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Localism Act Emily O’Hare 24 th May 2012

Localism Act Emily O’Hare 24 th May 2012. EALING COUNCIL. Explain the key features of the Localism Act Focus on Community Rights Discuss opportunities and challenges. Aims of today.

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Localism Act Emily O’Hare 24 th May 2012

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  1. Localism ActEmily O’Hare24th May 2012 EALING COUNCIL

  2. Explain the key features of the Localism Act • Focus on Community Rights • Discuss opportunities and challenges Aims of today

  3. The Localism Bill will herald a ground-breaking shift in power to councils and communities overturning decades of central government control and starting a new era of people power… Localism Act

  4. Governance and democracy

  5. Housing

  6. Planning

  7. Aspiration Preservation Community-led place shaping Neighbourhood Planning • Plans developed by “qualifying body” • Parish Council • Businesses • Neighbourhood Forums • Sits alongside borough-wide planning policy

  8. Neighbourhood Planning (2)

  9. Council working in partnership with local business and community groups to develop two complimentary plans for two neighbourhood areas in Ealing Metropolitan Town Centre (Ealing Broadway and Environs and West Ealing). Successfully applied for a government grant from the “front-runner” scheme. Neighbourhood Planning in Ealing

  10. Community Rights

  11. Aims to give communities the opportunity to take control of assets and facilities in their neighbourhood • Local groups can nominate community assets to be listed • Moratorium period - provides time to prepare a proposal / bid when the asset comes up for sale Right to Bid

  12. Process Nomination Listing Planned sale Moratorium Sale

  13. LBE Property will manage process • Contact for submitting nomination will be on Council website • Nominations can be made year-round • Internal reviews will be heard by a different person to whoever made the decision – awaiting further regulations on this • LA will communicate as required regarding proposed sales, moratorium period etc. Proposed approach

  14. Opportunity to express interest in running a local authority service… Right to Challenge …which may open up a procurement process.

  15. Relevant body – VCS or employees • Expressions of Interest • Details of organisation, inc. financial info; • Details of service EOI relates to; • Details of outcomes to be achieved. • Specified time periods • Procurement Process

  16. The authority may reject an EOI only on the following grounds: • Doesn’t comply with requirements; • Organisation not suitable; • Decision already made to stop, procure or mutualise service; • Would go against law or statutory duty; • Frivolous or vexatious. Rejection…

  17. May – July: EOIs submitted. Aug – Sept: Considered and evaluated as part of budget proposals by relevant Service Directors. Oct: Directors’ recommendations regarding EOIs considered by Members through budget setting and challenge process. Nov: Final decision made by Directors in conjunction with budget decisions. Ealing approach

  18. Neighbourhood Planning – already live! Right to Challenge: • May: Regs published • 27th June : Comes into effect Assets of Community Value: • June: Regs published • July: Comes into effect? Expected timescales

  19. For further information contactEmily O’HareEaling CouncilPolicy and Performance020 8825 9271oharee@ealing.gov.uk Housing: Mark Meehan (meehanm@ealing.gov.uk) Planning: Steve Barton (bartons@ealing.gov.uk)

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