Local Government


The community right to challenge in practice


The Localism One Act of received


Royal Assent on 15 November 2011.


the most


controversial parts of the Act will be the new ‘Community Right to Challenge’ contained in Sections 81 to 86.


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Community libraries: a brave new world? Community Offers


How are local authorities reconciling the new budgetary constraints with an enhanced role for the community in the future delivery of library and information services?


A number of local authorities have been quick off the starting blocks in trying to formulate innovative ways in which to keep services open.


forward. Let’s look at a number of examples: Contracts and Procurement Education Health and Social Care


• Hammersmith and Fulham, the City of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea Councils are proposing to combine their resources to offer a single library service which would help reduce management costs


and overheads borough branding on library Others have been slower at coming


whilst retaining buildings.


This is just one aspect of combining all services for the three Councils insofar as legislation will permit.


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Social Enterpri


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