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4 September 1996 



National Lottery Charities Board consults the voluntary sector and the public



The National Lottery Charities Board today announced details of an extensive consultation programme with the voluntary sector and the general public. There are three elements to the consultation exercise: consultation meetings with voluntary sector organisations throughout the UK, an NOP questionnaire which will survey charities and voluntary groups and MORI focus group discussions with members of the general public. 


The Board will hold 52 seminars throughout the UK to give national and local voluntary groups the opportunity to comment on the Board's work. The sessions will consider issues such as how long grants should run for, the types of projects funded, the Board's priorities and the operation of the grants programmes so far. 


A questionnaire, formulated by NOP on behalf of the Board, will be sent to 4,000 charities and voluntary groups on 10 September. The deadline for returning the questionnaire is 5 November. 



In addition, voluntary groups who are not taking part in the survey or seminars are invited to register their views by completing a questionnaire. Questionnaires can be requested from 16 September, by writing to: 



  
  

    ENGLAND NLCB Survey 
PO Box 3446 
Chelmsford 
CM2 0PJ 		
    WALES NLCB Survey
 Admail 884 
Cardiff 
CF1 1YX 		
    SCOTLAND NLCB Survey
Admail 885 
Edinburgh 
EH1 1YH		
    NORTHERN IRELAND NLCB Survey
Admail 883 
Belfast 
BT1 1WT 
  
 

These are not Freepost addresses, postage stamps must be used. The deadline for returning the questionnaire is 5 November. This is the second major consultation exercise with the voluntary sector although the Board consults frequently on particular issues. The first consultation, in Spring 1995, helped the Board formulate its main grant giving programmes as well as the pilot of the Small Grants Scheme in Wales and the International Grants Programme. The Board has awarded 4,707 grants worth nearly £320 million since October 1995.
 


For further information contact Ruth Walker or Ruth Jones at the 
Press Office on 0171 747 5200/227 


Notes to editors:
 1. There will be 41 consultation seminars in England, four in Wales, three in Northern Ireland and 
four in Scotland. Charities and voluntary groups wanting to attend should 
contact their local office for details. 

2. The National Lottery Charities Board 
is an independent body set up by Parliament to distribute funds to support 
charitable, benevolent and philanthropic organisations. There are 22 Board 
members, including the Chairman. Decisions on grants are made by the members in 
grant making committees for Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the 
UK as a whole. 
3. The first grants programme focused on poverty and 2,460 grants 
worth £160 million were awarded. The second programme focused on low income and 
youth issues and 2,229 grants worth £159 million were awarded. The Board is 
currently assessing applications for the third programme, focusing on health, 
disability and care. Future programmes are: new opportunities and choices; 
improving people's living environment; and community involvement. The Small 
Grants Scheme is currently being piloted in Wales and applications for the 
International Grants Programme for UK based agencies working abroad will be 
sought from 16 September 1996.