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Inspiring a Sustainable Local Future
| Date: | 12/04/2006 |
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| Classification: | Local Government, Governance |
| Document type: | SDC Reports & Papers |
| Download: |  2006-04-11-Inspiring a sustainable local future.pdf - 3357 KB |
| Summary: |  On 1st December, the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) and Defra held a cross-government workshop and masterclass on communicating clear messages to local government on sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to provide a report of the workshop. |
| Recommendations: | Some of the key findings were: - Central government is not ‘joined-up’ enough. This can lead to confused messages on government priorities - Sustainable development is not being integrated effectively into central government policy-making - Central government could improve its capacity to effectively communicate sustainable development to local government - There is a lack of understanding within central government of the way in which local government works Please see the full paper for potential solutions. |