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Compact Voice has published details of every local Compact in England via an online map, including the nine Compacts in the East Midlands. To access the map, which includes the individual website addresses of each Compact and the VCS, and in most cases the local authority, contact visit www.compactvoice.org.uk/compacts-map.

To comment on the map or update your details email compact@compactvoice.org.uk.

The Treasury has announced that the government will drop plans to cap tax relief on donations to charity.

The proposed cap, which was previously announced by Chancellor George Osborne in this year's Budget, would have limited the amount of tax a donor could reclaim to £50,000 or a quarter of their income, whichever was higher, from April 2013. The department will proceed with a consultation on plans to limit other tax reliefs for wealthy individuals, but there will be no limit on donations to charity.

Enable, the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire VCS Learning and Skills Consortium, has secured £1.4million to help employees within VCS organisations across the East Midlands improve their employment potential. The funding will also enable VCS organisations to develop individuals within their workforce to expand their roles or take up new roles that will support their organisation's sustainability and growth.