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Annex D: Documents reviewed and people consulted

 

Documents reviewed

 

Active Communities Unit[1], Office of Government Commerce, Think Smart, Think Voluntary Sector: Good Practice Guidance on Procurement of Services from the Voluntary and Community Sector, Home Office, 2004.

 

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, The Future of Commissioning: Leadership Challenges, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, 2007.

 

Audit Commission, Aiming to Improve: the Principles of Performance Measurement, Audit Commission, 2000.

 

Better Regulation Task Force[2], Better Regulation for Civil Society: Making Life Easier for those who Help Others, Better Regulation Task Force, 2005.

 

Cabinet Office, Ministerial Code: A code of ethics and procedural guidance for ministers’, Cabinet Office, 2007.

 

Cabinet Office, Ministers’ Correspondence with Members of Parliament, Cabinet Office, 2009.

 

Charities Evaluation Services, First Steps in Monitoring and Evaluation, Charities Evaluation Services, 2002.

 

Charities Evaluation Services, Information Requirements and Third Sector Monitoring and Evaluation Practice, Charities Evaluation Services, presentation to the Office of the Third Sector, 2008.

 

Charities Evaluation Services, Your project and its outcomes, Charities Evaluation Services, 2007.

 

Charities Evaluation Services, PQASSO: Quality Standards for Voluntary and Community Organisations – a Brief Guide for Voluntary and Community Organisations, and – a Brief Guide for Funders and Commissioners, Charities Evaluation Services.

 

Charity Commission, Charities and Public Service Delivery: an Introduction and Overview, Charity Commission, 2007.

 

Commissioning Joint Committee, The CJC Guide to Buying from the Third Sector, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, 2006.

 

Compact Commission, Funding and Procurement: Compact Code of Good Practice, Compact Commission, 2005.

 

Compact Commission, Compact on Relations between Government and the Voluntary and Community Sector in England, Compact Commission, 2008.

 

Croydon Council, Croydon Strategic Partnership, Voluntary and Community Sector Funding and Commissioning Guide.

 

Derby City Council, Derby City NHS Primary Care Trust, Joint Commissioning Framework for the Voluntary and Community Sector.

 

Government Social Research Unit, Guidance Notes on Policy Evaluation (also known as ‘The Magenta Book’), HM Treasury, 2007.

 

Health and Safety Executive, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences, Health and Safety Executive.

 

House of Commons, Factsheet P1: Parliamentary Questions, House of Commons, 2008.

 

Jean Ellis with Tracey Gregory, Accountability and Learning: Developing Monitoring and Evaluation in the Third Sector – Research Report, Charities Evaluation Services, 2008.

 

Lucy Heady, Sarah Keen, Turning the Tables in England: Putting English Charities in Control of Reporting – a Guide for Charities and Funders, New Philanthropy Capital, 2008.

 

Ministry of Justice, Freedom of Information, Ministry of Justice.

 

National Audit Office, Joint Targets, National Audit Office, 2005.

 

National Audit Office, Managing Risks to Improve Public Services, National Audit Office, 2004.

 

National Audit Office, Working with the Third Sector, National Audit Office, 2005.

 

National Audit Office, Working with the Third Sector: Government Funding of Voluntary and Community Organisations, papers for conference held on 30 June 2005, National Audit Office.

 

National Audit Office, Active Communities Unit[3], Office of Government Commerce, Financial Relationships with Third Sector Organisations: a Decision Support Tool for Public Bodies in England, National Audit Office, 2006. www.nao.org.uk/betterfunding

 

National Audit Office, Office for Government Commerce, Good Practice Contract Management Framework, National Audit Office, 2008.

 

National Audit Office, Innovation across Central Government, HC12 2008-2009, March 2009.

 

National Patient Safety Agency, National Reporting and Learning Service, National Health Service.

 

Office of Government Commerce, An Introduction to Public Procurement, Office of Government Commerce.

 

Office of Government Commerce, Successful Delivery Pocketbook, Office of Government Commerce.

 

Office of Government Commerce, HM Treasury, Managing Risks with Delivery Partners, Office of Government Commerce.

 

Office of Government Commerce, Good Practice Contract Management Framework, Office of Government Commerce.

 

Office of the Third Sector, Better Regulation for Civil Society: the Government’s Response, Cabinet Office.

 

Office of the Third Sector, Principles of Proportionate Monitoring and Reporting, Cabinet Office, 2009.

 

Public Administration Select Committee, Public Services: Rhetoric and Reality, Volume 1, House of Commons, 2008.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Proportionate Monitoring of Third Sector Organisations: the Scope for a Value for Money Study, Internal report to National Audit Office.

 

Sutton Council, Commissioning from the Third Sector in Sutton, Sutton Council, 2008

 

HM Treasury, The Orange Book: Management of Risk: Principles and Concepts, HM Treasury, 2004

 

HM Treasury, Responsibilities, Managing Public Money, HM Treasury, 2009

 

HM Treasury, Use of Public Resources, Managing Public Money, HM Treasury, 2009

 

HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, National Audit Office, Setting Key Targets for Executive Agencies: a Guide, HM Treasury, 2003

 

HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, National Audit Office, Office of Government Commerce, Improving Financial Relationships with the Third Sector: Guidance to Funders and Purchasers, HM Treasury 2006

 

HM Treasury, Audit Commission, Cabinet Office, National Audit Office, Office for National Statistics, Choosing the Right Fabric: a Framework for Performance Information, HM Treasury

 

Treasury Officer of Accounts, Regularity, Propriety and Value for Money, HM Treasury, 2004

 

People consulted

 
We are grateful to all who gave us help and assistance with this work.
 
Organisation People
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations Nick Carey, Policy Officer
Audit Commission Marilyn Lister, Senior Manager
Capacitybuilders Jon Fox, Director of Strategy and Policy
Charities Evaluation Services

Dr Jean Ellis, Senior Consultant

Colin Nee, Chief Executive
Charity Commission Neal Green, Senior Policy Adviser
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Richard Harris

Steve Strutt, Health & Third Sector Policy Manager
Commission for the Compact Richard Williams, Policy Adviser
Community Development Foundation Debbie Ladds, Director of Programmes
Community Matters  - the National Federation of Community Organisations David Tyler, Chief Executive
Department for Communities and Local Government Jackie Westlake, Head of the Third Sector and Social Enterprise Unit
Department for Children, Schools and Families

Diane Barrington, Lead Officer for Third Sector Grant Making Programme

Janet Moore, Team Leader Third Sector Commissioning and Market Management
Department of Health

Olivia Butterworth, Third Sector Funding and Investment Review Project Manager

Dr Steve Feast, Senior Advisor, Health and Well Being

Carolyn Heaney, Deputy Director – Third Sector Partnership Unit

Steve Shaw, Strategic Commercial Advisor

Martin Sutton, Better Regulation team
Department for Transport Marvin Antah, Finance Officer
Derby City Council Katy Wing, Voluntary and Community Sector Partnerships Manager
Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) Sarah Wood, Director of the National Programme for Third Sector Commissioning
Local Government Association Sally Cooke, Third Sector Policy Consultant
Ministry of Justice

Carol Buckland, Head of VSU NOMS

Spencer Draper, Policy Manager in the Partnership Unit

Baljit Wirk, Third Sector Liaison Officer
National Council for Voluntary Organisations Francesca Cignola, Sustainable Funding Public Policy Officer
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action John Dawson, Local Commissioning and Procurement Adviser
National Council for Voluntary Youth Services Faiza Chaudury, Head of Policy and Communications
NHS Confederation Jo Webber, Deputy Policy Director
New Philanthropy Capital

Lucy Heady, Head of Measurement

Sarah Keen, Analyst

Clare Yeowart, Analyst
Office of Government Commerce

Vanessa Carpenter

David Gigg
Office of the Third Sector

Ben Harrison, Policy Manager, Charity Law & Regulation

Mia Spreadbury, Policy Advisor
HM Treasury

Kim Collins, Invest to Save Budget Programme Manager

Sue Gamble
Voice4Change - England Jemma Grieve, Policy & Research Officer

 

Notes

  1. The predecessor organisation in government to the Office of the Third Sector
  2. Now the Better Regulation Executive within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills