Progress on my Bill  

In an article for ClearlySo, the Social Enterprise Consultancy, I gave an update about my Private Member's Bill and its progress. Last Friday, my Private Member's Bill – the Public Services (Social Value) Bill – completed its Report Stage and passed its Third Reading with the unanimous support of the House of Commons. This was a big day for social enterprise up and down the country and it was down to months of lobbying and pressure from the sector, that Members of Parliament took the decision to instil social value throughout the commissioning process. The Bill is a small technical change, but it could make a big difference. The Bill would ask commissioners when procuring public services to consider social value – the additional environmental, social and economic benefits that can be accrued to communities above and beyond the delivery of the service – when they craft...