Local authorities have called on the bodies that inspect them to put detailed figures on the extent to which they will cut the burden they place on councils in the coming year. The Local Government Association has published an analysis of the first year of Comprehensive Area Assessment and a list of requirements to ensure the inspection regime achieves everything it was meant to.

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A coalition of campaign groups is calling for the next Government to rethink transport priorities. They have produced a manifesto, ‘Improving Everyday Transport’, which says shifting the focus to local public transport would lead to savings and help the environment.

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This guide sets out a standardised analytical framework for undertaking community empowerment evaluations. It has been produced to help with evaluations and also to promote consistency so different evaluations can be compared.

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