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A chance for change – a new opportunity to improve your community

The Sustainable Communities Act 2007 gives councils and communities the opportunity to ask national government to devolve more power to local councils so they can improve the well being and sustainability of local areas.

We 'opted in' to the Act in October 2008. This means local organisations and residents in Brighton & Hove were given the opportunity to come up with proposals to improve the areas where they live.

As a result the council is pleased to report that it received 23 proposals in total.  Following feedback and negotiation with the Local Panel, the Administration recommended that nine proposals  be submitted to the Local Government Association (LGA).

Eight of the nine Brighton & Hove proposals submitted have been short-listed by the LGA for negotiation with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.  The LGA and the Secretary of State must reach an agreement on which proposals to implement.  No definitive deadline has been set for the end of the negotiations although the LGA is keen to have them concluded by the end of March 2010.

Brighton & Hove City Council thanks residents and community groups who submitted proposals under the Act.

All the submitted proposals were assessed by the council's legal team to ensure that they were eligible under the Act. Those that were eligible then underwent a detailed deliberation process by the Local Panel on 20 May 2009. Those chosen by the Local Panel were submitted to Cabinet and approved at the 9 July 2009 meeting. This was to ensure that the successful proposals met the sustainability criteria set under the Act, as well as meeting our local priorities.

It is expected that the government will issue further calls for proposals on an annual basis.

Cllr Dee Simson, Brighton & Hove City Council's Cabinet Member for Community Affairs, Inclusion and Internal Relations, said: "I am delighted that so many residents and community groups have got involved in this whole process.  The range of proposals that we have received - from promotion of local food growing to greater flexibility in supporting local business - shows just how creative they have been in thinking about how their local communities could be improved.  I very much hope that the government and the LGA can now do their bit and agree to give us these much-needed extra powers."

More information

If you wish to talk to someone about the Sustainable Communities Act please contact the council on (01273) 293944 or email emma.mcdermott@brighton-hove.gov.uk

 


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