Our Work : local-government
Our response to the consultation on Comprehensive Area Assessment.
from : Publications 24th October 2008
We're working with Essex, Cumbria and Devon county councils to analyse the extent to which the National Indicator set can, in a practical way, be disaggregated to below the Local Area Agreement (LAA) geography level.
from : News 15th October 2008
We're working with Essex, Cumbria and Devon county councils to analyse the extent to which the National Indicator set can, in a practical way, be disaggregated to below the Local Area Agreement (LAA) geography level.
from : Publications 15th October 2008
Participatory Budgeting is a way of letting local people, rather than officials, decide directly how some local public expenditure is spent within their communities. We've launched a pilot project to promote and test Participatory Budgeting in rural areas.
from : News 18th September 2008
This leaflet introduces Particpatory Budgeting and outlines the work we're doing with the Participatory Budgeting Unit to find practical ways to promote and support PB approaches within the parish and town council sector and across local government in rural areas.
from : Publications 18th September 2008
Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, has written to Cllr Margaret Eaton OBE with our congratulations on her recent election to Chairman of the LGA.
from : News 16th September 2008
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
This short paper summarises the main elements of the new Communities in Control White Paper, launched by Communities and Local Government on 9 July, from our perspective.
from : Publications 11th July 2008
Cicera Pope, of our Active and Inclusive Representation and Decision-Making team, has written this article for MJ magazine about how devolved decision making can help rural councillors become primary 'change agents' for their communities.
from : Publications 27th June 2008
We're encouraging parish and town councils to play an increasingly dynamic and influential role in local government.
from : News 27th June 2008