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  • New Year Honours List 2011

    The 2011 New Year Honours List has been published today recognising outstanding achievement and service across the whole of the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big Society plan for a new culture of generosity

    The Cabinet Office has today published the Giving Green Paper with ideas for building a stronger culture of volunteering.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Christmas message to civil society organisations

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude and Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd’s Christmas message to civil society organisations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big Society Minister backs small charity Christmas appeals

    Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has urged people to remember their local charities this Christmas.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government and voluntary sector agree new Compact

    A renewed Compact - an agreement governing relations between government and civil society organisations in England has been published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Greenwich Leisure Ltd wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award

    Greenwich Leisure Limited is the latest winner of the Prime Minister's Big Society Award.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Businesses urged to help build Big Society

    Prime Minister David Cameron has set out what businesses can do to help to build the Big Society.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big Society Awards launched

    Prime Minister David Cameron has launched a new award that will recognise some of the excellent examples of the Big Society.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister launches Big Society Awards

    The Prime Minister has launched a new award that will recognise some of the excellent examples of the Big Society in action taking place all around the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister meets groups making Big Society a reality

    Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has visited local community groups in Sheffield to see first hand the work they do.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Citizen Service pilots announced

    Twelve groups from around the country have been selected to run the first National Citizen Service pilot projects.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New leader of the Office for Civil Society

    Gareth Davies, the Director of Strategy Unit, has been appointed as the new Head of the Office for Civil Society.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hertfordshire Big Society in action

    Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd has visited voluntary and community groups in Hertfordshire to see their work first-hand.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Next phase of charities and social enterprises survey

    The second wave of the National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises has been launched today, 10 September 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • GCSE students discuss barriers for young people

    A group of school-leavers met Nick Clegg today to discuss the barriers faced by young people as they make the transition to adulthood.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Response to public comments on social action

    Government response to public comments on social action in Our Programme for Government.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Voluntary sector asked for their ideas on 'more for less'

    Francis Maude and Nick Hurd have written an open letter to voluntary and social enterprise sectors asking them for ideas to help reduce the deficit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Open letter to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors

    Open letter to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors asking them to contribute their ideas to help reduce the deficit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM launches National Citizen Service pilots

    Plans to provide National Citizen Service (NCS) pilots for 16-year-olds next summer have been announced by the prime minister.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM to launch National Citizen Service pilots for young people

    Prime Minister David Cameron will today announce plans for 16 year olds to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) pilots.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government