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Informationen zum Autor Alison Dunn is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Newcastle. Klappentext Over the last two decades the development of the 'third sector' has been underpinned by principles of independence and autonomy,regulation and accountability and patronage through partnership. The essays in this collection expose the resulting tensions in the relationship between voluntary sector and the state. As the government role has switched from that of provider to enabler and regulator, many charities and voluntary organisations have been forced by financial pressures to offer services and engage in trading activities, performing a wide range of sometimes -conflicting functions which an threaten their relationships with service-users and funds. The contributions to this volume address the pressing legal questions about governance, openness, accountability and regulation raised by the shifting boundary between state and voluntary sector responsibilities. Specific areas discussed include the legal structure and governance of voluntary bodies, accountability to government and to service-users, regulation and privatisation, partnership with central and local government, taxation of trading activities, volunteer behaviour and regulation, political independence and control, and conflicts of interest. Zusammenfassung These essays expose the tensions in the relationship between voluntary sector and the state resulting from the development of the 'third sector'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Alison Dunn PART ONE REGULATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTORChapter 2: The Legal Framework for Community Involvement Ian Leigh Chapter 3: Judicial Review of Voluntary Bodies Ann Lyon Chapter 4: Policing the Voluntary Sector: Legal Issues and Volunteer Vetting Susan R. Moody Chapter 5: Board Responsibilities in the Voluntary Sector: The Case of Housing Associations Alice Belcher Chapter 6: Guarantee Companies in the Voluntary Sector Joanna Gray Chapter 7: The Regulation of Charities in Scotland Christine R. Barker Chapter 8: The Privatisation of Social Housing: Capture and Commercialisation of a Voluntary Sector Chris Handy PART TWO ACTIVITIES AND CONFLICT IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTORChapter 9: Paying the Piper: The “Contract Culture” as Dependency Culture for Charities? Debra Morris Chapter 10: Shoots among the Grassroots: Political Activity and the Independence of the Voluntary Sector Alison Dunn Chapter 11: Justifying the Ban on Politics in Charity Stephen Swann Chapter 12: Taxation of Trades in the Charities Sector Ian Dawson Chapter 13: Establishment and Autonomy: The Church of England as a Voluntary Body David Harte Chapter 14: Challenges and Dilemmas Faced by Conservation and Animal Welfare Charities who both Enforce The Law and Press for Changes Stuart Harrop Chapter 15: Conflicts of Interest in Charity Law Peter Luxton Chapter 16: Voluntary Action and the Future of Civil Society Nicholas Deakin ...
