The Cabinet Office’s Strategy Unit report Private Action, Public Benefit was published on 25 September 2002 and contains wide ranging proposals for change to the legal and regulatory framework of charities and the wider not-for-profit sector.
The report was based on extensive debate within government and the voluntary sector and was open to public consultation until the end of 2002. The stated aims of the review’s proposals are to:
- modernise charity law and status to provide greater clarity and a stronger emphasis on the delivery of public benefit;
- improve the range of available legal forms enabling organisations to be more effective and entrepreneurial;
- develop greater accountability and transparency to build public trust and confidence; and
