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 campaigning’, at an event related to the consultation on Civil Society Strategy.
He said he wants to “preserve and extend the sector’s independence” by making the sector more sustainable and more confident, so that it can play a pivotal role in rebuilding divisions in society. Hancock said that the government is looking at various ways of making charities more sustainable, including a move back towards grants, reform of commissioning processes and social impact bonds.