This page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. It includes voluntary and community organisations both registered charities and other organisations such as associations, self-help groups and community groups , social enterprises, mutuals and co-operatives. TSOs can take a number of legal forms. Many are simple associations of people with shared values and objectives. Many have company status but with a not-for-personal-profit approach.
Very many have charitable status or are community interest companies, industrial and provident societies or co-operatives. In October , the Government published its strategy to support charities, voluntary groups and social enterprise.
It is committed to ensuring that charities, social enterprises and cooperatives have a much greater role in the runninng of public services.
Public services can gain a lot from working with third sector organisations. The benefits vary across policy and geographical areas.
TSOs also speak out for people and their needs to the public sector and to wider society. Previous: NAO model of commissioning and the third sector. Next: Working with third sector organisations. Successful commissioning toolkit: Table of contents. NAO model of commissioning and the third sector Next page Working with third sector organisations. Successful commissioning toolkit What are third sector organisations and their benefits for commissioners?
