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New training for 1200 tenants on tenant management organsiations
Communities Minister Don Foster has announced that the Department for Communities and Local Government will pay £404,000 for 1,200 tenants to attend training on setting up tenant…
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Code of Governance for voluntary and community sector
Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community sector (the Code) second edition is now available. It sets out best practice for governing…
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Threat to campaign groups due to new Lobbying Bill
Housing associations have joined the ranks of bodies alarmed at the impact on their ability to raise concerns about government policies of new government…
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Do you want to own a Pier?
Community ownership of piers must be fast tracked in order to rescue national heritage sites from significant decline, a report finds. As maintenance costs continue…
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Principles for better Government
In the early 1990s, IPPR ran the Commission on Social Justice, which redefined the mainstream political response to core social policy questions. Now IPPR has launched…
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An alternative view on Traveller sites
Communities secretary Eric Pickles’ call for councils to tackle the “blight” of unauthorised Traveller sites was met with outcry this month, with community leaders claiming his…
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Residents in control of council tax budget
Residents in Windsor and Maidenhead RBC are being asked to vote on £225,000 of council tax spending by the town hall, according to LG news Members…
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VFM stakeholder engagement – this might help a bit
On the one hand, organisations are being encouraged to develop shared services, increase transparency and involve more external partners in their work and decision-making…
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New money available from Big Society fund – short closing dates – by 21st Aug!
Office of the Civil Society, Local Intelligence Team (LIT) – Democratic Engagement Information Please see below information about two new opportunities. Expressions of…
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£17M govt scheme to support new community building projects
The government has widened access to a £17 million scheme to support people planning new community building projects in England. Housing minister Mark Prisk…
