vision for outcomes
focused commissioning and increasing plurality of health and social
care provision in which the sector has a key role.

Issues for consideration in relation to S64 funding include, for
example, the relative merits of the current large number of core
grants compared with a smaller number of strategic grants, or the
Department's current investment in established organisations through
core grants and the potential for providing seed corn funding for
newer organisations.

The review is about how the Department spends the money we have got
more effectively in the third sector, rather than to review the amount
of money itself, which will not increase or decrease as a result of
the review.

Any changes in relation to the S64 General Scheme will take effect
from the funding round for 2009-10.

More information about the Section 64 General Scheme of Grants
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Organisationpolicy/Financeandplanning/Section64grants/index.htm

More information about Opportunities for Volunteering funding
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&siteId=en&ssTargetNodeId=569&ssDocName=DH_075142

The Third Sector Partnership Team acts as the strategic focus within
the DH for promoting the Third Sector in the context of health and
social policy and service development and delivery including embedding
the Compact, and managing delivery of the Department's key VCS funding
streams, the S64 General Scheme of Grants and the Opportunities for
Volunteering Scheme.

The consultation document, questions and answers, an associated
summary of interventions and options, and an equality and impact
assessment are available at:

Strategic review of Department of Health funding of third sector
organisations: consultation document
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&siteId=en&ssTargetNodeId=660&ssDocName=DH_081183

How do I get involved?

* The consultation closes on 20 March 2008.
* You can contact the review team directly.
* There are a number of events and forums planned.

You can download booking forms for the following consultation events
via the lilnk at the end:
* Flyer for consultation events
* Equalities -14th Jan 2008
* East Midlands - 22nd Jan 2008
* London - 24th Jan 2008
* West Midlands - 31st Jan 2008
* North East - 6th Feb 2008
* North East - 7th Feb 2008
* North West - 12th Feb 2008
* North West - 13th Feb 2008
* York and Humber - 19th Feb 2008
* York and Humber - 21st Feb 2008
* South East - 26th Feb 2008
* South East - 27th Feb 2008
* South West - 6th March 2008
* South West - 7th March 2008
* Eastern Region - 13th March 2008

Contact:
* Third Sector Funding Review Address: Room 5E40, Quarry House Quarry
Hill Leeds LS2 7UE
* 0113 25 46741
* thirdsectorfundingreview at dh.gsi.gov.uk

For Issues raised with the review team that are outside the scope of
this review and all download links go to
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/Deliveringhealthandsocialcare/Workingwithstakeholders/DH_081175

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