Office for Civil Society

Office for Civil Society Part of Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport GoodSAM NHS Volunteer Responders National Emergencies Trust coronavirus appeal Take part in the National Citizen Service Nominate a Point of Light Sign up for the OCS newsletter Featured Lets Talk Loneliness graphic 15 June 2020 — Press release Loneliness Minister: Write letters to people isolating at home Public urged to reach out to vulnerable groups this Loneliness Awareness Week. investment graphic 20 May 2020 — Press release Government unlocks £150 million from dormant accounts for coronavirus response Culture Secretary accelerates release of funding in further boost for charities and social enterprises across the country Lets Talk Loneliness graphic 22 April 2020 — News story Government launches plan to tackle loneliness during coronavirus lockdown The Government has launched a major effort to tackle loneliness and social isolation during the coronavirus outbreak and period of social distancing. Let's Talk Loneliness 28 May 2020 — Form £5 million Loneliness Covid-19 Grant Fund Details of the £5 million Loneliness Covid-19 Grant Fund and how to apply. coronavirus latest 24 August 2020 — Guidance Coronavirus: How to help safely Across the UK people are playing their part and providing essential support to their friends and family who are in isolation. Oliver Dowden MP 18 March 2020 — Press release Culture Secretary works with charities to galvanise Covid-19 volunteers The Government will help coordinate a major volunteering push to help support people through the COVID-19 outbreak. Latest from the Office for Civil Society COVID-19 guidance for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations 7 August 2020 Guidance Consultation on expanding the dormant assets scheme 21 July 2020 Closed consultation Financial support for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to respond to coronavirus (COVID-19) 20 July 2020 Guidance See all latest documents Subscriptions Get email alerts Subscribe to feed What the Office for Civil Society does The Office for Civil Society (OCS) is responsible for policy relating to young people, volunteers, charities, social enterprises and public service mutuals. We aim to enrich lives, drive growth and promote Britain to the world by working in partnership with civil society, private businesses, investors and all parts of government. OCS is currently focused on responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. For more information and how you can help please read the advice featured on this page. OCS is part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. Read more about what we do Follow us Follow onFacebook Follow onTwitter Follow onFlickr Follow onYouTube Follow onBlog Documents Services £5 million Loneliness Covid-19 Grant Fund Apply to the Life Chances Fund: 2020 Further Allocation Process See all services Guidance and regulation COVID-19 guidance for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations 7 August 2020 Guidance Financial support for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to respond to coronavirus (COVID-19) 20 July 2020 Guidance See all guidance and regulation News and communications Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 9 July 2020 9 July 2020 Speech Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 17 June 2020 17 June 2020 Speech See all news and communications Research and statistics Life Chances Fund Evaluation - Interim Report 20 May 2020 Research and analysis Replication and Scaling of mutuals within Health and Social Care 4 November 2019 Research and analysis See all research and statistics Policy papers and consultations Consultation on expanding the dormant assets scheme 21 July 2020 Closed consultation Loneliness Annual Report: the first year 20 January 2020 Policy paper See all policy papers and consultations Transparency and freedom of information releases The National Lottery Community Fund Management Agreement 3 February 2020 Transparency data The National Lottery Community Fund Annual Report 2018 to 2019 19 July 2019 Corporate report See all transparency and freedom of information releases Our ministers The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Baroness Barran MBE Baroness Barran MBE Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Civil Society and DCMS) Unpaid Our management Sarah Healey Sarah Healey Permanent Secretary Sam Lister Director General for Performance and Strategy David Knott Director of the Office for Civil Society Contact OCS Main office address Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport 100 Parliament Street Westminster London SW1A 2BQ United Kingdom Email enquiries@culture.gov.uk General enquiries 020 7211 6000 Press office Media enquiries (journalists only) 020 7211 2210 Out of hours telephone number Media enquiries (journalists only) 020 7211 2210 Out of hours telephone number 07801 405524 Make an FOI request Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request. 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