Urban Forum's handy Briefings and full reports, together with other submissions, are detailed below.

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Publications

Community Empowerment Network (CEN) research published by Urban Forum
Urban Forum has published research which details the current state of Community Empowerment Networks (CENs). It shows that up to 40 per cent of CENs are set to lose funding and that quarter of CENs are doing less empowerment work at the same time as empowerment is rising to the top of the Government's policy agenda. If you have a comment to make on the research please send us your thoughts as we will be highlighting the report in the next issue of our house magazine, Clearway.

Where are the Women in LSPs?

Urban Forum has launched a major new report which, based on research over the country, points up the severe inbalance of men and women at senior levels in Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs). The report, published jointly with Oxfam Uk and Women's Resource Centre, finds that whilst women are fairly represented at lower levels of these structures, the percentages drop alarmingly higher up the scale. The report calls on government to address this by monitoring women's involvement and disseminating good practice from those LSPs that are performing well.
Download a copy of the report here

The Handy Guide to Planning

Urban Forum's handy guide to England 's planning system, produced with assistance from Planning Aid

This new guide has been written for community and voluntary organisations, and individuals, with limited experience of the planning process but would like to get involved.  It gives a good overview of the planning system and helpful tips on how to get more involved and influence decision-making at both regional and local level.
For a free copy, available to all voluntary and community sector groups, please email info@urbanforum.org.uk
Otherwise, copies are available at a the following charges:
1-9 copies - £4.95 each
10-49 copies - £3.70 each
50-99 copies - £2.50 each
100+ copies - £1.50 each
Prices do not include postage and packing.
An electronic version of this guide is available here.

The complete Planning Pack, referred to in the Handy Guide is also available on the web through Planning Aid.

LSP Guide 2006
Third edition

Urban Forum and Community Development Foundation (CDF) have published a third edition of their highly-popular LSP Guide, aimed at voluntary and community sector groups. The Guide, which is produced in a handy A5 format, is the ultimate first resource for voluntary and community sector organisations involved in Local Strategic Partnerships. With the advent of Local Area Agreements (LAAs) and Sustainable Community Strategies, there couldn't be a more timely publication than this.
Prices for this essential tool start at £4.95 per copy for 1-9 copies, and then drop as follows:
10-49 copies £3.70 each
50-99 copies £2.50 each
100+ copies £1.50 each
Prices do not include postage & Packing
If you would like to order copies of the LSP Guide, please email us with your requirements and a postal address. If you do not have access to email, call 020 7253 4816
An electronic version of the Guide is available here.

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ARCHIVE PUBLICATIONS

December 2003
Annual Report 2002/3
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October 2003

Out of SRB...into the Pot
Urban Forum's groundbreaking report detailing the effect of the winding-down of the Single Regeneration Budget on voluntary and community organisations and the problems of single pot funding in the future. Download the Executive Summary free. To obtain the 60 page full report complete with case studies email us.
Executive Summary

September 2003
Urban Forum's Briefing from our national conference for voluntary and community sector representatives on Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs)
Briefing

May 2003
Urban Forum Briefing on its third annual NDC conference for residents and voluntary and community groups in the 39 NDC areas in Luton in March. The event was successful with over a hundred representatives from around the country sharing issues and experiences.
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October 2002
Putting People at the Heart of the Urban Renaissance
Report of Urban Summit Feeder events held around the country in October 2002.
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September 2002
Briefing on RDAs future role in funding social regeneration.
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July 2002
Briefing of vol/comm sector conference on Local Strategic Partnerships
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May 2002
Briefing of residents' conference on New Deal for Communities.
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Jan 2002
Urban Forum Briefing for the Planning Green paper.
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Jan 2002
Neighbourhood Renewal Skills & Knowledge program.
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Dec 2001
At the Starting Blocks: Community Involvement in Local Strategic Partnerships
is a research document produced jointly by Urban Forum and Community Development Foundation.
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Dec 2001
Snapshot of community involvement in Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs)
shows that, although community groups are involved, they are not always consulted on spending decisions.
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Dec 2001
National seminar of interested parties in Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and the new 'single pot' funding
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Dec 2001
Urban Forum Annual Report 2001
Includes a guide to the work of the Forum during 2001.
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