On 19 October Hazel Blears launched 'An Action Plan for Community Empowerment: Building on success'.
The plan sets out practical ways of bringing Government closer to people, revitalising local democracy, and making local services reflect people’s needs. It builds existing good work and shows our commitment to go further.
We are keen to hear your feedback on the actions set out in this plan, not least because this discussion will feed in to how we shape our ongoing cross government programme. This forum will run until 19th January 2008.
We would particularly like your views on:
Widening and deepening empowerment opportunities locally
- Which actions (Action Points 1 - 10) do you think are most important to increase empowerment in your community and why?
- What other actions do you think would help local people to participate more and have more influence in your community? (see Action Points: 1 - 10)
Supporting and enabling people to take up empowerment opportunities
- What other support would you like national and local government and the third sector to provide to help you take up local empowerment opportunities? (See Action Points: 11 - 20)
Strengthening local representative democracy
- What other ways would you suggest would help to encourage more people to get involved in local democracy? (See Action Points: 21 - 23)
- Can you suggest any other ways to increase people's opportunity to be engaged with their local area?
You can find out details of the plan and download the plan itself by following the links below:
More about 'An Action Plan for Community Empowerment: Building on success'
Download 'An Action Plan for Community Empowerment: Building on success'
If you would prefer to send us your feedback in an alternative format see this page for further information.
Thank you in advance for taking part.
Over to you.
Emma Hagan (Moderator)