New Publications

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Reports

Strong and prosperous communities - The Local Government White Paper Implementation Plan: one year on

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/532485

Updated implementation plan, showing the progress made on how the Government is playing its part in implementing key proposals.

Volunteering works

http://www.volunteering.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/4D138A1D-022E-4570-9866-B8E3A4F86C20/0/Final_Volunteering_Works.pdf [nb file is 8 Mb]

New report from Volunteering England that demonstrates the positive impact of volunteering in five key policy areas: development; safer and stronger communities; social inclusion; quality of life and lifelong learning. Includes brief reference to the needs of refugees and asylum-seekers.

Commission on Integration and Cohesion final report published

The final report by the Commission on Integration and Cohesion setting out the steps that need to be taken to build strong, cohesive and integrated communities was published yesterday.

The independent Commission chaired by Darra Singh was established by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly and tasked with considering what local and practical action is needed to overcome the barriers to integration and cohesion.

The Commission’s report, Our Shared Future puts forward a wide-ranging set of recommendations for practical action to address cohesion and integration issues at a local level, along with suggestions for a national framework to support these.

For more informartion and to see a copy of the report please click on the link below
http://www.integrationandcohesion.org.uk/Our_final_report.aspx