Barrier busting – Dept of Communities and Local Government is here to help
From 14 October 2013 town and parish councils can
use this site to submit proposals under the Sustainable Communities
Act.
Many people have great ideas about how they could make their neighbourhood a better place to live.
They recognise that local communities can inspire and innovate to
successfully achieve improvements across a range of areas – including
developing small-scale green energy projects; influencing and
democratising decision-making on local services and creating educational
and training opportunities.
However, there are times when bureaucratic barriers can get in the way of local communities achieving their goals and ambitions. At times unnecessary red tape, outdated rules and regulations can stop local people putting good ideas into action. Not only can this be frustrating – it can mean that local people miss out on taking advantage of opportunities to improve their neighbourhoods.
You can submit your barrier busting case or Sustainable Communities Act case through the barrier busting website and, if it is accepted, track the progress in removing the barrier using the barrier tracker facility.
Please make sure you have a look at the link on the NALC SCA web-page when making proposals under the Act
http://www.nalc.gov.uk/About_NALC/SustainableCommunitiesAct2007.aspx
Parishes should read all of the documents and text uploaded to this web-page before submitting direct proposals to DCLG.
The method of proposal submission couldn’t then be simpler – parishes are advised (by NALC) to formally agree their proposals (through council resolution) after compulsorily consulting with and involving their communities first - on draft proposal ideas.
Proposals should be formally be submitted by a proposing parish – by completing the Barrier Busting Form on the DCLG Barrier Busting web-site http://barrierbusting.communities.gov.uk/
If the Secretary of State rejects a local council proposal made to him under the Act, he will tell the proposing council. However, if the proposing local council wishes either the original proposal or an amended version of it to be re-submitted to the Secretary of State for consideration, it must re-submit the (new) proposal to NALC direct (to chris.borg@nalc.gov.uk ). NALC will then ensure that its Advisory Board considers the re-submission request at its next quarterly meeting.
Many people have great ideas about how they could make their neighbourhood a better place to live.
- Are you are a local resident who wants to share your knowledge and experience to help improve the well-being of local people?
- Are you a local authority and would like to propose a project under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 to introduce positive change to the local environment?
- Are you a community group or social enterprise and would like to see your ideas become a reality and shape the way services are delivered for the local community?
However, there are times when bureaucratic barriers can get in the way of local communities achieving their goals and ambitions. At times unnecessary red tape, outdated rules and regulations can stop local people putting good ideas into action. Not only can this be frustrating – it can mean that local people miss out on taking advantage of opportunities to improve their neighbourhoods.
You can submit your barrier busting case or Sustainable Communities Act case through the barrier busting website and, if it is accepted, track the progress in removing the barrier using the barrier tracker facility.
Please make sure you have a look at the link on the NALC SCA web-page when making proposals under the Act
http://www.nalc.gov.uk/About_NALC/SustainableCommunitiesAct2007.aspx
Parishes should read all of the documents and text uploaded to this web-page before submitting direct proposals to DCLG.
The method of proposal submission couldn’t then be simpler – parishes are advised (by NALC) to formally agree their proposals (through council resolution) after compulsorily consulting with and involving their communities first - on draft proposal ideas.
Proposals should be formally be submitted by a proposing parish – by completing the Barrier Busting Form on the DCLG Barrier Busting web-site http://barrierbusting.communities.gov.uk/
If the Secretary of State rejects a local council proposal made to him under the Act, he will tell the proposing council. However, if the proposing local council wishes either the original proposal or an amended version of it to be re-submitted to the Secretary of State for consideration, it must re-submit the (new) proposal to NALC direct (to chris.borg@nalc.gov.uk ). NALC will then ensure that its Advisory Board considers the re-submission request at its next quarterly meeting.
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