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Power and leadership

Trusting local people: Putting real power in the hands of communities

23 Feb 2023

Examining what new structures are needed to enable community leadership.


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This report emphasises the value and importance of ‘double devolution’ – a shift of power from national and local government to communities themselves.

It discusses the policy measures needed – in the form of investment and support – to enable the residents of the most deprived or ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods to both benefit from,
and participate fully, in this shift.

It includes a review of existing structures and suggests a new governance framework that enables community leadership.

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