A paper examined government expenditure on the voluntary sector in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The voluntary sector was currently relatively well funded by the governments concerned. The proportion of the voluntary sector's income coming from statutory sources had grown in recent years, creating an increasing dependence on public funding. Wales and Northern Ireland had relatively weak voluntary sectors, with disproportionately low levels of sector income compared with the size of their economies.
Source: Ian Mocroft, Government Expenditure on the Voluntary Sector in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Working Paper 2, Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy
Links: Paper
Date: 2011-Dec
A report examined the emergence of Welsh civil society in the decade following devolution.
Source: John Osmond (ed.), Growing Wales' Civil Society, Institute of Welsh Affairs
Links: Summary | IWA press release | Carnegie press release
Date: 2011-Mar
A report said that better use of social enterprise in Wales could drive growth and jobs, as well as delivering improved public services in health, housing, education, and social care.
Source: Kevin Morgan and Adam Price, The Collective Entrepreneur: Social enterprise and the smart state, Community Housing Cymru/Charity Bank
Links: Report | CHC press release | BBC report
Date: 2011-Mar
A report by a committee of the National Assembly for Wales said that a new law was needed to ensure that people across Wales had access to arts and culture in their local area. A statutory duty should be placed on local authorities to support arts and cultural experiences.
Source: The Accessibility of Arts and Cultural Activities in Wales, Communities and Culture Committee, National Assembly for Wales
Links: Report | NAW press release
Date: 2011-Feb
