Communities in Control White Paper
There is a link below to the new Gov white paper 'Communities in control: real people, real power' that was launched on 9 July 2008. The White Paper is about passing power to communities and giving real control and influence to more people.
Key themes are power, influence and control: who has power, on whose behalf is it exercised, how is it held to account, and how can it be diffused throughout communities.
A full Implementation Plan shortly will follow.
Some of the policies within the White Paper will require legislation.
These will feature in the Community Empowerment, Housing and Economic Regeneration Bill, which forms part of the draft 2008/2009 legislative programme.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/communityempowerment/communitiesincontrol/
Paul Dodd Third sector Lead
Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) West Midlands - http://www.wowonline.org.uk/manager/www.westmidlands.csip.org.uk
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