UK agencies want better contracts.If the United Kingdom government wants the voluntary sector to play a greater role in delivering health and social services, it should be offering better contractual conditions than it has to date, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organizations told Prime Minister Tony Blair in a conference convened at 10 Downing Street Downing Street, Westminster, London, England. On the street are the British Foreign Office and, at No. 10, the residence of the first lord of the Treasury, who is usually (although not necessarily) the prime minister of Great Britain. Since nearly all prime ministers from the time of Robert Walpole (18th cent.) have lived at No. 10, it has come to designate the British government.. Government studies and reports in recent years, such as the Green Paper on Welfare, proposes that the voluntary sector play a major role in the delivery of such services as prisons, probation, children, employment, education and health. The Association delegation told the prime minister that they are ready to take up contracts to provide services in areas but they * want minimum five-year service contracts, and contracts of 10-15 years where capital investment is required; which would would place the groups on a par with the private sector. * request that joint task forces be set up in all of the social service and health departments. The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organizations includes the chief executives of over 2000 members of charitable and non-profit organizations in the UK. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion