CLG Publishes Guide to Localism Bill

Six essential actions to create a new decentralised Britain, returning power to the people, have been set out by Nick Clegg and Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark. The Coalition Government believes in a radical shift of power from the centre to citizens and communities, giving control and freedom back to people to manage their own lives as they see fit. The Localism Bill, which has just begun its passage through parliament, will provide the legislative foundation for putting power back into the hands of communities. But it will also require fundamental changes in the way government works at every level. To achieve and maintain the radical shift in power, the Government has published Decentralisation and the Localism Bill: an essential guide. Its sets out six actions central government will need to take to do things differently - in behaviour, expectation, and culture, which must go alongside the changes in law proposed in the Bill. They are to:
* Lift the burden of bureaucracy
* Empower communities to do things their way
* Increase local control of public
* Diversify the supply of public
* Open up government to public scrutiny
* Strengthen accountability to local people
Read more on the CLG website.