Covid-19: Government support for charities

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 1 Feb 2021 Closed: 5 Aug 2021 Parliament page
On 8 April 2020, HM Treasury announced £750 million of funding support to help frontline charities continue to operate during the coronavirus outbreak . On 20 May, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and the Office for Civil Society announced that they were working across government to … Read more
7 Recommendations
12 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
4 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 7 events
21 Oct
2021
Correspondence
2 Sep
2021
Report published
9 Jun
2021
Report published
25 May
2021
Correspondence
16 Apr
2021
Correspondence
15 Apr
2021
Oral evidence
15 Apr
2021
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
15 Apr 2021
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COVID-19: Government support for charities
Helen Stephenson CBE · The Charity Commission for England and Wales John Rose · The National Lottery Community Fund Sarah Healey · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - COVID-19: Government Support for Charities HC 250 9 Jun 2021 19 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
15 Conclusion Acknowledged
Fifth Report - COVID-19: Governmen…
The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) told us that it undertook regular surveys of customers...
The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF) told us that it undertook regular surveys of customers who were accessing its funding. TNLCF explained that 77% of its customers rated their experience between eight and 10 out of 10, with 10 being … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledged the committee's observation about planned evaluations, confirming that a process evaluation was published in July 2021 and impact/value for money reports were due at the end of summer 2021.
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18 Conclusion Acknowledged
Fifth Report - COVID-19: Governmen…
The Department recognised that charities had lost traditional sources of income during the pandemic, such...
The Department recognised that charities had lost traditional sources of income during the pandemic, such as fundraising through large events like the London Marathon and the closure of charity shops. However, it also suggested that moving fundraising online may have … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees and will set out current actions to monitor the charity sector's financial health. DCMS is undertaking a project with partners to review and improve data availability on the sector's health and resilience, considering options for better data use and collection, with an update to be provided in three months.
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Government Response AI assessment · 19 of 7 classified
Accepted 11
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 1
Total 7 recs + 12 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
21 Oct 2021 Correspondence from Sarah Healey, Permanent Secretary, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, re Update on Recommendation 1, 3, 4 and 5 from the Committee’s report on COVID-19: Government Support for Charities (Fifth Report of Session 2021-22), dated 30 September 2021
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25 May 2021 Correspondence from Sarah Healey, Permanent Secretary, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, re Evidence session on Covid-19 Charities Funding, dated 14 May 2021
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16 Apr 2021 Correspondence from Sarah Healey, Permanent Secretary, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, re Government support for charities during the Covid-19 pandemic, dated 12 April 2021
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15 Apr 2021 Correspondence from Public Accounts Committee Chair Meg Hillier, re Government support for charities during the Covid-19 pandemic, dated 26 March 2021
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