Politics and central government

Friday, 11 June 2010

The Queen’s speech outlined the legislative agenda for the coming Parliament. Most notable for the sector were bills on education, decentralisation, health, government spending and welfare reform. The Queen made explicit reference to the sector, saying “the role of social enterprises, charities and co-operatives in our public services will be enhanced.”

On 24 May, the Government outlined its approach to making £6.2bn worth of public spending cuts to start tackling the deficit. ACEVO is closely monitoring the situation and we are looking into how best we can support our members as public spending cuts impact the sector. If you have experiences of the cuts you wish to share with other members, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander have also announced details of how the next Spending Review will be conducted.

The Labour Party has also unveiled its front bench line up.

More details, documents and downloads on all the above here.