THREAD 🧵 | Initial thoughts on the #LevellingUp White Paper.
First, it’s promising to see the government starting to devolve funding and decision making out of Whitehall. But to succeed, it must go further and empower people at a neighbourhood level.
First, it’s promising to see the government starting to devolve funding and decision making out of Whitehall. But to succeed, it must go further and empower people at a neighbourhood level.
We welcome the review of neighbourhood governance and the commitment to pilot new models for community partnership, such as Community Covenants.
These measures can help devolve power and funding to the neighbourhood level, as championed by @right_hereUK:
right-here.org/asks/
These measures can help devolve power and funding to the neighbourhood level, as championed by @right_hereUK:
right-here.org/asks/
To date, the Community Ownership Fund has not delivered for all communities, particularly those in areas of higher deprivation.
We welcome the government’s commitment to bring forward a Strategy for Community Spaces and Relationships and to ‘enhance’ the fund.
We welcome the government’s commitment to bring forward a Strategy for Community Spaces and Relationships and to ‘enhance’ the fund.
We’ve long called for a Community Right to Buy to turbocharge community ownership. We therefore welcome the opportunity to bring our evidence and expertise to bear through a broader consultation on how government can go further to support community ownership.
The #levellingupwhitepaper also recognises the value of social infrastructure in building social capital and enabling all neighbourhoods to thrive.
We stand ready to support through our bank of research in this area.
We stand ready to support through our bank of research in this area.
The government's commitment to making it easier for local people and community organisations to set local priorities for their high streets is also very welcome.
What high streets need to thrive is greater community involvement and more ownership of high street buildings.
What high streets need to thrive is greater community involvement and more ownership of high street buildings.
In particular, we welcome the exploration of Community Improvement Districts, as announced in the government response to @danny__kruger's review.
This is a model Power to Change is already piloting alongside the @MayorofLondon in Kilburn and Wood Green.
powertochange.org.uk/news/englands-…
This is a model Power to Change is already piloting alongside the @MayorofLondon in Kilburn and Wood Green.
powertochange.org.uk/news/englands-…
While these are all positive signs for left-behind communities, details on how #levellingup will be delivered is still lacking. Government should now work with organisations with experience of delivering at a local level to shape these plans if they hope to meet their targets.
You can read our full response to today's #levellingupwhitepaper on our website: powertochange.org.uk/news/levelling…
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