Critical Report on Regneration
House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee delivers critical report on Government’s approach to Regeneration (3rd Nov 2011)
‘Regeneration is a long term, comprehensive process which aims to tackle social, economic, physical and environmental issues in places where the market has failed. The Government has set out its new approach to regeneration in Regeneration to enable growth: What Government is doing in support of community-led regeneration. However, the document gives us little confidence that the Government has a clear strategy for addressing the country’s regeneration needs. It lacks strategic direction and is unclear about the nature of the problem it is trying to solve. It focuses overwhelmingly upon the achievement of economic growth, giving little emphasis to the specific issues faced by deprived communities and areas of market failure.’ (Summary, p3)
The full report can be downloaded on:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmcomloc/1014/1014.pdf
Faith in England's Northwest: How Faith Communities Contribute to Social and Economic Wellbeing
Faith communities make a significant contribution to the wellbeing of our region.
For almost 10 years the Northwest Regional Development Agency has worked in partnership with faith communities to develop an evidence based approach to their contribution to the life of our region.
One key finding in our research has been the strength of faith communities, their buildings and volunteers, in areas of highest social need. This evidence has supplied the rationale for a number of faith-based projects funded by the NWDA. It has also led us to promote faith community engagement with other public sector partners and has led in turn to the NWDA taking the Regional Development Agency lead role nationally on faith.
This latest NWDA-sponsored research explores how faith groups effectively contribute to the outcomes of a range of public policy agendas. They do so as they pursue their day-to-day traditional role at the service of the community.
The full document can be downloaded from the 'Faith in England's Northwest Research' option on this website.