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We produce a wide range of publications from research reports to policy briefings, as well as our members' magazine, Clearway, and a monthly Policy Round-Up. Our Handy Guides provide practical information covering topics such as LSPs, Planning and local government. All our publications are designed to provide accessible and relevant information to help you get to the heart of what matters.
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local action 2010 07Urban Forum and bassac have published Local Action - a handy guide for communities working with councillors.
The guide includes a series of case studies and top tips to help community groups collaborate with their local councillors.
Voluntary and community organisations can get a FREE copy of Local Action - order your copy.
"Pay as you throw" bin taxes which were introduced by Labour are to be dumped along with proposals to allow local authorities to charge for household rubbish collections or fine those who fail to cut their waste. Eric Pickles, Communities Secretary is instead backing a recycling reward scheme which has been pioneered in Windsor and Maidenhead Council.
One participant at the third of our getting to grips with the new government seminars, this time in Exeter, described Big Society as ‘almost a revolution' - which can be interpreted in a number of different ways. What should not open to interpretation is the radical change facing the voluntary and community sector over the next few years. This is something that in Exeter, as elsewhere, the sector is quickly coming to terms with...
The people behind the Power Inquiry and Power 2010 have decided to merge with ‘Unlock Democracy' to enable them to keep the pressure on government. POWER 2010 had intended to wind up after the General Election but having received over 100,000 votes on their ‘POWER PLEDGE' - they've decided to stick at it and work on "taking back Parliament"
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) have produced a Power to the People pack to help communities establish new neighbourhood or community councils. The practical guide helps steer people through the process of setting up a more local tier of government.
The government has stated its commitment to a ‘radical reform' of the
planning system giving new powers to local councils, communities,
neighbourhoods and individuals.
The Coalition: Our Programme for Government sets out plans to:
• Abolish Regional Strategies and returning decision making powers to
local councils.
• Give neighbourhoods far more ability to determine what development
takes place in their area, based on the principles set out in the Green
Paper:
Open Source Planning.
• Publish a consolidated national planning framework covering all forms
of development which sets out national, economic, environmental and
social priorities.
