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Localism; local government and community action – what is the future and who is writing the script? Robin Tuddenham. Calderdale. Local government’s role?. Challenges for Public Services. Ageing population demographic pressures
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Localism; local government and community action – what is the future and who is writing the script?Robin Tuddenham
Challenges for Public Services • Ageing population demographic pressures • Safeguarding and increased cost and complexity re vulnerable children • Academies (Rutland), Universal Credit and so on • The ‘plughole effect’ for universal and the visible • Empowered citizens, ‘the expectation and reality gap’
Decentralisation of power • Local autonomy – reduced regulation, opportunities to raise revenue, Local Government Finance Review • ‘Ultra-localism’ – passing power/services/Assets to Neighbourhood and town/parish councils • Community and pooled budgets – LIS pilot in North Halifax • Local solutions – Incredible Edible!
What this might mean? - Right to run, buy and build - Letting go - Doing some things well - Enabling potential and not being a block!
Resilient future? A resilient future?