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That’s the question that The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) are asking in their discussion paper, Building capabilities for impact and legacy. Access to funding for the sector is at a premium. We want to gain as many views as possible to inform our response so that future support to frontline organisations is accessible and can be most effective. It’s about ensuring that the right organisation gets the right support at the right time.

“...the Compact…doubtless would form the expectation of behaviour in the absence of compelling reasons to the contrary.”

This quotation from Hon Mr. Justice Blake in a recent judicial review case against Birmingham City Council highlights the importance of the Compact and demonstrates that the courts may be starting to consider Compact commitments seriously within public law.

For this blog entry, Tom Elkins from Compact Voice is guest blogging to give an update on what's happening with the Compact renewal process. Visit www.compactvoice.org.uk/renewal for more information and to give your views.

Encouraging news was heard from David Cameron last week when he answered a question in the Commons by stating that local authorities should not to do the "easy thing" by cutting money from voluntary organisations.

A week or so ago David Robinson wrote an article urging charities and voluntary organisations to take notice of the number of consultations coming out from every government department. Don’t be caught napping Robinson says, “leaving unscrutinised policies wreaking havoc in two years' time.”

Some people may have seen in the news last week that the Fawcett Society has launched a legal challenge to the Government's recent emergency budget.