New Government and General Election 2010

This is the place to follow the latest volunteering developments in the run up to the General Election on 6^th May and to find out what the election means for your organisation and volunteers.

Don’t forget to keep up to date with your local candidates’ support for Volunteering England’s Manifesto (PDF) and Volunteering Pledge

Latest developments

New government

• Coalition programme for government (PDF)
• Profile of the new charities Minister Nick Hurd MP
• List of new Ministers
• Coalition Agreement agreed by the Conservative party and the Liberal Democrats

Volunteering announcements from all of the major parties as they happen:

• Volunteers are the backbone of election as pundits mull over results (Volunteering magazine)
• Brief summary of the third and final Leaders' TV debate (PDF)
• Brief summary of the second Leaders’ TV Debate (PDF)
• Conservative party open letter for the voluntary sector (PDF)
• Brief summary of the first Leaders’ TV Debate (PDF)
• Conservative party – ‘the Big Society’
• The Labour party – ‘civil society and the third sector’

Party manifestos

Compare the party manifestos on major issues such as volunteering, public spending, healthcare and democratic reform.

• Volunteering England’s quick summary of volunteering points from the manifestos (PDF)
• Volunteering England’s full briefing on the party manifestos (PDF)
• Volunteering Magazine feature: spotlight on party manifestos
• Volunteering England’s hustings event

Volunteering England wants to ensure that volunteer-involving organisations are kept well-informed throughout the election period. Let us know if there’s something you want to see, email policy@volunteeringengland.org