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What is the role of the new local performance framework in promoting cohesive communities?
February 2008 - Emerging after the inter-ethnic conflicts in Bradford, Burnley and Oldham in 2001, the concept of community cohesion has come to dominate the Government’s rhetoric on race relations. Running in parallel with this ‘turning point’ was the emergence of the new local performance framework. This framework has increased the responsibility of local authorities to tackle priority issues in their area, issues such as community cohesion, and given them the flexibility to meet the specific demands of their area.
NEET Strategy: Raising the participation age, an opportunity for all?
December 2007 - In what has been described as the biggest reforms to education, training and skills in a generation, the Government has set out a forceful new strategy to tackle the problem of young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET), in its policy Raising Expectations: staying in education and training post- 16. This bulletin will begin by exploring briefly what is meant by the term NEET and also what it means in with regards to disability, gender, and ethnicity.
Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 – what does it mean for regeneration, economic development and governance?
October 2007 - The first spending and finance review of the Brown Premiership brought a range of revenue and delivery commitments across government departments. Some sectors such as transport benefited significantly from the Spending Review and associated Pre-Budget report, whilst others such as employment fared less well.
From Pilot to Phase 2: The 'new' Local Area Agreements
October 2007 - The Local Area Agreement agenda is now entering a new era. The Government’s commitment and ante with regard to Local Area Agreements has been raised in the last couple of weeks with the publication of a new policy publication around the negotiation of ‘new’ Local Area Agreements . The purpose of this bulletin therefore is to look at the ‘Negotiating New Local Area Agreements’ policy paper in more detail and to supplement this new information with findings of our research and that of others as to the effectiveness of the Local Area Agreement process to date.
Housing Green Paper: More Homes, Better Homes, More Affordable Homes
September 2007 - The Government published its latest housing green paper on the 23rd of July entitled Homes for the future: More affordable, more sustainable and is seeking comments on its proposals until the 15th of October.
Review of sub-national economic development and regeneration: The BIG ISSUES
July 2007 - After several weeks of anticipation, proposed release dates and speculation as to its contents, the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration (the Review) was published on 17th July 2007.
Planning for a Sustainable Future: White Paper
June 2007 - The White Paper on planning, Planning for a Sustainable Future, launched on the 21st May 2007, was an opportunity for the Government to propose the necessary changes to our current planning system, and address the shortfalls identified in recent reports, in particular the Barker Review of Land Use Planning and the Eddington Transport Study. The Planning White Paper was also seen as an opportunity for Government to respond to the recommendations made by the Lyons Inquiry into Local Government and the Local Government White Paper.
Adopting New Approaches to Complex Issues: Worklessness and the Cities Strategy
May 2007 - When reading and analysing any Government publication on the issue of the economy and employment you cannot fail to notice the positive tones. The key messages portrayed are that the economy is booming, sustained economic growth is at its highest levels and employment levels are on the increase. Similarly, the economy is being boosted by enhanced skills levels; increasing levels of productivity; and increased innovation and enterprise.
The Lyons Inquiry
April 2007 - The recent publication of the much anticipated report into local government, led by Sir Michael Lyons, comes after nearly a three year wait and brings with it a number of key recommendations that will, if adopted by the government, have some extremely beneficial outcomes for local government. This bulletin aims to give an overview of the key recommendations made by Sir Michael’s Inquiry.
Local Authorities and Migration: A Changing Agenda
February 2007 - The enlargement of the European Union in 2004 in particular led to a greater than anticipated influx of migrant workers into the UK. Whilst this has had clear economic benefits, it has also had impacts on service delivery and cohesion considerations. The purpose of this bulletin is therefore to assess migration for work in more detail and to provide a series of pointers as to how local authorities and their partners can manage service change with regard to migrant workers.
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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