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Simple terms explainer
Councils should actively promote and facilitate community ownership, decision-making, and empowerment initiatives. This includes enabling and supporting community bodies to influence local services and resources through participation requests, participatory budgeting, and strengthening community councils. Councils must make it straightforward for local communities to buy, lease, manage, or use public land and buildings, assessing transfer requests transparently and using clear criteria. They also fund and encourage community-led regeneration, support allocation of budgets, and uphold national standards for community engagement.
Legal status
Discretionary
Duty category
Community services
Community planning
Duty type
Public impact
Social determinant of health
Social and community context
Emerging policy and legislation
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Bodies with shared interest
Standards and frameworks
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