This report presents the findings from research commissioned by the CRE in 2006 to look at participation in local strategic partnerships by people from ethnic minorities. It investigates the extent to which the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund is distributed to people from ethnic minorities.

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Tags: Community Engagement, Local Area Agreement, NRF

Involving residents improves the effectiveness with which housing services are delivered, brings benefits of new skills and increased confidence to residents. It is a core component of helping to ensure that neighbourhoods and communities are places where people want to live, now and in the future. The Housing Corporation is clear that involvement is critical to housing associations' success as effective businesses meeting the needs of the people who live in and around their homes. An amendment has been made to their tenant involvement policy, published 31 May, to clarify the application of provisions on resident board members to charitable associations (see page 20 of People first).

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Tags: Community Engagement

This information has been put together by the Communities and Local Government team on Supporting People and local area agreements. It covers the latest developments on local area agreements and what they mean for the Supporting People programme. Information has been added on the implementation of local area agreements and the development of local strategic partnerships. There are also detailed examples of enabling measures requested for Supporting People from the pilot, second and third rounds.

Tags: Social Issues, Community Engagement, Local Area Agreement