Sector Links: Government Departments
Department of Health
Covers all adult services. There is policy and guidance available as well as access to national reports and examples of good practice in the sector. The site has an archive to support research and learning.
Department for Education and Skills
Covers children's services with a strong educational focus. The site has policy, guidance, national reports and good practice examples. There is an archive to support research and learning.
Department of Trade and Industry
The website offers nine tailored products carrying the DTI branding which are grouped into four themes reflecting the areas in which businesses are most likely to need help: innovation, best practice, raising finance and regional financial support.
Business Link
The government business support site offers easy access to leadership and management information, as well as practical development support, specific programmes, online learning links and sources of funding that can be accessed. It is linked to a variety of relevant sites and has a Business Support Directory at www.businesslink.gov.uk/support/.
Communities and Local Government
The Department’s role is to build the capacity of communities to shape and protect their own future. This means:
- Empowered and confident communities, with higher levels of democratic participation and citizen engagement
- Working together to offer more choice and quality in public services
- Building cohesion and tackling extremism
- Addressing the issues of climate change and anti-social behaviour
- Backed by strong and responsive local government drawing in all local partners to shape and deliver the communities’ vision for the future
Home Office
There is information on capacity building for the voluntary and community sector.
The Government's vision for active communities is of strong, active and empowered communities - increasingly capable of doing things for themselves, defining the problems they face and then tackling them together. It is a vision in which everyone - no matter their age, race or social background - has a sense of belonging and a stake in society.