NCVO comments on NAO report on the Compact

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has commented today on the National Audit Office’s report on Central Government’s implementation of the national Compact.

Sir Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of NCVO, said: "This is an important report which the Government should consider in detail.  It is good that departments are already undertaking activities to implement and promote the Compact, but it is also clear they must act quickly to do more.  We expect the recommendations to be implemented in full and will be looking to the Office for Civil Society to take the lead on this. 

“We hope the National Audit Office will conduct a follow up study next year to see whether their recommendations have been acted upon; I shall be writing to them to suggest they do so. It will be an important part of getting the relationship between the sector and government right".

For more information contact Mandy Murphy in NCVO’s press office on 07714 243 942 or email mandy.murphy@ncvo-vol.org.uk.

Notes to editors:

The NAO report will be available from http://www.nao.org.uk/publications.aspx on Monday morning. 

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) www.ncvo-vol.org.uk is the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England, with sister councils in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.  NCVO has over 8,400 members, ranging from large national bodies to community groups, volunteer centres, and development agencies working at a local level. With over 280,000 staff and over 13 million volunteers working for our members, we represent and support almost half the voluntary sector workforce.