Archives for February 12th, 2009

COMMUNITIES WANT TO LIVE IN NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH COHESION

Features, PublicNet: 12 February, 2009

Governing communities is about creating organizations to deliver public services while promoting the values of local democracy. Citizen participation and partnership working have become key issues.

The White Paper ‘Communities in control: real people, real power’ set out a challenging programme for devolving power to communities. The aim is to pass power into the hands of local communities and generate vibrant local democracy. It contains a programme of policies to tackle some key problems linked to a sense of powerlessness on the part of many people and a feeling that voices are not being heard on a local level. The issues involved include declining levels of democratic engagement, declining perceptions of influence over local decision-making and declining levels of satisfaction with local government in England.

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INSPECTOR SAYS PRIVATELY FOSTERED CHILDREN NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED

Headlines, PublicNet: 12 February, 2009

Privately fostered children are still not getting the protection they deserve, according to Ofsted’s Chief Inspector. Christine Gilbert told delegates to the British Association for Adoption and Fostering conference that there were too many local authorities whose arrangements for private fostering were inadequate.

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PLANNING PORTAL HOPES 100 AUTHORITIES WILL JOIN e-CONSULTATION HUB

Headlines, PublicNet: 12 February, 2009

There are hopes that 100 local planning authorities will sign up to the new online service developed by the Government’s Planning Portal by the summer. Thirty-four authorities in various parts of England have taken part in trials of the e-Consultation Hub.

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THE THREE LAWS OF PERFORMANCE: REWRITING THE FUTURE OF Y0UR ORGANISATION AND YOUR LIFE

Book News, PublicNet: 12 February, 2009

By Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan

The power in this book stems from using the Three Laws of Performance. A law isn’t a rule, tip, or step, but distinguishes the moving parts at play behind an observable phenomenon. A law is invariable. Whether you believe in gravity or not doesn’t lessen its effect on you.

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