A decision support tool for public bodies in England
Welcome to the Decision Support Tool (DST) and thank you for your interest. The DST is designed for people working in the public sector who are responsible for financial relationships with third sector (often referred to as 'voluntary and community sector') organisations (TSOs). The DST is a web-based tool which provides practical support for real-life decisions about the design of appropriate funding models. We hope that the DST will help you to design or modify your funding programmes and will help to ensure that you both achieve your objectives and comply with the government's principles of better TSO funding.
The DST has four stages, beginning with the policy intent (the objective you want to achieve), followed by strategic decisions about the design of the programme, tactical decisions and concluding with implementation. You can either work through the whole DST, or select the parts of it which you need. Click the buttons to the left labelled 'Introduction' to start. From there, you can use the buttons to the left of each page or the tabs along the top to navigate through the DST.
The National Audit Office would welcome any comments you may have about the DST. Please send comments by e-mail to enquiries@nao.gsi.gov.uk
