Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland
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About the Inquiry

In 2006 the Carnegie UK Trust launched a new Democracy and Civil Society Programme. A key component of this programme was the establishment of an independent Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland.

Goals of the Inquiry 

The primary objectives of the Inquiry were to: 

  • Explore the possible threats to and opportunities for the development of a healthy civil society, looking out to 2025
  • Identify how policy and practice can be enhanced to help strengthen civil society
  • Enhance the ability of civil society associations to prepare for the challenges of the future

The findings of the Inquiry Commission are documented in the report Making good society, published on 15 March 2010.

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