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You can see which Local Authorities have signed up for the SCA, and see what this could mean for your community, on the Local Works website - click here.

The following is from Local Works;

'The new Sustainable Communities Act gives you, your neighbours and friends power to tell Government how to help you stop your community declining.

David Drew MP (Labour), Nick Hurd MP (Conservative) and Julia Goldsworthy MP (Lib Dem) that led the cross party campaign for the Act in Parliament. They say: “This is not just another consultation. This Act gives you power to protect and enhance your community, we urge you to use it.”

The Government Minister, Phil Woolas, told the House of Commons on 15 June 2007 that the Sustainable Communities Act was one of the most important such Acts in the last 40 years because, as he said: ‘I genuinely believe that it will change the relationships in British politics’.

New Guide to using the Act

Local Works has produced a new guide for citizens on how to use the Sustainable Communities Act. The guide contains details on how the Act works as well as examples of what can be achieved by using it. Read more here.