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Briefing papers - Encouraging better funding practice

Briefing papers aimed at providing information on public spending rules, and encouraging better funding practice. They are aimed at both practitioners in the voluntary and community sector, and the statutory sector.

Asset transfer (166 KB, .pdf)

A downloadable .pdf (167kb), this briefing provides some background to the issues surrounding the transfer of land and property assets from local government to voluntary and community organisations.

Full Cost Recovery (175 KB, .pdf)

A downloadable .pdf (176kb) introductory guide to the main principles of Full Cost Recovery. It contains a simple stage by stage guide of how to calculate costs and decide what to include as overheads.

Publicly funded assets (143 KB, .pdf)

Downloadable .pdf (144kb) briefing paper - introduces ‘clawback’, which may affect publicly funded assets, and outlines the main points from recently revised government guidance to funders (HM Treasury, 2006).

State Aid (141 KB, .pdf)

Downloadable .pdf (142kb) briefing paper – provides a brief overview of the State Aid regulations and aims to help practitioners in the public and voluntary/community sector develop an understanding of the subject.

Surer Funding (160 KB, .pdf)

Downloadable .pdf (161kb) briefing paper - an introductory guide for organisations currently delivering, or looking to deliver, public services.