Just West Yorkshire: The Government's White Paper on Community Empowerment

The Government's White Paper on Community Empowerment
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admin on 29 July, 2008 08:33:00
 
*Download document PDF	*more information and greater influence over the     
local decisions that affect them; 	*new means of holding politicians and
councils to      account; and, 	*where they choose, more opportunity to get
directly      involved in managing and shaping how local services are delivered.
The White Paper will seek to address issues around lack of power and influence
at a local level. These include -
*New      rights for the public to demand action from their council
	*Increasing      accountability 	*Getting      redress when things go wrong
	*Giving      local people a direct say on how budgets are spent 	*£70m     
Communitybuilders fund 	*Local      people running local assets 	*Making      it
easier for people to get a directly elected mayor 	*Promoting      democracy
	*Empowering      young people
Consultation
The White Paper was published on Wednesday 9th July 2008 and we await further
details from the Communities and Local Government Department about any
consultations on this document.