The poorest neighbourhoods will soon be able to express their concerns and ideas directly to the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit in the DTLR through a Community Forum. The Forum will act as a two-way channel of information enabling the people that know what is happening on the ground to influence the Government’s understanding of what works best. It will also help Government share its renewal ideas with a wider audience.A recruitment drive has been launched to find twenty individuals to form the Forum which will be chaired by the head of the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit. The adverts call for people from all walks of life, with skills and experience of living and working in England’s deprived areas. The Forum needs people who can bring a frank voice and constructive approach to the job of making neighbourhood renewal work.
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