Sustainable Communities

Sustainable Communities
Author: Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780101642422

This document (which is a corrected edition of the publication first issued in January 2005) sets out the Government's five year plan to create sustainable mixed communities by addressing the varied housing challenges faced in different parts of the country and improving the supply and quality of housing for everyone, including first time buyers, social tenants, key workers and private sector tenants. Proposals for reforms include: investment in housebuilding and infrastructure to tackle housing shortages in the South East, using the private finance initiative; a new Code for Sustainable Buildings, new powers to limit low density development and to protect the Green Belt; measures to help 80,000 first time buyers and an extension of the Key Worker Living scheme; a new Choice to Own scheme for council and housing association tenants; a new moveUK system to provide information about availability of jobs and homes to offer people the opportunity to move to new areas; improved quality and availability of private rented accommodation; an enhanced strategic role for local authorities in planning housing and growth; investment in housing related services to help older and disabled people live independently; and plans to address homelessness, including halving the number of households living in temporary accommodation by 2010.

Sustainable Communities

Sustainable Communities
Author: Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780101642521

This document sets out the Government's five year plan to create sustainable inclusive communities across England, focusing on its strategy to improve provision of neighbourbood services. It includes: proposals to increase public involvement in the way their communities (both rural and urban) are run, including a Neighbourhoods Charter; a wide-ranging strategy to improve safety and cleanliness of streets, parks and open spaces; improving responsiveness of local services, including schools, health and police services; establishing clearer roles for councillors, with increased opportunities for mayors where there is demand; 'local area agreements' pilots for service delivery; £2.5 billion investment each year to tackle social exclusion in deprived communities; and greater co-ordination of service funding and planning system requirements at the regional level. An accompanying paper which sets out the Government's housing policy has been published as Cm. 6424 ('Sustainable communities: homes for all', ISBN 0101642423).

Budget 2005

Budget 2005
Author: Great Britain. Treasury
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780102932485

The Budget presents an updated assessment of the economy and public finances and reports on Government policies. It: shows that the economy is growing strongly and the Government is meeting its fiscal rules; announces a long-term investment programme for schools and sets out further measures to help young people develop skills; sets out reform to reduce the regulatory burden on business; announces free local travel for people over 60 and provide £200 towards the council tax bill for those over 65; makes a commitment to increase Child Tax Credit in line with earnings; doubles the threshold for stamp duty; increases the special reserve for military operations; announces a better targeted Local Enterprise Growth Initiative; introduces measures to modernise the tax system; defers any increase in fuel duty until September 2005.

The Thames Gateway

The Thames Gateway
Author: Great Britain: National Audit Office
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2007-05-23
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780102945263

The Thames Gateway stretches from Canary Wharf to the mouth of the Thames Estuary and is the most ambitious regeneration programme in Western Europe; by 2016 the Government wants there to be 160,000 new homes and 180,000 new jobs, all provided in an environmentally sustainable fashion. This report examines whether central government has laid solid foundations for the scheme, if risks have been properly identified and whether they are being properly managed. The project is assessed against a framework for best practice for successful regeneration based on both NAO research and research by the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment. The Department for Communities and Local Government already recognise the need to strengthen the management of the programme and have recently appointed a Chief Executive to achieve greater cross government influence. This report contains eight key recommendations to help the Department address the key risks, improve management and strengthen the coherence of the overall programme.

OECD Territorial Reviews: Poland 2008

OECD Territorial Reviews: Poland 2008
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2008-11-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9264049525

This report explores the various challenges and opportunities for Polish regional development policy, and provides recommendations to best design and implement the policy mix, looking in particular at governance challenges.

ODPM Annual Report and Accounts 2005

ODPM Annual Report and Accounts 2005
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2006-01-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780215027122

Incorporating HCP 680, session 2005-06.

Migration, Work and Citizenship in the Enlarged European Union

Migration, Work and Citizenship in the Enlarged European Union
Author: Samantha Currie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1317096258

Drawing upon socio-legal research, this insightful book considers labour migration within the context of ('eastward') European Union enlargement. Specifically, this volume explores the legal rights of accession nationals to access employment, their experiences once in work and their engagement with broader family and social entitlement. By combining analysis of the legal framework governing free movement-related rights with analysis of qualitative data gained from interviews with Polish migrants, this volume is able to speculate on the significance the status of Union citizenship holds for nationals of the recently-acceded CEE Member States. Citizenship is conceptualised not merely as rights but as a practice; a real 'lived' experience. The citizenship status of migrants from the CEE Member States is shaped by formal legal entitlement, law in action - as it is implemented by the Member States and 'accessed' by the migrants - and social and cultural perceptions and experiences 'on the ground'.