Whether or not one believed them, the 2010 Election may be remembered as the one where every Party in some way or another promised to defend the ‘front-line’ from the cuts everyone knows are coming. Nurses, doctors, policemen, traffic wardens, teachers, social workers, town planners and all the rest qualify as being on the ‘front-line’ […]
A few weeks ago the National Housing Federation complained that there was a danger that aspects of the new Government’s planning policies risked becoming a ‘NIMBY’s charter’. Then, last week, the Rural Coalition was vocal in questioning the high 80% threshold proposed for the ‘community right to build’ – because a very small number of
Not in my back yard! – A consequence of localism, but not just in planning. Read More »
Change requires consultation – we all know this. It is one of the reasons why public engagement is so important in these days of deficit-reduction and massive organisational upheavals. But other conditions also place a premium on the ability of people and bodies to maintain a reasonable dialogue. They include those situations when different entities
Whilst we were all anxiously awaiting the ‘advent’ of the real Localism Bill, how many of us noticed the introduction of the Christmas (Localism in action) Regulations? Under these liberating new arrangements, Councils will, henceforth, be able to make whatever arrangements they like concerning Christmas. Ministers argue that we have suffered greatly from a top-down
Seasonal localism – Some of our members may not have noticed this development Read More »
Introduction The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP is fond of claiming that he has three priorities:- Localism, Localism and Localism. The Bill that has now been presented to Parliament has been heavily trailed and is based upon two Conservative Party policy papers:- Control Shift 1
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Contents Preface by Rhion Jones, Programme Director, The Consultation Institute Context: the overall health White Papers Scope and transition Outcomes Budgets and reducing inequalities Community involvement The consultative and legislative process Some critical questions Preface The Government’s principles for Public Health are of great significance for public engagement and community involvement. By placing the function
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In the coming months, as the Police Reform Bill goes through Parliament, we will hear a lot about the pros and cons of placing England’s 41 Chief Constables under the direction of an elected politician. The proposals aren’t new, and have been subject to a recent consultation. This revealed anxieties that the new Police and
Introduction 1.1    The Government has announced the creation of 24 Local Enterprise Partnerships or LEPs.  These are intended, in part, to take over some of the functions currently undertaken by the soon to be defunct Regional Development Agencies – RDAs. Others will follow throughout England with the exception of London where other arrangements will apply.
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Introduction 1.1.   The ‘Big Society’ is a Government agenda seeking to decentralise power and give greater say in services and decision making to people through encouraging an expansion of community led initiatives. 1.2.   This Briefing Paper provides: A short background to the Big Society An insight to the key elements of the
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Section One: Introduction This month, the Prime Minister launched a White Paper called Open Public Services1 It comes in a tradition of Whitehall attempts to describe an over-arching framework for the mind-boggling array of public services. Reading it from cover to cover is an arduous task, as was the case with its predecessors, for
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