Feb 28, 2023 Game, sett and match - FOIA and EIRs By Emma Watt On 4 August, a complainant had written to Natural England and requested the following: 'Please disclose whether access has been permitted...
Feb 27, 2023 They Ar-gon! Science Museum pledges to remove gag clauses from donation agreements By Natalie Barbosa The Science Museum has recently been the subject of online criticism from the Guardian newspaper following reports that a donation...
Feb 21, 2023 Community ownership - get those EOIs in... By David Alcock The third round of bidding to the Community Ownership Fund (COF) (part of the Government's Levelling Up programme) opened on 15 February...
Feb 17, 2023 LGPS investments and ESG issues By Doug Mullen The idea that local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds could or should invest in local (rather than overseas) assets or...
Feb 16, 2023 Bad investigations lead to bad outcomes and let bad behaviours continue By Anna Dabek Reading excerpts from the case of Mobbs v Weetabix could put most people off their breakfast! Whether you keep munching or reach for...
Feb 16, 2023 State of the Social Sector Survey By Katie Crosbie Charities and other not-for-profit organisations only have until 20 February to complete the State of the Sector Survey! The survey,...
Feb 15, 2023 Something different with money By David Alcock Ten years ago the Community Shares Unit started promoting this unique form of financing for local and community organisations. It is a...
Feb 15, 2023 Ofsted's priorities in 2023 for social care By Freya Cassia This month, Ofsted published its 2023 priorities for social care. In the update, Ofsted acknowledged the pressures on the sector and the...
Feb 13, 2023 Reflecting on 2022 and looking beyond social purpose in 2023 By Peter Hubbard Success should never be measured by shareholder value alone. At Anthony Collins, we judge success by the social impact of our work. How...
Feb 10, 2023 The changing face of family law… a better way! By Chris Lloyd-Smith One of the impacts of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act which came into force in April 2022 was that for the first time,...
Feb 10, 2023 Are you sitting comfortably? Let the ESG story begin... By Michael Nutman From enthusiastic investors with an appetite for green/sustainable investments to sophisticated registered providers with environmental...
Feb 09, 2023 Listen 'without prejudice' By Libby Hubbard Apologies - this is not a blog of homage to the late great George Michael but rather a shameless use of his timeless album title to...