Localism Resources

Below you can download a number of publications about Localism from the House of Commons, CamdenCEN, new economics foundation, Department for Communities and Local Government, NESTA, RSA, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the ResPublica website. For further information on any of the publications you have downloaded here, please visit the respective website by clicking on the links.

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Publications

Localism Act 2011

The Localism Act became an Act of Parliament on the 15th November. This is the original versions (as originally enacted) and supercedes all previous versions.

© Crown copyright, November 2011

Localism Act 2011- Explanatory notes

These explanatory notes relate to the Localism Act 2011 which received Royal Assent
on 15 November 2011. They have been prepared by the Department for Communities and
Local Government in order to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form
part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.

© Crown copyright, November 2011

Assets of Community Value- Policy Statement

This policy statement on Assets of Community Value seeks to address some of the issues raised during consideration of provisions at Lords Committee stage of the Localism Bill.

It sets out the way forward on the issues following the consultation on Assets of Community Value which ended on 3 May 2011.

© September, 2011 Crown copyright, Department for Communities and Local Government

Community Right to Challenge- Policy Statement

This policy statement seeks to address some of the issues raised during consideration of provisions at Lords Committee stage of the Localism Bill.

© September, 2011 Crown copyright, Department for Communities and Local Government

Localism Bill: Planning Reform

This publication consists of a series of slides which identify the goverments vision of the Localism Bill and how current planning policy can be reformed to deliver the outcomes proposed in the new legislation.

© 2011 Crown copyright, Department for Communities and Local Government

Community organisations controlling assets: a better understanding

A summary report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which reports on the range, nature and scale of different forms of community control of assets across the UK; the benefits, costs and critical success factors associated with asset ownership and management by CBOs; the key benefits and outcomes; and approaches to supporting the different organisations operating in this field.

© June 2011, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Low-income neighbourhoods in Britain: the gap between policy ideas and residents' realities (summary)

This publication is a summary of a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, examining the principles and assumptions behind policies concerned with place, poverty and welfare introduced by the Coalition Government, and how they connect with the perceptions of residents. Please visit the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website for the complete version.

© June 2011, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Mass Localism: A way to help small communities solve big social challenges

This report offers a set of principles for how government can stimulate and support more local responses to big problems, at manageable cost to the public purse.

© February 2011, NESTA

Connected Communities: How social networks power and sustain the Big Society

This report gives an account of the first year of the RSA Connected Communities project which reveals the extent to which social networks affect our behaviour and well-being. Year one of the project, as outlined here, involved developing theoretical account and mapping existing social networks. Visit the RSA website for more details of the project.

© Copyright 2010, RSA

To Buy, to Bid, to Build: Community Rights for an Asset Owning Democracy

This publication highlights 10 simple strategies for enabling individuals and community groups to join together to purchase under-performing assets the Government plans to sell off and transform these into revitalised, community-owned enterprises.

© November 2010, A ResPublica and NESTA Joint Publication

Localism: Unraveling the Supplicant State

In this nef pamphlet, David Boyle argues that unless the debate about localism is broadened, the narrow Westminster understanding of the issue will frustrate the re-localisation which is needed if we are to get Britain working again.

© June 2009, nef (the new economics foundation)

Localism: A snapshot

On the 13th December 2010, the Localism Bill was presented to Parliament for its first reading. This briefing looks at the four main aspects of the Localism Bill- the government's legislative framework for a shift of power from central government to communities.

© January 2011, Camden Community Empowerment Network

Challenging, buying and building: Localism, decentralisation and the Big Society.

Produced for the March/April edition of Voluntary Action Camden's publication 'Voluntary Matters', this article takes a much closer look at the Localism Bill and the likely challenges and opportunities it presents for the Voluntary and Community Sector.

© March 2011, Camden Community Empowerment Network

Decentralisation and the Localism Bill: An Essential Guide

This guide makes the case for a radical shift of power from the centralised state to local communities, and describes the six essential actions required to deliver decentralisation down through every level of government to every citizen with particular focus on the Localism Bill.

© 2010 Crown copyright, Department for Communities and Local Government

Localism Bill: Explanatory Notes

These notes refer to the Localism Bill as introduced in the House of Commons on 13 December 2010 in order to assist the reader of the Bill and inform debate on it.

© 2010 Parliamentary copyright, House of Commons

Localism Bill: A Plain English Guide - UPDATE

This document is designed to give an overview of the Localism Bill only. It replaces the version published in January 2011 (see below). You can read the Bill and its explanatory notes in full, and follow its progress through parliament, on the parliament website.

The document Decentralisation and the Localism Bill: an essential guide also gives further background. It explains how the principles that underpin the Localism Bill also inform other government policies.

© June 2011 Crown copyright, Department for Communities and Local Government

Localism Bill: A Plain English Guide

This document describes the main measures of the Localism Bill under four main headings. The proposals described in this document are subject to parliamentary debate.

© 2011 Crown copyright, Department for Communities and Local Government

Vol.II: Localism Bill- Full version (contains schedules)

The Localism Bill was introduced to Parliament on 13 December 2010. This Bill aims to shift power from central government back into the hands of individuals, communities and councils and provide the legislative framework for the Big Society.

© 2010 Parliamentary copyright, House of Commons

Vol I: Localism Bill- Full version (contains clauses)

The Localism Bill was introduced to Parliament on 13 December 2010. The Bill aims to shift power from central government back into the hands of individuals, communities and councils and provide the legislative framework for the Big Society.

© 2010 Parliamentary copyright, House of Commons

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