VCS in the Economic downturn
This page features the findings from a Home Office funded project that took place between October 2010 and March 2011.
When the dust settles: an update [March 2012]
This update indicates that national and local government cuts over the last twelve months have resulted in a decrease in the quantity and quality of the services on which the most vulnerable depend. In the past, the charities and not-for-profits organisations have provided a safety net for those whose needs are not met by the public sector. But with large cuts to the public sector services coinciding with cuts to the not-for-profit sector, some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable are falling through the gaps. Eighty percent of organisations which responded to a Clinks survey are struggling to cope with a decrease in income, while simultaneously experiencing increasing demand both in terms of quantity and complexity.
When the dust settles [March 2011]
This
Clinks report summarises the following three reports, and provides a Clinks
perspective as well as recommendations for the Home Office.
A changing landscape
A qualitative and quantitative study of the VCS
working to reduce reoffending and address community safety in changing times. This report collates the experiences of 18 voluntary sector organisations that recorded fortnightly journals between January - March 2011. It uses information from two Clinks' surveys to support the findings.
Changing times, Challenging times
This report provides a snapshot of the challenges the VCS were facing at the end of 2010 and start of 2011. It analyses two Clinks' surveys that captured the views of almost 300 staff working with the VCS in the Criminal Justice System.
Partner roundtable reports
We commissioned Drugscope; the Women’s Resource Centre; National Council for Voluntary Youth Services; and Victim Support to hold roundtable meetings of their members working in their specific areas of: young offenders; victims; vulnerable women; and drug offenders. This report collates the outcomes of these meetings.
