We're continuing our monitoring and support of rural proofing, working with government departments to encourage them to consider the rural impact of policies and learn from experience ‘on the ground’.

Topics: rural-proofing local-government rural-governance rural-advocate commission rural-councillors rural-economies participatory-budgeting 

The Government’s White Paper, Strong and Prosperous Communities, calls for a stronger role for local councillors. But what does this mean for people who live in rural areas?

Topics: rural-proofing local-government rural-governance rural-councillors 

This project helps the Rural Advocate, Rev. Dr. Stuart Burgess, keep in touch with issues affecting rural communities, businesses and individuals, particularly those suffering disadvantage.

Topics: rural-advocate young-people commission fuel-poverty rural-governance transport rural-places major-life-events economic-wellbeing rural-economies 

During 2006 we commissioned some research in the West Midlands to follow up the findings of the earlier report which raised concerns about the lower number of rural young people in the West Midlands taking up further education and training opportunities..

Topics: young-people access-to-services children-and-families rural-governance rural-services rural-advocate education 

Our project following up the recommendations of the Affordable Rural Housing Commission (ARHC) has a comprehensive programme of work associated with it.

Topics: affordable-housing rural-places rural-governance rural-economies housing rural-experience affordable-housing parish-plans 

This work is evaluating the experience of recent neighbourhood policing reforms within rural communities, highlighting policy advice emerging from the research as well as good practice examples.

Topics: rural-governance rural-services access-to-services post-offices crime-and-policing crime-and-policing best-practice local-government 

Rural proofing is a commitment by Government to ensure that all its domestic policies take account of rural circumstances and needs.

Topics: rural-proofing rural-places sustainable-communities local-government rural-governance planning rural-governance rural-councillors rural-proofing