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"Citizens are demanding that the state should be their servant and that information that governments hold should be open for everyone to see.” Rt. Hon Francis Maude

Behind the headlines progress is being made in implementing the flagship Transforming Your Care programme, Scope reports. 

Provisions for dealing with the past within the Stormont House Agreement have come in for much public criticism. Scope looks at whether confusion on the issues is related to a lack of honest dialogue with the public.

In our second article on corporation tax - this time analysing the case for lowering rates - Scope asks whether its advocates are keeping a sane head in difficult times

Dealing with the past is our toughest local issue. The Stormont House Agreement included a commitment to using oral histories to conserve and promote the experiences of local people - here UU's Dr Adrian Grant explores their potential.

Charity Commission Chief Executive Frances McCandless talks to Scope about CEO pay, governance and registration.

Local health and social care reform is based on moving provision closer to home - but are cuts to both emergency and domiciliary care causing a spiralling crisis?

Exclusive: Scope has unearthed new evidence about secret security force oversight over planning decisions during the Troubles and the lasting division this has caused.

Is it a scandal that Atlantic Philanthropies are paying for the training of our MLAs? Scope examines the issue.  

At a time when public services are on their knees and when mass redundancies are planned for public sector workers, how can the Department of Justice justify spending around £24 million a year jailing people for failing to pay fines?

NIACRO is campaigning for a change in law to allow minor offences committed as a youth to be removed from people's records in order to help them find work. Scope examines the proposal.

The Charity Commission issued a December deadline for all charitable organisations to make themselves known to the Commission however there are still organisations which have not already done so.

Is the Stormont House Agreement a Tory austerity project or a breakthrough for Northern Ireland? Scope asks Shadow Secretary of State Ivan Lewis.

The importance of Welfare Reform in Northern Ireland has shrunk, grown or both - depending on your views - thanks to the Chancellor's July budget. Over 100,000 homes have projected income reductions of over £1,600. Scope takes a look.

One of the many benefits of Open Data is that users are free to combine and explore similarities between overlapping datasets.

The Mental Capacity Bill discriminates against children and represents a missed opportunity to protect the most vulnerable, argues Eamonn McNally from the Children’s Law Centre

Almost 500 refugees, a record number, from countries across the world are currently seeking asylum in Northern Ireland.

It takes a smart and heart approach to make collaboration work

Did you know that you can join NICVA for free if you are voluntary, community or social enterprise organisation in Northern Ireland with an income of under £20,000 per year? We would love to welcome you aboard!

Claire Keatinge has plenty to say as she reflects on her four years in office as Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland.

NICVA is urging all organisations to submit a response to DSD’s consultation on the charities accounts and reports regulations.

A workshop in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building which covered campaigning best practices on the platform. 

170 legal agreements later we look at how engaging in this process builds belief in the visions of the collaboration. 

With funding uncertainty facing many organisations at present, this article outlines five key redundancy planning questions to consider along with signposting to useful resources to help organisations at this time.

Almost 500 historic buildings across NI are deemed to be at risk, according to figures obtained by Detail Data