ABSTRACT
In the present day, State encouragement of Voluntary Action has taken an even more direct form. Grants of public money have been made to voluntary agencies on conditions, leaving them a large measure of independence. The proposals made or implied can be summed up in an eight-point programme for the State in relation to Voluntary Action. They are co-operation of public authorities and voluntary agencies, a friendly societies act, a royal commission on charitable trusts, re-examination of taxation of voluntary agencies, an enquiry as to the physically handicapped, a minister-guardian of voluntary action, specialized staff training, and continuance and extension of public grants to voluntary agencies. The first of these eight points and the last two represent policies already accepted. The remaining five points represent new departures though on established lines.
