Councils need to advertise what they have commissioned geography, expenditure, outcomes.
Feeling valued and respected by statutory authorities for the work done by 3rd sector.
More training needed for volunteers to enable them to work better with stat. orgs.
Claims that services are integrated, when in reality they are not, and who to talk to to get a result for a service user is still poor - need to seriously engage with VSO's in a meaningful way.
More open, honest, and transparent dialogue with the sector required from stat. services