Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 December 2011.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The Big Society project and Whitehall
The roots of the Big Society
The role of Government in enabling the Big Society
A coherent policy agenda across Government?
Communicating the Big Society
3 Opening public services to alternative providers
A cheaper provider?
Effect on the voluntary sector
The role of the private sector
A voluntary sector bias?
4 Funding the voluntary sector
The current funding situation: the 'funding gap'
The Transition Fund
Big Society Capital
Social impact bonds
5 Commissioning public services and the Big Society
Charities and value added tax
Public sector mutuals and the commissioning system
6 Choice, contestability and equality of service provision
The role of faith groups
7 Accountability, equity, representation and management
8 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of printed written evidence
Witnesses (Funding the Voluntary Sector)
List of printed written evidence (Funding the Voluntary Sector)
List of additional written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Oral and Written Evidence - volume I
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Thursday 9 June 2011 Tuesday 14 June 2011 Thursday 30 June 2011 Tuesday 5 July 2011 Wednesday 12 October 2011 Part I - Written Evidence Oral and Written Evidence - volume II Tuesday 18 January 2011 Wednesday 16 February 2011 Tuesday 3 May 2011 Part II - Written Evidence Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence - volume III Part III - Additional (unprinted) Written Evidence
Tuesday 14 June 2011 Thursday 30 June 2011 Tuesday 5 July 2011 Wednesday 12 October 2011 Part I - Written Evidence Oral and Written Evidence - volume II Tuesday 18 January 2011 Wednesday 16 February 2011 Tuesday 3 May 2011 Part II - Written Evidence Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence - volume III Part III - Additional (unprinted) Written Evidence
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Part I - Written Evidence Oral and Written Evidence - volume II Tuesday 18 January 2011 Wednesday 16 February 2011 Tuesday 3 May 2011 Part II - Written Evidence Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence - volume III Part III - Additional (unprinted) Written Evidence
Oral and Written Evidence - volume II
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Tuesday 3 May 2011
Part II - Written Evidence Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence - volume III Part III - Additional (unprinted) Written Evidence
Additional (Unprinted) Written Evidence - volume III
Part III - Additional (unprinted) Written Evidence