An Allchurches Trust grant will give a vital funding boost to an innovative scheme by The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) that has engaged more than 13,500 children and young people in learning activities in their local church. Allchurches has provided £52,125 to match-fund ongoing support from the …

The Victorian Society [Alliance member] is asking residents in England and Wales to nominate threatened Victorian buildings for the 2018 Top 10 Endangered Buildings List by Friday 13th July. Now in its eleventh year, the Victorian Society’s biggest annual campaign encourages people across the UK to nominate …

Economic consultants Cebr are analysing the contribution of the heritage sector to the economy in England. To support this analysis, Cebr are running a short survey to inform their understanding of the economic impacts of heritage activities and their links to other economic sectors. All …

The Charity Commission has published guidance on what’s required of a charity trustee, including responsibilities to the charity.

A new Environmental Principles and Governance Bill is intended to ensure that environmental protections will not be weakened as we leave the EU, the government has confirmed. A consultation, see section below, has started on the contents of the Environmental Principles and Governance Bill, which will …

The ICO has published its final consent guidance ahead of the 25 May GDPR deadline, which says that organisations won’t need to “automatically repaper or refresh” existing old consents.  The guidance, published by the Information Commissioner’s Office says that organisations will not be required to automatically …

The Prime Minister has announced a £3 million fund which will provide a new source of finance for creative and cultural organisations across the Northern Powerhouse. Offering a mix of grants and loans, the social investment fund will be open to non-profit, community-based organisations that deliver a …

The Council has adopted a revised directive on the energy performance of buildings, so completing the final stage in the legislative procedure. The directive aims to improve energy efficiency in buildings and encourages building renovation. Decarbonising the existing, highly inefficient European building stock is one of its …

DCMS is in talks with the National Museum Directors’ Council and Arts Council England (ACE) over plans for a partnership framework for national museums, setting out a strategy for loans and skills-sharing, which is due to be published in September. The framework was one of several recommendations …

The Government has announced measures to ensure decisions on allowing are ‘made in a timely way and developers and local authorities are supported through the process’. The Government intends to consult on: whether the early stages of shale exploration should be treated as permitted development, …

Civil Society has reported that Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for DCMS, has said that the Government wants to ‘find more sustainable operating models, which could see the return of grants, and wants to make charities and other civil society organisations more confident when it comes to …

The Raynsford Review of Planning has been set up to identify how the government can reform the English planning system to make it fairer, better resourced and capable of producing quality outcomes, while still encouraging the production of new homes.  The interim report says that ‘the planning …