Crispin Moor, our Whitehall Director, has written an article for this month's ModernGov, looking at the concept of 'ruralproofing' and the mainstreaming of rural issues in policy making.

from : BlogPosts  3rd November 2008

Crispin Moor, our Executive Director - Whitehall, has blogged for New Start magazine about how and why Rural Proofing can help effectively deliver mainstream policies and programmes.

from : BlogPosts  20th July 2009

Our joint conference with Defra and Whitehall & Westminster World will witness the re-launch of rural proofing as the tool to deliver the Government’s commitment to ensure effective rural mainstreaming – ensuring the needs of rural communities are met through mainstream policies.

from : Events  20th February 2009

Trevor Cherrett, Expert Adviser in our Rural Places team, will be speaking at RTPI South West's Rural Planning Issues event.

from : Events  10th September 2009

We've produced a refreshed and strengthened Rural Proofing Toolkit to help policymakers ensure policies take account of rural circumstances and needs.

from : News  11th May 2009

This call for expressions of interest has now closed. We're looking for a partner or set of partners for a project seeking to build capacity across government on rural proofing.

from : News  8th June 2009

We're delighted that so many rural local authorities have put forward proposals under the provision of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.

from : News  7th October 2009

We've produced a short paper summarising the main elements of the new Communities in Control White Paper from our perspective. The paper was launched by Communities and Local Government on 9 July.

from : News  11th July 2008

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has published a short guide to rural proofing in economic development to make it easier for organisations to assess their approach to rural needs

from : News  13th October 2009

We welcome 'Rural challenges, local solutions', the report of the 8 Defra Rural Delivery Pathfinders published today. The pathfinders have explored innovative approaches to rural delivery at the local level, reflecting local priorities and circumstances.

from : News  27th February 2008