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Budget 2009: towards local economic resilience?
The lead up to the 2009 Budget announcement made by Alistair Darling was preceeded by media talk about it being the most important 'red book' since the end of the Second World War. This bulletin considers the potential implication of the Budget on the delivery of public services, regeneration and local economic development activity.
The Houghton Report: Recommendations for the role of local authorities in tackling worklessness
Houghton’s report, ‘Tackling Worklessness: A review of the contribution and role of English local authorities and partnerships’, published in March 2009 sets out recommendations as to how local authorities and their partners could help to tackle worklessness. This Bulletin sets out the headline recommendations outlined in the report.
New era for economic development? Implications of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill
Following the release of the initial consultation paper, and the Government’s long-awaited response to consultation published in November 2008, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction (LDEDC) Bill was submitted to Parliament in December 2008. As this awaits royal assent, the Bill offers a real chance to give more power to communities and people, reform governance arrangements, drive economic regeneration through statutory obligations, and ensure fairness in construction contracts.
Christmas cheer? Key policy messages from the SNR and PBR
December 2008 - This bulletin provides commentary and critique upon the content of both the Government’s long-awaited response to the consultation on the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration and the publication of the annual Pre-Budget Report.
The Welfare Reform Green Paper and the shift towards workfare
October 2008 - This CLES bulletin identifies the key messages and proposals to emerge from the Green Paper and what each of these will entail for claimants and service providers.
Understanding RIEPs: Towards the delivery of more effective and efficient public services?
October 2008 - Created in April 2008, the nine Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs) are a significant facet of the government’s drive to promote efficiency and excellence in public services. According to the Improvement and Development Agency, they are set to play “an exciting and vital role in the new support arrangements for councils”1. RIEPs are an amalgamation of two organisations: Improvement Partnerships, which were created voluntarily by local authorities and sought to share learning and good practice; and Regional Centres of Excellence, which have been instrumental in supporting councils to achieve far reaching efficiency savings over the previous spending review period.
The Regeneration Framework
August 2008 - Published on the 17th July 2008, 'Transforming Places, Changing Lives: a framework fro regeneration' sets out the Government’s proposals – for consultation – that aim to shape the way that regeneration is carried out in the future.
Thoughts on the Empowerment White Paper: The CLES perspective
July 2008 - The Empowerment White paper published on 9th July ‘Communities in Control: Real People Real Power’1 sets out the Government’s plans on ‘passing more and more power to more and more people using every practical means possible’.
Taking forward the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration
May 2008 - Following the publication of the Sub-National Review of Economic Development and Regeneration 1 in July 2007, the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) was excited that Central Government’s stranglehold of economic development activity was to be broken with a series of new proposals with the devolution of economic development responsibility at their heart.
‘Rights and Responsibilities’: Recent changes in employment policy
April 2008 - This bulletin provides an overview of current employment/ unemployment statistics. Having provided this background context, the bulletin outlines the key policy developments in relation to employment policy and welfare reform which have emerged from government over the last few months.
CLES Commendations 2010
Three projects received commendations at this year's CLES Summit - Grow (Hull); The Star Inn (Salford) and East Lindsey Active (Lincolnshire).
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Local Economic Assessment Network
CLES has launched its national Local Economic Assessment Network.
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Wellbeing Evaluation
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HCA Placemaking Practice Review Panel
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