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Empowering communities

27 May 2016

  • Police officer standing with community support officers

    Relying on volunteers could put neighbourhood policing at risk

    Government plans to give unpaid volunteers police-style powers have raised concerns over public safety and the very future of the police service

16 May 2016

  • East Meon, Hampshire, England

    Government's devolution model doesn't make sense for rural areas

    Devolution deals are best suited to cities and not enough has been done to make them work for rural and more dispersed communities

11 May 2016

  • Salisbury Cathedral at sunrise as mist hangs over a meadow of sheep

    Parish councils suit city dwellers too, not just rural Britain

    Running fireworks displays, gardening projects and even a local newspaper, governance at the smallest level is starting to spring up in UK urban areas

4 May 2016

  • Local election count in Croydon.

    What is local government and how can you get involved?

    As voters get ready for the council elections on 5 May, here’s what you need to know about the different tiers of local government
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